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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 705
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 1445
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. MARX, 20th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING SMOKE DETECTORS IN ALL HOMES IN WHICH
A PERSON IS PROVIDING HEALTH CARE OR HOSPICE CARE
THROUGH A HOME HEALTH CARE AGENCY, HOSPICE AGENCY OR
HOME HEALTH AIDE AGENCY.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require all homes in which a 1
person is providing home health care or hospice care to a patient 2
through a home health care agency, hospice agency or home health aide 3
agency to have a working smoke detector and, if there is no working 4
smoke detector in a home, to require the home health care agency, 5
hospice agency or home health aide agency to negotiate with the 6
homeowner to supply a working smoke detector. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure a safe working environment for persons providing home
health care or hospice care to patients in their homes.