History: 1959 act required that persons holding license to practice dentistry or optometry be registered, raised fee to
five dollars, provided for four-dollar fee for certain persons and that no fee be charged for initial registration within one
year from license date; 1961 act rearranged times for payment and amounts of fees, adding Subsecs. (b) and (c), deleted
exception from payment for initial registration and provision for reporting unregistered practitioners to department and
raised ceiling on fine from five dollars to one hundred dollars; 1963 act added provision re obtaining copy of list by other
interested persons in Subsec. (d); 1969 act established different registration procedures for registered nurses, licensed
practical nurses and physical therapists in Subsec. (c), previously procedure was same for all, i.e. biennial registration in
January of even-numbered years; 1971 act increased fees: For dentists from five to one hundred fifty dollars, for optometrists
from five to one hundred dollars, for dental hygienists from four to twenty-five dollars, for practitioners of medicine,
surgery, osteopathy, chiropractic or natureopathy from ten to one hundred fifty dollars, for podiatrists from ten to one
hundred dollars and for licensed practical or registered nurses and physical therapists from eight to ten dollars and deleted
provisions in Subsec. (c) re transition period for changed registration dates; 1972 act reduced registration fee for dental
hygienists to five dollars, required annual, rather than biennial, registration in Subsec. (b) reducing fees of podiatrists to
fifty dollars and of osteopaths, chiropractors and natureopaths to seventy-five dollars, required annual, rather than biennial,
registration of nurses and physical therapists and reduced fees from ten to five dollars for licensed practical nurses and
physical therapists; P.A. 76-276 established registration fee for physicians licensed under chapter 370, except homeopathic
physicians, at one hundred sixty dollars; P.A. 77-467 changed registration month in Subsec. (a) from January to April and
in Subsec. (c) for physical therapists from January to September, deleted reference to licensed person living outside state
in Subsec. (c), imposed twenty dollar fee for registration of nonresidents in Subsec. (b) and in (a) with respect to dentists
and optometrists only (previously registration of nonresidents in Subsecs. (a) to (c) had been free), removed specific date
for mailing list in Subsec. (d), i.e. June first, requiring that list be mailed annually and replaced one hundred dollar maximum
fine in Subsec. (f) with late registration fee of fifty dollars; P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of
health services, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 80-484 required registration in month of birth in Subsecs. (a), (b) and (c)(2)
as of January 1, 1981, deleted proviso re registration of those retired from active practice in Subsecs. (a), (b) and (c)(1)
and (2), deleted provision re fee for nonresidents in Subsecs. (a) and (b), deleted Subsec. (d) re mailing of lists of registered
persons in its entirety, relettered Subsec. (e) as Subsec. (d), deleted Subsec. (f) re late registration fee and added new
Subsecs. (e) and (f); P.A. 81-471 and 81-473 provided for renewal of licenses and certificates for physical therapists,
sanitarians and subsurface sewage system installers and cleaners during the month of the holder's birth; P.A. 81-472 made
technical changes; Sec. 19-45 transferred to Sec. 19a-88 in 1983; P.A. 88-357 removed obsolete provisions in Subsec. (c)
and (e); P.A. 89-251 increased the fee for dentists from one hundred fifty dollars to four hundred fifty dollars, increased
the fee for optometrists from one hundred dollars to three hundred dollars, increased the fee for midwives from five dollars
to six dollars, increased the fee for dental hygienists from five dollars to fifteen dollars, increased the fee for surgeons from
one hundred fifty dollars to four hundred fifty dollars, increased the fee for podiatrists from fifty dollars to one hundred
fifty dollars, increased the fee for osteopaths, chiropractors and natureopaths from seventy-five dollars to two hundred
twenty-five dollars, increased the fee for physicians licensed under chapter 370, except homeopathic physicians from one
hundred sixty dollars to four hundred fifty dollars, increased the fee for registered nurses from ten dollars to thirty dollars,
increased the fee for licensed practical nurses from five dollars to fifteen dollars, and increased the fee for physical therapists
from five dollars to fifty dollars; P.A. 89-389 inserted language on advanced practice registered nurses and nurse-midwives,
deleting prior provision re midwives, and made technical changes, relettering Subsecs as necessary; P.A. 90-40 added
midwifery in Subsec. (a) and imposed five-dollar registration fee; P.A. 90-211 amended Subsec. (c) by adding new Subdiv.
