| 17 | | - | (1) "Assisted living services agency" means an entity licensed by the 2 |
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| 18 | | - | Department of Public Health pursuant to chapter 368v of the general 3 |
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| 19 | | - | statutes that provides, among other things, nursing services and 4 |
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| 20 | | - | assistance with activities of daily living in a managed residential 5 |
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| 21 | | - | community to a population that is chronic and stable; 6 |
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| 22 | | - | (2) "Automated external defibrillator" means a device that: (A) Is used 7 |
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| 23 | | - | to administer an electric shock through the chest wall to the heart; (B) 8 |
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| 24 | | - | contains internal decision-making electronics, microcomputers or 9 |
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| 25 | | - | special software that allows it to interpret physiologic signals, make 10 |
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| 26 | | - | medical diagnoses and, if necessary, apply therapy; (C) guides the user 11 |
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| 27 | | - | through the process of using the device by audible or visual prompts; 12 |
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| 28 | | - | and (D) does not require the user to employ any discretion or judgment 13 |
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| 29 | | - | in its use; 14 |
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| 30 | | - | (3) "Managed residential community" means a for-profit or not-for-15 |
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| 31 | | - | profit facility consisting of private residential units that provides a 16 |
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| 32 | | - | managed group living environment consisting of housing and services 17 |
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| 33 | | - | for persons who are primarily fifty-five years of age or older. "Managed 18 Substitute Bill No. 1190 |
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| 26 | + | (1) "Assisted living facility" means a facility operated by an assisted 2 |
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| 27 | + | living services agency, as defined in section 19a-490 of the general 3 |
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| 28 | + | statutes, that provides chronic and stable individuals with services that 4 |
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| 29 | + | include, but need not be limited to, nursing services and assistance with 5 |
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| 30 | + | activities of daily living and may have a dementia special care unit or 6 |
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| 31 | + | program, as defined in section 19a-562 of the general statutes; 7 |
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| 32 | + | (2) "Automated external defibrillator" means a device that: (A) Is used 8 |
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| 33 | + | to administer an electric shock through the chest wall to the heart; (B) 9 |
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| 34 | + | contains internal decision-making electronics, microcomputers or 10 |
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| 35 | + | special software that allows it to interpret physiologic signals, make 11 |
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| 36 | + | medical diagnosis and, if necessary, apply therapy; (C) guides the user 12 |
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| 37 | + | through the process of using the device by audible or visual prompts; 13 |
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| 38 | + | and (D) does not require the user to employ any discretion or judgment 14 |
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| 39 | + | Raised Bill No. 1190 |
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| 38 | | - | residential community" does not include any state-funded congregate 19 |
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| 39 | | - | housing facilities; and 20 |
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| 40 | | - | (4) "Nursing home" means (A) any chronic and convalescent nursing 21 |
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| 41 | | - | home or any rest home with nursing supervision that provides nursing 22 |
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| 42 | | - | supervision under a medical director twenty-four hours per day; or (B) 23 |
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| 43 | | - | any chronic and convalescent nursing home that provides skilled 24 |
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| 44 | | - | nursing care under medical supervision and direction to carry out 25 |
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| 45 | | - | nonsurgical treatment and dietary procedures for chronic diseases, 26 |
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| 46 | | - | convalescent stages, acute diseases or injuries. 27 |
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| 47 | | - | (b) Not later than January 1, 2026, the administrator of each nursing 28 |
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| 48 | | - | home and each managed residential community shall (1) provide and 29 |
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| 49 | | - | maintain an automated external defibrillator in a central location on the 30 |
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| 50 | | - | premises of the nursing home or managed residential community, (2) 31 |
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| 51 | | - | make such central location known and accessible to staff members and 32 |
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| 52 | | - | residents of the home or community and family members of such 33 |
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| 53 | | - | residents who visit the home or community, and (3) maintain and test 34 |
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| 54 | | - | the automatic external defibrillator in accordance with the 35 |
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| 55 | | - | manufacturer's guidelines. 36 |
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| 56 | | - | (c) Not later than January 1, 2026, the administrator of each nursing 37 |
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| 57 | | - | home and each assisted living services agency shall ensure that at least 38 |
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| 58 | | - | one staff member of the nursing home or managed residential 39 |
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| 59 | | - | community, who is trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the 40 |
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| 60 | | - | use of an automatic external defibrillator in accordance with the 41 |
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| 61 | | - | standards set forth by the American Red Cross or American Heart 42 |
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| 62 | | - | Association, is on the premises of the home or community during all 43 |
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| 63 | | - | hours of operation. 44 |
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| 43 | + | LCO No. 3607 2 of 2 |
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| 44 | + | |
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| 45 | + | in its use; and 15 |
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| 46 | + | (3) "Nursing home" means (A) any chronic and convalescent nursing 16 |
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| 47 | + | home or any rest home with nursing supervision that provides nursing 17 |
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| 48 | + | supervision under a medical director twenty-four hours per day; or (B) 18 |
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| 49 | + | any chronic and convalescent nursing home that provides skilled 19 |
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| 50 | + | nursing care under medical supervision and direction to carry out 20 |
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| 51 | + | nonsurgical treatment and dietary procedures for chronic diseases, 21 |
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| 52 | + | convalescent stages, acute diseases or injuries. 22 |
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| 53 | + | (b) Not later than January 1, 2026, the administrator of each nursing 23 |
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| 54 | + | home and each assisted living facility shall (1) provide and maintain an 24 |
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| 55 | + | automated external defibrillator in a central location on the premises of 25 |
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| 56 | + | the home or facility, (2) make such central location known and accessible 26 |
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| 57 | + | to staff members and residents of the home or facility and family 27 |
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| 58 | + | members of such residents who visit the home or facility, (3) ensure that 28 |
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| 59 | + | at least one staff member of the home or facility, who is trained in 29 |
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| 60 | + | cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of an automatic external 30 |
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| 61 | + | defibrillator in accordance with the standards set forth by the American 31 |
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| 62 | + | Red Cross or American Heart Association, is on the premises of the 32 |
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| 63 | + | home or facility during all hours of operation, and (4) maintain and test 33 |
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| 64 | + | the automatic external defibrillator in accordance with the 34 |
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| 65 | + | manufacturer's guidelines. 35 |
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| 71 | | - | LCO 3 of 3 |
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| 73 | | - | Statement of Legislative Commissioners: |
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| 74 | | - | In Subsec. (b)(1), "facility" was deleted, in Subsec. (b)(2), both references |
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| 75 | | - | to "facility" were changed to "community", and in Subsec. (c), the first |
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| 76 | | - | reference to "facility" was deleted and the second reference to "facility" |
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| 77 | | - | was changed to "community" for clarity. |
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| 79 | | - | PH Joint Favorable Subst. |
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| 80 | | - | X |
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| 75 | + | [Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except |
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| 76 | + | that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not |
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| 77 | + | underlined.] |
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