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7	7		General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5223
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14	14		AN ACT EXPANDING THE PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
15	15		FOR REGULATED PROFESSIONS TO INCLUDE PHARMACISTS.
16	16		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	17		Assembly convened:
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19	19		Section 1. Section 19a-12a of the 2022 supplement to the general 1
20	20		statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
21	21		(Effective from passage): 3
22	22		(a) As used in this section and section 19a-12b, as amended by this 4
23	23		act: 5
24	24		(1) "Chemical dependency" means abusive or excessive use of drugs, 6
25	25		including alcohol, narcotics or chemicals, that results in physical or 7
26	26		psychological dependence; 8
27	27		[(2) "Department" means the Department of Public Health;] 9
28	28		[(3)] (2) "Health care professionals" includes any person licensed or 10
29	29		who holds a permit or registration pursuant to chapter 370, 372, 373, 375, 11
30	30		375a, 376, 376a, 376b, 376c, 377, 378, 379, 379a, 380, 381, 381a, 382a, 383, 12
31	31		383a, 383b, 383c, 384, 384a, 384b, 384c, 384d, 385, 398, [or] 399 or 400j; 13
32	32		[(4)] (3) "Medical review committee" means any committee that 14
33	33		reviews and monitors participation by health care professionals in the 15
34	34		assistance program, including a medical review committee described in 16 Substitute Bill No. 5223
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41	41		section 19a-17b; [and] 17
42	42		[(5)] (4) "Assistance program" means the program established 18
43	43		pursuant to subsection (b) of this section to provide education, 19
44	44		prevention, intervention, referral assistance, rehabilitation or support 20
45	45		services to health care professionals who have a chemical dependency, 21
46	46		emotional or behavioral disorder or physical or mental illness; and 22
47	47		(5) "Pharmacist" has the same meaning as provided in section 20-571. 23
48	48		(b) State or local professional societies or membership organizations 24
49	49		of health care professionals or any combination thereof, may establish a 25
50	50		single assistance program to serve all health care professionals, 26
51	51		provided the assistance program (1) operates in compliance with the 27
52	52		provisions of this section, and (2) includes one or more medical review 28
53	53		committees that comply with the applicable provisions of subsections 29
54	54		(c) to (f), inclusive, of this section. The program shall (A) be an 30
55	55		alternative, voluntary and confidential opportunity for the 31
56	56		rehabilitation of health care professionals and persons who have 32
57	57		applied to become health care professionals, and (B) include mandatory, 33
58	58		periodic evaluations of each participant's ability to practice with skill 34
59	59		and safety and without posing a threat to the health and safety of any 35
60	60		person or patient in the health care setting. 36
61	61		(c) Prior to admitting a health care professional into the assistance 37
62	62		program, a medical review committee shall (1) determine if the health 38
63	63		care professional is an appropriate candidate for rehabilitation and 39
64	64		participation in the program, and (2) establish the participant's terms 40
65	65		and conditions for participating in the program. No action taken by the 41
66	66		medical review committee pursuant to this subsection shall be 42
67	67		construed as the practice of medicine or mental health care. 43
68	68		(d) A medical review committee shall not admit into the assistance 44
69	69		program any health care professional who has pending disciplinary 45
70	70		charges, prior history of disciplinary action or a consent order by any 46
71	71		professional licensing or disciplinary body or has been charged with or 47 Substitute Bill No. 5223
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78	78		convicted of a felony under the laws of this state, or of an offense that, if 48
79	79		committed within this state, would constitute a felony. A medical 49
80	80		review committee shall refer such health care professional to the 50
81	81		[department] Department of Public Health, or, if such health care 51
82	82		professional is a pharmacist, the Department of Consumer Protection, 52
83	83		and shall submit to the [department] Department of Public Health or 53
84	84		Department of Consumer Protection, as applicable, all records and files 54
85	85		maintained by the assistance program concerning such health care 55
86	86		professional. Upon such referral, the [department] Department of Public 56
87	87		Health or Department of Consumer Protection, as applicable, shall 57
88	88		determine if the health care professional is eligible to participate in the 58
89	89		assistance program and whether such participation should be treated as 59
90	90		confidential pursuant to subsection (h) of this section. The [department] 60
91	91		Department of Public Health or Department of Consumer Protection, as 61
92	92		applicable, may seek the advice of professional health care societies or 62
93	93		organizations and the assistance program in determining what 63
94	94		intervention, referral assistance, rehabilitation or support services are 64
95	95		appropriate for such health care professional. If the [department] 65
96	96		Department of Public Health or Department of Consumer Protection, as 66
