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statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2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