(6) pertaining to physician assistants; P.A. 92-89 amended Subsec. (a) to require an optometrist license fee of three hundred
seventy-five dollars for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1993; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-16 amended Subsec. (a) to increase
the annual license renewal fee for dental hygienists to fifty dollars, and amended Subsecs. (a) to (c) to replace specified
dollar amounts of license fees with references to professional service fee classes established under Sec. 33-182l; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993;
P.A. 94-210 amended Subsec. (e) to add name, residence and business address and other requested information to renewal
application, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 94-220 amended Subsec. (e) by adding provisions re renewal of licenses and
certificates issued under Secs. 20-475 and 20-476 and amended Subsec. (f) to apply to entities, effective July 1, 1994; P.A.
95-196 added reference to licenses or certificates issued under chapter 400a; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and
Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July
1, 1995; P.A. 97-186 added reference to licensure or certification under Sec. 20-74s in Subsec. (e); P.A. 97-311 added
reference to licensure or certification under Secs. 20-195cc and 20-206ll in Subsec. (e); P.A. 98-247 made a technical
change re reference to other statutes; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 98-1 amended Subdiv. (6) of Subsec. (c) to add department-approved successor certification organizations, effective June 24, 1998; P.A. 99-102 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting
obsolete reference to osteopathy and making a technical change; P.A. 99-249 amended Subsec. (c) by adding reduced fee
for retired nurses in Subdivs. (1), (2) and (3) and making technical changes, effective January 1, 2000; June Sp. Sess. P.A.
99-2 amended Subsec. (e) by adding reference to Sec. 20-266c and making technical changes; P.A. 00-27 made technical
changes, effective May 1, 2000; P.A. 00-226 amended Subsec. (c)(5) by designating existing provisions as Subpara. (A),
making a technical change therein, and adding new Subpara. (B) re physical therapist assistant licenses and amended
Subsec. (e) by making technical changes and adding reference to Sec. 20-65k, effective the later of October 1, 2000, or
the date notice is published by the Commissioner of Public Health in the Connecticut Law Journal indicating that the
licensing of athletic trainers and physical therapist assistants is being implemented by the commissioner; June Sp. Sess.
P.A. 01-4 amended Subsec. (e) by deleting reference to Sec. 20-266c, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 03-124 amended Subsec.
(a) by adding exception to renewal fee for certain dentists as provided in Sec. 20-113b; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3 amended
Subsec. (e) by adding new Subdiv. (2) providing for biennial licensure for certain persons, and dividing existing provisions
into Subdivs. (1), (3) and (4), effective January 1, 2004; P.A. 05-213 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to Sec. 19a-88b; P.A. 05-280 amended Subsec. (e) by adding new Subdiv. (5) providing for annual licensure of perfusionists.
Sec. 19a-88b. Renewal of license, certificate, permit or registration which becomes void while holder on active duty in the armed forces of the United States.
Exceptions. (a)(1) Notwithstanding section 19a-14 or any other provision of the general
statutes relating to continuing education or refresher training, the Department of Public
Health shall renew a license, certificate, permit or registration issued to an individual
pursuant to chapters 368d, 368v, 371 to 378, inclusive, 379a to 388, inclusive, 393a,
395, 398, 399, 400a and 400c that becomes void pursuant to section 19a-88 or 19a-195b
while the holder of the license, certificate, permit or registration is on active duty in the
armed forces of the United States, not later than six months from the date of discharge
from active duty, upon completion of any continuing education or refresher training
required to renew a license, certificate, registration or permit that has not become void
pursuant to section 19a-88 or 19a-195b. A licensee applying for license renewal pursuant
to this section shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the department and
other such documentation as may be required by the department.
(2) Notwithstanding section 19a-14 or any other provisions of the general statutes
relating to continuing education, the Department of Public Health shall renew a license
issued to an individual pursuant to chapter 370 that becomes void pursuant to section
19a-88 while the holder of the license is on active duty in the armed forces of the United
States, not later than one year from the date of discharge from active duty, upon completion of twenty-five contact hours of continuing education that meet the criteria set forth
in subsection (b) of section 20-10b. A licensee applying for license renewal pursuant
to this subdivision shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the department
and other such documentation as may be required by the department.
(3) Notwithstanding section 19a-14 or any other provision of the general statutes
relating to continuing education, the Department of Public Health shall renew a license
issued to an individual pursuant to chapter 379 that becomes void pursuant to section
19a-88 while the holder of the license is on active duty in the armed forces of the United
States, not later than one year from the date of discharge from active duty, upon completion of twelve contact hours of continuing education that meet the criteria set forth in
subsection (b) of section 20-126c. A licensee applying for license renewal pursuant to
this subdivision shall submit an application on a form prescribed by the department and
other such documentation as may be required by the department.