97	97		applicable, determines that the health care professional is an 67
98	98		appropriate candidate for confidential participation in the assistance 68
99	99		program, the entire record of the referral and investigation of the health 69
100	100		care professional shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed, except 70
101	101		at the request of the health care professional, for the duration of the 71
102	102		health care professional's participation in and upon successful 72
103	103		completion of the program, provided such participation is in accordance 73
104	104		with terms agreed upon by the [department] Department of Public 74
105	105		Health or Department of Consumer Protection, as applicable, the health 75
106	106		care professional and the assistance program. 76
107	107		(e) Any health care professional participating in the assistance 77
108	108		program shall immediately notify the assistance program upon (1) being 78
109	109		made aware of the filing of any disciplinary charges or the taking of any 79
110	110		disciplinary action against such health care professional by a 80
111	111		professional licensing or disciplinary body, or (2) being charged with or 81 Substitute Bill No. 5223
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118	118		convicted of a felony under the laws of this state, or of an offense that, if 82
119	119		committed within this state, would constitute a felony. The assistance 83
120	120		program shall regularly review available sources to determine if 84
121	121		disciplinary charges have been filed, or disciplinary action has been 85
122	122		taken, or felony charges have been filed or substantiated against any 86
123	123		health care professional who has been admitted to the assistance 87
124	124		program. Upon such notification, the assistance program shall refer 88
125	125		such health care professional to the [department] Department of Public 89
126	126		Health, or, if such health care professional is a pharmacist, the 90
127	127		Department of Consumer Protection, and shall submit to the 91
128	128		[department] Department of Public Health or Department of Consumer 92
129	129		Protection, as applicable, all records and files maintained by the 93
130	130		assistance program concerning such health care professional. Upon 94
131	131		such referral, the [department] Department of Public Health or 95
132	132		Department of Consumer Protection, as applicable, shall determine if 96
133	133		the health care professional is eligible to continue participating in the 97
134	134		assistance program and whether such participation should be treated as 98
135	135		confidential in accordance with subsection (h) of this section. The 99
136	136		[department] Department of Public Health or Department of Consumer 100
137	137		Protection, as applicable, may seek the advice of professional health care 101
138	138		societies or organizations and the assistance program in determining 102
139	139		what intervention, referral assistance, rehabilitation or support services 103
140	140		are appropriate for such health care professional. If the [department] 104
141	141		Department of Public Health or Department of Consumer Protection, as 105
142	142		applicable, determines that the health care professional is an 106
143	143		appropriate candidate for confidential participation in the assistance 107
144	144		program, the entire record of the referral and investigation of the health 108
145	145		care professional shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed, except 109
146	146		at the request of the health care professional, for the duration of the 110
147	147		health care professional's participation in and upon successful 111
148	148		completion of the program, provided such participation is in accordance 112
149	149		with terms agreed upon by the [department] Department of Public 113
150	150		Health or Department of Consumer Protection, as applicable, the health 114
151	151		care professional and the assistance program. 115 Substitute Bill No. 5223
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158	158		(f) A medical review committee shall not admit into the assistance 116
159	159		program any health care professional who is alleged to have harmed a 117
160	160		patient. Upon being made aware of such allegation of harm a medical 118
161	161		review committee and the assistance program shall refer such health 119
162	162		care professional to the [department] Department of Public Health, or, 120
163	163		if such health care professional is a pharmacist, the Department of 121
164	164		Consumer Protection, and shall submit to the [department] Department 122
165	165		of Public Health or Department of Consumer Protection, as applicable, 123
166	166		all records and files maintained by the assistance program concerning 124
167	167		such health care professional. Such referral may include 125
168	168		recommendations as to what intervention, referral assistance, 126
169	169		rehabilitation or support services are appropriate for such health care 127
170	170		professional. Upon such referral, the [department] Department of Public 128
171	171		Health or Department of Consumer Protection, as applicable, shall 129
172	172		determine if the health care professional is eligible to participate in the 130
173	173		assistance program and whether such participation should be provided 131
174	174		in a confidential manner in accordance with the provisions of subsection 132
175	175		(h) of this section. The [department] Department of Public Health or 133
