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3 | 3 | LCO No. 2974 1 of 1 | |
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5 | 5 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6164 | |
6 | 6 | January Session, 2025 | |
7 | 7 | LCO No. 2974 | |
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10 | 10 | Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY | |
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13 | 13 | Introduced by: | |
14 | 14 | REP. DEMICCO, 21st Dist. | |
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18 | 18 | AN ACT REQUIRING THE ADOPTION OF THE NATIONAL | |
19 | 19 | COMMISSION ON CORRECTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES STANDARDS | |
20 | 20 | AND ACCREDITATION REQUIREMENTS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF | |
21 | 21 | CORRECTION. | |
22 | 22 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
23 | 23 | Assembly convened: | |
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25 | 25 | That chapter 325 of the general statutes be amended to require the 1 | |
26 | 26 | Department of Correction to: (1) Adopt and implement the health 2 | |
27 | 27 | services standards as established by the National Commission on 3 | |
28 | 28 | Correctional Health Care, (2) pursue and maintain National 4 | |
29 | 29 | Commission on Correctional Health Care accreditation for all state 5 | |
30 | 30 | correctional facilities under its jurisdiction, and (3) complete initial 6 | |
31 | 31 | National Commission on Correctional Health Care accreditation for all 7 | |
32 | 32 | such facilities not later than October 1, 2028. 8 | |
33 | 33 | Statement of Purpose: | |
34 | 34 | To establish mandatory adoption of National Commission on | |
35 | 35 | Correctional Health Care standards and accreditation requirements for | |
36 | 36 | Department of Correction facilities, ensuring standardized high-quality | |
37 | 37 | health care services for persons who are incarcerated. |