(b) The provisions of this section do not apply to reservists or National Guard members on active duty for annual training that is a regularly scheduled obligation for reservists or members of the National Guard for training that is not a part of mobilization.
(c) No license shall be issued under this section to any applicant against whom
professional disciplinary action is pending or who is the subject of an unresolved complaint.
(May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 73; P.A. 05-213, S. 1; 05-275, S. 25.)
History: May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7 effective August 15, 2002; P.A. 05-213 amended Subsec. (a) by designating existing
language as Subdiv. (1), making technical changes therein and adding Subdiv. (3) requiring renewal of dental license that
becomes void while holder is on active duty in the armed forces, upon the holder's completion of twelve contact hours of
continuing education, and made technical changes in Subsec. (b); P.A. 05-275 amended Subsec. (a) by designating existing
language as Subdiv. (1), amending said Subdiv. (1) to remove reference to chapter 370 and making technical changes and
adding Subdiv. (2) requiring renewal of physician license that becomes void while holder is on active duty in the armed
forces, upon the holder's completion of twenty-five contact hours of continuing education, and made technical changes
in Subsec. (b).
Sec. 19a-112a. Commission on the Standardization of the Collection of Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations. Protocol. Sexual assault evidence collection
kit. Preservation of evidence. Costs. Training and sexual assault examiner programs. (a) There is created a Commission on the Standardization of the Collection of
Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations composed of fourteen members as follows:
The Chief State's Attorney or a designee; the executive director of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women or a designee; the Commissioner of Children and
Families or a designee; one member from the Division of State Police and one member
from the Division of Scientific Services appointed by the Commissioner of Public
Safety; one member from Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc. appointed
by its board of directors; one member from the Connecticut Hospital Association appointed by the president of the association; one emergency physician appointed by the
president of the Connecticut College of Emergency Physicians; one obstetrician-gynecologist and one pediatrician appointed by the president of the Connecticut State Medical
Society; one nurse appointed by the president of the Connecticut Nurses' Association;
one emergency nurse appointed by the president of the Emergency Nurses' Association
of Connecticut; and one police chief appointed by the president of the Connecticut Police
Chiefs Association. The Chief State's Attorney or a designee shall be chairman of the
commission. The commission shall be within the Division of Criminal Justice for administrative purposes only.
(b) (1) For the purposes of this section, "protocol" means the state of Connecticut
Technical Guidelines for Health Care Response to Victims of Sexual Assault, including
the Interim Sexual Assault Toxicology Screen Protocol, as revised from time to time
and as incorporated in regulations adopted in accordance with subdivision (2) of this
subsection, pertaining to the collection of evidence in any sexual assault investigation.
(2) The commission shall recommend the protocol to the Chief State's Attorney
for adoption as regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. Such protocol shall include nonoccupational post-exposure prophylaxis for human immunodeficiency virus (nPEP), as recommended by the National Centers for Disease Control. The
commission shall annually review the protocol and may annually recommend changes
to the protocol for adoption as regulations.
(c) The commission shall design a sexual assault evidence collection kit and may
annually recommend changes in the kit to the Chief State's Attorney. Each kit shall
include instructions on the proper use of the kit, standardized reporting forms, standardized tests which shall be performed if the victim so consents and standardized receptacles
for the collection and preservation of evidence. The commission shall provide the kits
to all health care facilities in the state at which evidence collection examinations are
performed at no cost to such health care facilities.
(d) Each health care facility in the state which provides for the collection of sexual
assault evidence shall follow the protocol as described in subsection (b) of this section
and, with the consent of the victim, shall collect sexual assault evidence. The health
care facility shall contact a police department which shall transfer evidence collected
pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, in a manner that maintains the integrity of the
evidence, to the Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Public Safety
or the Federal Bureau of Investigation laboratory. The agency that receives such evidence shall hold that evidence for sixty days after such collection, except that, if the
victim reports the sexual assault to the police, the evidence shall be analyzed upon
request of the police department that transferred the evidence to such agency and held
by the agency or police department until the conclusion of any criminal proceedings.
(e) (1) No costs incurred by a health care facility for the examination of a victim
of sexual assault, when such examination is performed for the purpose of gathering
evidence as prescribed in the protocol, including the costs of testing for pregnancy and
sexually transmitted diseases and the costs of prophylactic treatment as provided in the
protocol, shall be charged directly or indirectly to such victim. Any such costs shall be
charged to the Division of Criminal Justice.
(2) No costs incurred by a health care facility for any toxicology screening of a
victim of sexual assault, when such screening is performed as prescribed in the protocol,
shall be charged directly or indirectly to such victim. Any such costs shall be charged
to the Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Public Safety.