176	176		Department of Consumer Protection, as applicable, may seek the advice 134
177	177		of professional health care societies or organizations and the assistance 135
178	178		program in determining what intervention, referral assistance, 136
179	179		rehabilitation or support services are appropriate for such health care 137
180	180		professional. If the [department] Department of Public Health or 138
181	181		Department of Consumer Protection, as applicable, determines that the 139
182	182		health care professional is an appropriate candidate for confidential 140
183	183		participation in the assistance program, the entire record of the referral 141
184	184		and investigation of the health care professional shall be confidential 142
185	185		and shall not be disclosed, except at the request of the health care 143
186	186		professional, for the duration of the health care professional's 144
187	187		participation in and upon successful completion of the program, 145
188	188		provided such participation is in accordance with terms agreed upon by 146
189	189		the [department] Department of Public Health or Department of 147
190	190		Consumer Protection, as applicable, the health care professional and the 148
191	191		assistance program. 149 Substitute Bill No. 5223
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198	198		(g) The assistance program shall report annually to the appropriate 150
199	199		professional licensing board or commission or, in the absence of such 151
200	200		board or commission, to either the Department of Public Health or, in 152
201	201		the case of pharmacists, the Department of Consumer Protection on (1) 153
202	202		the number of health care professionals participating in the assistance 154
203	203		program who are under the jurisdiction of such board or commission 155
204	204		or, in the absence of such board or commission, under the jurisdiction 156
205	205		of either the [department,] Department of Public Health or, in the case 157
206	206		of pharmacists, the Department of Consumer Protection, (2) the 158
207	207		purposes for participating in the assistance program, and (3) whether 159
208	208		participants are practicing health care with skill and safety and without 160
209	209		posing a threat to the health and safety of any person or patient in the 161
210	210		health care setting. Annually, on or before December thirty-first, the 162
211	211		assistance program shall report such information to the joint standing 163
212	212		[committee] committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of 164
213	213		matters relating to public health and consumer protection, in 165
214	214		accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a. 166
215	215		(h) (1) All information given or received in connection with any 167
216	216		intervention, rehabilitation, referral assistance or support services 168
217	217		provided by the assistance program pursuant to this section, including 169
218	218		the identity of any health care professional seeking or receiving such 170
219	219		intervention, rehabilitation, referral assistance or support services shall 171
220	220		be confidential and shall not be disclosed (A) to any third person or 172
221	221		entity, unless disclosure is reasonably necessary for the accomplishment 173
222	222		of the purposes of such intervention, rehabilitation, referral assistance 174
223	223		or support services or for the accomplishment of an audit in accordance 175
224	224		with subsection (l) of this section, or (B) in any civil or criminal case or 176
225	225		proceeding or in any legal or administrative proceeding, unless the 177
226	226		health care professional seeking or obtaining intervention, 178
227	227		rehabilitation, referral assistance or support services waives the 179
228	228		confidentiality privilege under this subsection or unless disclosure is 180
229	229		otherwise required by law. Unless a health care professional waives the 181
230	230		confidentiality privilege under this subsection or disclosure is otherwise 182
231	231		required by law, no person in any civil or criminal case or proceeding 183 Substitute Bill No. 5223
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238	238		or in any legal or administrative proceeding may request or require any 184
239	239		information given or received in connection with the intervention, 185
240	240		rehabilitation, referral assistance or support services provided pursuant 186
241	241		to this section. 187
242	242		(2) The proceedings of a medical review committee shall not be 188
243	243		subject to discovery or introduced into evidence in any civil action for 189
244	244		or against a health care professional arising out of matters that are 190
245	245		subject to evaluation and review by such committee, and no person who 191
246	246		was in attendance at such proceedings shall be permitted or required to 192
247	247		testify in any such civil action as to the content of such proceedings. 193
248	248		Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to preclude (A) in any 194
249	249		civil action, the use of any writing recorded independently of such 195
250	250		proceedings; (B) in any civil action, the testimony of any person 196
251	251		concerning such person's knowledge, acquired independently of such 197
252	252		proceedings, about the facts that form the basis for the instituting of 198
253	253		such civil action; (C) in any civil action arising out of allegations of 199
