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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 826
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2162
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
SEN. LESSER, 9th Dist.
AN ACT CREATING A CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST LICENSED
NURSING HOME FACILITIES FOR NEGLIGENCE RELATED TO
COVID-19.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to establish a new cause of 1
action against licensed nursing home facilities, as defined in section 19a-2
490 of the general statutes, for negligence related to the COVID-19 3
pandemic for failure to meet the standard of care based on guidance 4
issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the 5
Department of Public Health. 6
Statement of Purpose:
To establish a new cause of action against licensed nursing home
facilities for negligence related to the COVID-19 pandemic.