(f) The commission shall advise the Chief State's Attorney on the establishment of
a mandatory training program for health care facility staff regarding the implementation
of the regulations, the use of the evidence collection kit and procedures for handling
evidence.
(g) The commission shall advise the Chief State's Attorney not later than July 1,
1997, on the development of a sexual assault examiner program and annually thereafter
on the implementation and effectiveness of such program.
(P.A. 88-210, S. 1, 3; P.A. 92-151, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; 93-340, S. 6, 19; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12,
21, 58; P.A. 97-257, S. 2, 13; P.A. 98-5; 98-24; P.A. 99-218, S. 7, 16; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 162, 163; P.A. 05-272, S. 16.)
History: P.A. 92-151 added new Subsecs. (d) and (e) concerning the holding of evidence and costs associated with
gathering evidence; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and
department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-340 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the membership of the commission from eleven to thirteen members, add the commissioner of children and youth services [sic] or his
designee as a member, specify that one member shall be from the division of state police rather than from the state police
major crimes division, specify that the member from the state police forensic science laboratory be appointed by the
commissioner of public safety rather than the director of said laboratory, replace "emergency room physician" with "emergency physician" and specify that said physician be appointed by the president of the Connecticut College of Emergency
Physicians rather than the president of the Connecticut State Medical Society, specify that the president of the Connecticut
Nurses' Association appoint one nurse rather than one emergency room nurse, add one emergency nurse appointed by the
president of the Emergency Nurses' Association as a member, designate the chief state's attorney or his designee as
chairman and specify that the commission be within the division of criminal justice, rather than the department of administrative services, for administrative purposes, amended Subsec. (b) to replace "hospital protocol" with "health care facility
protocol", require the commission to recommend the protocol to the chief state's attorney rather than to the commissioner
of health services, require the regulations to be adopted by January 1, 1994, rather than by May 26, 1989, require the
commission to review the protocol annually and authorize the commission to recommend changes to the protocol annually
rather than every two years, amended Subsec. (c) to require the commission to design a sexual assault evidence kit "not
later than January 1, 1994", authorize the commission to annually recommend changes in the kit to the chief state's attorney
and replace "institutions in the state with emergency rooms or trauma center facilities" with "health care facilities in the
state at which evidence collection examinations are performed", amended Subsec. (d) to replace "institution in the state
with an emergency room or trauma center facility" with "health care facility in the state", amended Subsec. (e) to replace
"hospital or other medical facility" with "health care facility" and added Subsecs. (f) and (g) requiring the commission to
advise the chief state's attorney on the establishment of a training program for health care facility staff and on the development, implementation and effectiveness of a sexual assault examiner program, respectively, effective July 1, 1993; P.A.
93-381 replaced department and commissioner of health services with department and commissioner of public health and
addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and
Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 97-257 amended
Subsecs. (b) and (g) by changing "January 1, 1994" to "July 1, 1997", amended Subsec. (c) by deleting reference to January
1, 1994, and amended Subsec. (d) by changing "request" to "consent" and amending procedure for the analysis of evidence
by the state police forensic science laboratory or the Department of Health toxicology laboratory, effective July 1, 1997;
P.A. 98-5 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the membership of the commission from thirteen to fourteen members by adding
one police chief appointed by the president of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association; P.A. 98-24 amended Subsec.
(d) to authorize the transfer of evidence to the Federal Bureau of Investigation laboratory; P.A. 99-218 deleted the Commissioner of Public Health from membership on the commission, replaced state police forensic science laboratory with Division
of Scientific Services, deleted reference to the Department of Public Health toxicological laboratory and made technical
changes, effective July 1, 1999; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subsec. (b) to insert Subdiv. designators, redefine
"protocol" as "the state of Connecticut Technical Guidelines for Health Care Response to Victims of Sexual Assault,
including the Interim Sexual Assault Toxicology Screen Protocol, as revised from time to time and as incorporated in
regulations adopted in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection, pertaining to the collection of evidence in any
sexual assault investigation" rather than "the state of Connecticut health care facility protocol for victims of sexual assault
which shall consist of regulations adopted in accordance with this subsection pertaining to the collection of evidence in
any sex offense crime" and delete obsolete provision requiring the regulations to be adopted not later than July 31, 1997,
and amended Subsec. (e) to designate existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and amend said Subdiv. to include "the costs of
testing for pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases and the costs of prophylactic treatment as provided in the protocol"
in the costs incurred by a health care facility that shall not be charged to the victim and make technical changes and to add
new Subdiv. (2) prohibiting the charging to the victim of costs incurred for any toxicology screening performed as prescribed
in the protocol and requiring the costs be charged to the Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Public
Safety, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 05-272 amended Subsec. (b)(2) by requiring protocol for health care response to
victims of sexual assault to include nonoccupational post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV (nPEP), as recommended by the
National Centers for Disease Control, effective July 1, 2005.