254	254		patient harm caused by health care services rendered by a health care 200
255	255		professional who, at the time such services were rendered, had been 201
256	256		requested to refrain from practicing or whose practice of medicine or 202
257	257		health care was restricted, the disclosure of such request to refrain from 203
258	258		practicing or such restriction; or (D) in any civil action against a health 204
259	259		care professional, disclosure of the fact that a health care professional 205
260	260		participated in the assistance program, the dates of participation, the 206
261	261		reason for participation and confirmation of successful completion of 207
262	262		the program, provided a court of competent jurisdiction has determined 208
263	263		that good cause exists for such disclosure after (i) notification to the 209
264	264		health care professional of the request for such disclosure, and (ii) a 210
265	265		hearing concerning such disclosure at the request of any party, and 211
266	266		provided further, the court imposes appropriate safeguards against 212
267	267		unauthorized disclosure or publication of such information. 213
268	268		(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the 214
269	269		assistance program from disclosing information in connection with 215
270	270		administrative proceedings related to the imposition of disciplinary 216 Substitute Bill No. 5223
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277	277		action against any health care professional referred to the [department] 217
278	278		Department of Public Health or Department of Consumer Protection, as 218
279	279		applicable, by the assistance program pursuant to subsection (d), (e), (f) 219
280	280		or (i) of this section or by the Professional Assistance Oversight 220
281	281		Committee pursuant to subsection (e) of section 19a-12b, as amended by 221
282	282		this act. 222
283	283		(i) If at any time, (1) the assistance program determines that a health 223
284	284		care professional is not able to practice with skill and safety or poses a 224
285	285		threat to the health and safety of any person or patient in the health care 225
286	286		setting and the health care professional does not refrain from practicing 226
287	287		health care or fails to participate in a recommended program of 227
288	288		rehabilitation, or (2) a health care professional who has been referred to 228
289	289		the assistance program fails to comply with terms or conditions of the 229
290	290		program or refuses to participate in the program, the assistance program 230
291	291		shall refer the health care professional to the [department] Department 231
292	292		of Public Health, or, if such health care professional is a pharmacist, the 232
293	293		Department of Consumer Protection, and shall submit to the 233
294	294		[department] Department of Public Health or Department of Consumer 234
295	295		Protection, as applicable, all records and files maintained by the 235
296	296		assistance program concerning such health care professional. Upon 236
297	297		such referral, the [department] Department of Public Health or 237
298	298		Department of Consumer Protection, as applicable, shall determine if 238
299	299		the health care professional is eligible to participate in the assistance 239
300	300		program and whether such participation should be provided in a 240
301	301		confidential manner in accordance with the provisions of subsection (h) 241
302	302		of this section. The [department] Department of Public Health or 242
303	303		Department of Consumer Protection, as applicable, may seek the advice 243
304	304		of professional health care societies or organizations and the assistance 244
305	305		program in determining what intervention, rehabilitation, referral 245
306	306		assistance or support services are appropriate for such health care 246
307	307		professional. If the [department] Department of Public Health or 247
308	308		Department of Consumer Protection, as applicable, determines that the 248
309	309		health care professional is an appropriate candidate for confidential 249
310	310		participation in the assistance program, the entire record of the referral 250 Substitute Bill No. 5223
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317	317		and investigation of the health care professional shall be confidential 251
318	318		and shall not be disclosed, except at the request of the health care 252
319	319		professional, for the duration of the health care professional's 253
320	320		participation in and upon successful completion of the program, 254
321	321		provided such participation is in accordance with terms agreed upon by 255
322	322		the [department] Department of Public Health or Department of 256
323	323		Consumer Protection, as applicable, the health care professional and the 257
324	324		assistance program. 258
325	325		(j) (1) Any physician, hospital or state or local professional society or 259
326	326		organization of health care professionals that refers a physician for 260
327	327		intervention to the assistance program shall be deemed to have satisfied 261
328	328		the obligations imposed on the person or organization pursuant to 262
329	329		subsection (a) of section 20-13d, with respect to a physician's inability to 263
330	330		practice medicine with reasonable skill or safety due to chemical 264
331	331		dependency, emotional or behavioral disorder or physical or mental 265
332	332		illness. 266
333	333		(2) Any physician, physician assistant, hospital or state or local 267
