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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 1190
January Session, 2025
AN ACT REQUIRING NURSING HOMES AND MANAGED
RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES TO BE EQUIPPED WITH AN
AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2025) (a) As used in this section: 1
(1) "Assisted living services agency" means an entity licensed by the 2
Department of Public Health pursuant to chapter 368v of the general 3
statutes that provides, among other things, nursing services and 4
assistance with activities of daily living in a managed residential 5
community to a population that is chronic and stable; 6
(2) "Automated external defibrillator" means a device that: (A) Is used 7
to administer an electric shock through the chest wall to the heart; (B) 8
contains internal decision-making electronics, microcomputers or 9
special software that allows it to interpret physiologic signals, make 10
medical diagnoses and, if necessary, apply therapy; (C) guides the user 11
through the process of using the device by audible or visual prompts; 12
and (D) does not require the user to employ any discretion or judgment 13
in its use; 14
(3) "Managed residential community" means a for-profit or not-for-15
profit facility consisting of private residential units that provides a 16
managed group living environment consisting of housing and services 17
for persons who are primarily fifty-five years of age or older. "Managed 18 Substitute Bill No. 1190
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residential community" does not include any state-funded congregate 19
housing facilities; and 20
(4) "Nursing home" means (A) any chronic and convalescent nursing 21
home or any rest home with nursing supervision that provides nursing 22
supervision under a medical director twenty-four hours per day; or (B) 23
any chronic and convalescent nursing home that provides skilled 24
nursing care under medical supervision and direction to carry out 25
nonsurgical treatment and dietary procedures for chronic diseases, 26
convalescent stages, acute diseases or injuries. 27
(b) Not later than January 1, 2026, the administrator of each nursing 28
home and each managed residential community shall (1) provide and 29
maintain an automated external defibrillator in a central location on the 30
premises of the nursing home or managed residential community, (2) 31
make such central location known and accessible to staff members and 32
residents of the home or community and family members of such 33
residents who visit the home or community, and (3) maintain and test 34
the automatic external defibrillator in accordance with the 35
manufacturer's guidelines. 36
(c) Not later than January 1, 2026, the administrator of each nursing 37
home and each assisted living services agency shall ensure that at least 38
one staff member of the nursing home or managed residential 39
community, who is trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the 40
use of an automatic external defibrillator in accordance with the 41
standards set forth by the American Red Cross or American Heart 42
Association, is on the premises of the home or community during all 43
hours of operation. 44
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2025 New section
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Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Subsec. (b)(1), "facility" was deleted, in Subsec. (b)(2), both references
to "facility" were changed to "community", and in Subsec. (c), the first
reference to "facility" was deleted and the second reference to "facility"
was changed to "community" for clarity.
PH Joint Favorable Subst.
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