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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 559
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1816
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. ANWAR, 3rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING STATE STOCKPILES OF PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION TO PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE ENTITIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require that (1) the Division 1
of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, in consultation 2
with the Department of Public Health, shall establish a process to 3
evaluate, provide feedback on, distribute and approve personal 4
protective equipment for use during public health emergencies, (2) six 5
months after the end of a public health emergency, the Commissioner 6
of Public Health establish a stockpile of personal protective equipment, 7
and (3) long-term care providers maintain stockpiles of personal 8
protective equipment. 9
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that stockpiles of personal protective equipment are available
in the event of a public health emergency.