334	334		professional society or organization of health care professionals that 268
335	335		refers a physician assistant for intervention to the assistance program 269
336	336		shall be deemed to have satisfied the obligations imposed on the person 270
337	337		or organization pursuant to subsection (a) of section 20-12e, with respect 271
338	338		to a physician assistant's inability to practice with reasonable skill or 272
339	339		safety due to chemical dependency, emotional or behavioral disorder or 273
340	340		physical or mental illness. 274
341	341		(k) The assistance program established pursuant to subsection (b) of 275
342	342		this section shall meet with the Professional Assistance Oversight 276
343	343		Committee established under section 19a-12b, as amended by this act, 277
344	344		on a regular basis, but not less than four times each year. 278
345	345		(l) On or before November 1, 2007, and annually thereafter, the 279
346	346		assistance program shall select a person determined to be qualified by 280
347	347		the assistance program and the [department] Department of Public 281
348	348		Health to conduct an audit on the premises of the assistance program 282 Substitute Bill No. 5223
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355	355		for the purpose of examining quality control of the program and 283
356	356		compliance with all requirements of this section. On or after November 284
357	357		1, 2011, the [department] Department of Public Health, with the 285
358	358		agreement of the Professional Assistance Oversight Committee 286
359	359		established under section 19a-12b, as amended by this act, may waive 287
360	360		the audit requirement, in writing. Any audit conducted pursuant to this 288
361	361		subsection shall consist of a random sampling of at least twenty per cent 289
362	362		of the assistance program's files or ten files, whichever is greater. Prior 290
363	363		to conducting the audit, the auditor shall agree in writing (1) not to copy 291
364	364		any program files or records, (2) not to remove any program files or 292
365	365		records from the premises, (3) to destroy all personally identifying 293
366	366		information about health care professionals participating in the 294
367	367		assistance program upon the completion of the audit, (4) not to disclose 295
368	368		personally identifying information about health care professionals 296
369	369		participating in the program to any person or entity other than a person 297
370	370		employed by the assistance program who is authorized by such 298
371	371		program to receive such disclosure, and (5) not to disclose in any audit 299
372	372		report any personally identifying information about health care 300
373	373		professionals participating in the assistance program. Upon completion 301
374	374		of the audit, the auditor shall submit a written audit report to the 302
375	375		assistance program, the [department] Department of Public Health, the 303
376	376		Professional Assistance Oversight Committee established under section 304
377	377		19a-12b, as amended by this act, and the joint standing [committee] 305
378	378		committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 306
379	379		relating to public health and consumer protection, in accordance with 307
380	380		the provisions of section 11-4a. 308
381	381		Sec. 2. Subsections (a) to (e), inclusive, of section 19a-12b of the 309
382	382		general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 310
383	383		thereof (Effective from passage): 311
384	384		(a) The Department of Public Health shall establish a Professional 312
385	385		Assistance Oversight Committee for the assistance program. Such 313
386	386		committee's duties shall include, but not be limited to, overseeing 314
387	387		quality assurance. The oversight committee shall consist of the 315 Substitute Bill No. 5223
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394	394		following members: (1) Three members selected by the [department] 316
395	395		Department of Public Health, who are health care professionals with 317
396	396		training and experience in mental health or addiction services, (2) three 318
397	397		members selected by the assistance program, who are not employees, 319
398	398		board or committee members of the assistance program and who are 320
399	399		health care professionals with training and experience in mental health 321
400	400		or addiction services, and (3) one member selected by the Department 322
401	401		of Mental Health and Addiction Services who is a health care 323
402	402		professional. 324
403	403		(b) The assistance program shall provide administrative support to 325
404	404		the oversight committee. 326
405	405		(c) Beginning January 1, 2008, the oversight committee shall meet 327
406	406		with the assistance program on a regular basis, but not fewer than four 328
407	407		times each year. 329
408	408		(d) The oversight committee may request and shall be entitled to 330
409	409		receive copies of files or such other assistance program records it deems 331
410	410		necessary, provided all information pertaining to the identity of any 332
411	411		health care professional shall first be redacted by the assistance 333
412	412		program. No member of the oversight committee may copy, retain or 334
413	413		maintain any such redacted records. If the oversight committee 335
414	414		determines that a health care professional is not able to practice with 336
415	415		skill and safety or poses a threat to the health and safety of any person 337
416	416		or patient in the health care setting, and the health care professional has 338
417	417		not refrained from practicing health care or has failed to comply with 339
418	418		terms or conditions of participation in the assistance program, the 340
419	419		oversight committee shall notify the assistance program to refer the 341
420	420		health care professional to the [department] Department of Public 342
421	421		Health, or, if such health care professional is a pharmacist, the 343
422	422		Department of Consumer Protection. Upon such notification, the 344
423	423		assistance program shall refer the health care professional to the 345
424	424		[department] Department of Public Health or Department of Consumer 346
425	425		Protection, as applicable, in accordance with the provisions of 347
426	426		subsection (i) of section 19a-12a, as amended by this act. 348 Substitute Bill No. 5223
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433	433		(e) (1) If, at any time, the oversight committee determines that the 349
434	434		assistance program (A) has not acted in accordance with the provisions 350
435	435		of this section or section 19a-12a, as amended by this act, or (B) requires 351
436	436		remedial action based upon the audit performed under subsection (l) of 352
437	437		section 19a-12a, as amended by this act, the oversight committee shall 353
438	438		notify the assistance program of such determination, in writing, not later 354
439	439		than thirty days after such determination. 355
440	440		(2) The assistance program shall develop and submit to the oversight 356
441	441		committee a corrective action plan addressing such determination not 357
442	442		later than thirty days after the date of such notification. The assistance 358
443	443		program may seek the advice and assistance of the oversight committee 359
444	444		in developing the corrective action plan. Upon approval of the 360
445	445		corrective action plan by the oversight committee, the oversight 361
446	446		committee shall provide a copy of the approved plan to the assistance 362
447	447		program, [and the department] the Department of Public Health and the 363
448	448		Department of Consumer Protection. 364
449	449		(3) If the assistance program fails to comply with the corrective action 365
450	450		plan, the oversight committee may amend the plan or direct the 366
451	451		assistance program to refer some or all of the records of the health care 367
452	452		professionals in the assistance program to the [department] Department 368
453	453		of Public Health, or, in the case of health care professionals who are 369
454	454		pharmacists, the Department of Consumer Protection. Upon such 370
455	455		referral, the [department] Department of Public Health or Department 371
456	456		of Consumer Protection, as applicable, shall determine if each referred 372
457	457		health care professional is eligible for continued intervention, 373
458	458		rehabilitation, referral assistance or support services and whether 374
459	459		participation in such intervention, rehabilitation, referral assistance or 375
460	460		support services should be treated as confidential in accordance with 376
461	461		subsection (h) of section 19a-12a, as amended by this act. If the 377
462	462		[department] Department of Public Health or Department of Consumer 378
463	463		Protection, as applicable, determines that a health care professional is 379
464	464		an appropriate candidate for confidential participation in continued 380
465	465		intervention, referral assistance, rehabilitation or support services, the 381 Substitute Bill No. 5223
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472	472		entire record of the referral and investigation of the health care 382
473	473		professional shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed, except at 383
474	474		the request of the health care professional, for the duration of the health 384
475	475		care professional's participation in and upon successful completion of 385
476	476		the program, provided such participation is in accordance with terms 386
477	477		agreed upon by the [department] Department of Public Health or 387
478	478		Department of Consumer Protection, as applicable, and the health care 388
479	479		professional. 389
480	480		(4) Upon written notice to the [department] Department of Public 390
481	481		Health and the Department of Consumer Protection by the oversight 391
482	482		committee that the assistance program is in compliance with a corrective 392
483	483		action plan developed pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, the 393
484	484		[department] Department of Public Health, or, in the case of 394
485	485		pharmacists, the Department of Consumer Protection, may refer health 395
486	486		care professionals to the assistance program for continued intervention, 396
487	487		rehabilitation, referral assistance or support services and shall submit to 397
488	488		the assistance program all records and files concerning such health care 398
489	489		professionals. 399
490	490		Sec. 3. Section 19a-12c of the general statutes is repealed and the 400
491	491		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 401
492	492		There is established an account to be known as the "professional 402
493	493		assistance program account" which shall be a separate, nonlapsing 403
494	494		account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys 404
495	495		required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account 405
496	496		shall be paid by the Commissioner of Public Health and the 406
497	497		Commissioner of Consumer Protection to the assistance program for 407
498	498		health care professionals established pursuant to section 19a-12a, as 408
499	499		amended by this act, for the provision of education, prevention, 409
500	500		intervention, referral assistance, rehabilitation or support services to 410
501	501		health care professionals who have a chemical dependency, emotional 411
502	502		or behavioral disorder or physical or mental illness. 412
503	503		Sec. 4. Section 20-601 of the general statutes is repealed and the 413 Substitute Bill No. 5223
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510	510		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 414
511	511		(a) The [department] Department of Consumer Protection shall 415
512	512		collect the following nonrefundable fees: 416
513	513		(1) The fee for issuance of a pharmacist license is two hundred 417
514	514		dollars, payable at the date of application for the license. 418
515	515		(2) The fee for renewal of a pharmacist license is the professional 419
516	516		services fee for class A, as defined in section 33-182l. Before the 420
517	517		commission grants a license to an applicant who has not held a license 421
518	518		authorized by the commission within five years of the date of 422
519	519		application, the applicant shall pay the fee required in subdivision (1) of 423
520	520		this section. 424
521	521		(3) The fee for issuance of a pharmacy license is seven hundred fifty 425
522	522		dollars. 426
523	523		(4) The fee for renewal of a pharmacy license is one hundred ninety 427
524	524		dollars. 428
525	525		(5) The late fee for an application for renewal of a license to practice 429
526	526		pharmacy, a pharmacy license or a permit to sell nonlegend drugs is the 430
527	527		amount set forth in section 21a-4. 431
528	528		(6) The fee for notice of a change in officers or directors of a 432
529	529		corporation holding a pharmacy license is sixty dollars for each 433
530	530		pharmacy license held. A late fee for failing to give such notice within 434
531	531		ten days of the change is fifty dollars in addition to the fee for notice. 435
532	532		(7) The fee for filing notice of a change in name, ownership or 436
533	533		management of a pharmacy is ninety dollars. A late fee for failing to give 437
534	534		such notice within ten days of the change is fifty dollars in addition to 438
535	535		the fee for notice. 439
536	536		(8) The fee for application for registration as a pharmacy intern is 440
537	537		sixty dollars. 441 Substitute Bill No. 5223
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544	544		(9) The fee for application for a permit to sell nonlegend drugs is one 442
545	545		hundred forty dollars. 443
546	546		(10) The fee for renewal of a permit to sell nonlegend drugs is one 444
547	547		hundred dollars. 445
548	548		(11) The late fee for failing to notify the commission of a change of 446
549	549		ownership, name or location of the premises of a permit to sell 447
550	550		nonlegend drugs within five days of the change is twenty dollars. 448
551	551		(12) The fee for issuance of a nonresident pharmacy certificate of 449
552	552		registration is seven hundred fifty dollars. 450
553	553		(13) The fee for renewal of a nonresident pharmacy certificate of 451
554	554		registration is one hundred ninety dollars. 452
555	555		(14) The fee for notice of a change in officers or directors of a 453
556	556		corporation holding a nonresident pharmacy certificate of registration 454
557	557		is sixty dollars for each pharmacy license held. A late fee for failing to 455
558	558		give such notice within ten days of the change is fifty dollars, in addition 456
559	559		to the fee for notice. 457
560	560		(15) The fee for filing notice of a change in name, ownership or 458
561	561		management of a nonresident pharmacy is ninety dollars. A late fee for 459
562	562		failing to give such notice within ten days of the change is fifty dollars, 460
563	563		in addition to the fee for notice. 461
564	564		(16) The fee for application for registration as a pharmacy technician 462
565	565		is one hundred dollars. 463
566	566		(17) The fee for renewal of a registration as a pharmacy technician is 464
567	567		fifty dollars. 465
568	568		(18) The fee for issuance of a temporary permit to practice pharmacy 466
569	569		is two hundred dollars. 467
570	570		(b) On or before the last day of January, April, July and October in 468
571	571		each year, the Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall: 469 Substitute Bill No. 5223
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578	578		(1) If any fee established in subsection (a) of this section is increased 470
579	579		by at least five dollars on or after the effective date of this section, certify 471
580	580		the amount of revenue received as the result of such increase; and 472
581	581		(2) Transfer the amount certified pursuant to subdivision (1) of this 473
582	582		subsection to the professional assistance program account established in 474
583	583		section 19a-12c, as amended by this act. 475
584	584		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
585	585		sections:
586	586
587	587		Section 1 from passage 19a-12a
588	588		Sec. 2 from passage 19a-12b(a) to (e)
589	589		Sec. 3 from passage 19a-12c
590	590		Sec. 4 from passage 20-601
591	591
592	592
593	593
594	594		GL Joint Favorable Subst.
595		-	PH Joint Favorable
596	595