Sec. 19a-116a. Reports required re in-vitro fertilization, gamete intra-fallopian transfer or zygote intra-fallopian transfer procedures covered by insurance.
(a) Any clinical practice in this state that performs in-vitro fertilization, gamete intra-fallopian transfer or zygote intra-fallopian transfer procedures that are covered by insurance shall report the following information to the Department of Public Health, not later
than February first following any year such procedures were performed:
(1) The number of such procedures performed;
(2) The number of multiple births or conceptions with a breakdown of the number
of births or conceptions per pregnancy;
(3) The number of procedures attempted before a successful implantation (A) per
patient on average, and (B) grouped by the number of attempts required;
(4) The number of embryos implanted (A) per patient on average, and (B) grouped
by the number of attempts required;
(5) The pregnancy rate (A) per patient on average, and (B) grouped by the number
of attempts required; and
(6) The rates of complications.
(b) Such information shall be submitted on such forms as the department prescribes.
(P.A. 05-196, S. 3.)
Sec. 19a-127l. Quality of care program. Quality of Care Advisory Committee.
(a) There is established a quality of care program within the Department of Public Health.
The department shall develop for the purposes of said program (1) a standardized data
set to measure the clinical performance of health care facilities, as defined in section 19a-630, and require such data to be collected and reported periodically to the department,
including, but not limited to, data for the measurement of comparable patient satisfaction, and (2) methods to provide public accountability for health care delivery systems
by such facilities. The department shall develop such set and methods for hospitals
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2003, and the committee established pursuant to
subsection (c) of this section shall consider and may recommend to the joint standing
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public
health the inclusion of other health care facilities in each subsequent year.
(b) In carrying out its responsibilities under subsection (a) of this section, the department shall develop the following for the quality of care program:
(1) Comparable performance measures to be reported;
(2) Selection of patient satisfaction survey measures and instruments;
(3) Methods and format of standardized data collection;
(4) Format for a public quality performance measurement report;
(5) Human resources and quality measurements;
(6) Medical error reduction methods;
(7) Systems for sharing and implementing universally accepted best practices;
(8) Systems for reporting outcome data;
(9) Systems for continuum of care;
(10) Recommendations concerning the use of an ISO 9000 quality auditing
program;
(11) Recommendations concerning the types of statutory protection needed prior
to collecting any data or information under this section and sections 19a-127m and 19a-127n; and
(12) Any other issues that the department deems appropriate.
(c) (1) There is established a Quality of Care Advisory Committee which shall
advise the Department of Public Health on the issues set forth in subdivisions (1) to
(12), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section. The advisory committee shall meet at
least quarterly.
(2) Said committee shall create a standing subcommittee on best practices. The
subcommittee shall (A) advise the department on effective methods for sharing with
providers the quality improvement information learned from the department's review
of reports and corrective action plans, including quality improvement practices, patient
safety issues and preventative strategies, and (B) not later than January 1, 2006, review
and make recommendations concerning best practices with respect to when breast cancer
screening should be conducted using comprehensive ultrasound screening or mammogram examinations. The department shall, at least quarterly, disseminate information
regarding quality improvement practices, patient safety issues and preventative strategies to the subcommittee and hospitals.
(d) The advisory committee shall consist of (1) four members who represent and
shall be appointed by the Connecticut Hospital Association, including three members
who represent three separate hospitals that are not affiliated of which one such hospital
is an academic medical center; (2) one member who represents and shall be appointed
by the Connecticut Nursing Association; (3) two members who represent and shall be
appointed by the Connecticut Medical Society, including one member who is an active
medical care provider; (4) two members who represent and shall be appointed by the
Connecticut Business and Industry Association, including one member who represents
a large business and one member who represents a small business; (5) one member who
represents and shall be appointed by the Home Health Care Association; (6) one member
who represents and shall be appointed by the Connecticut Association of Health Care
Facilities; (7) one member who represents and shall be appointed by the Connecticut
Association of Not-For-Profit Providers for the Aging; (8) two members who represent
and shall be appointed by the AFL-CIO; (9) one member who represents consumers of
health care services and who shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Public Health;
(10) one member who represents a school of public health and who shall be appointed
by the Commissioner of Public Health; (11) one member who represents and shall be
appointed by the Office of Health Care Access; (12) the Commissioner of Public Health
or said commissioner's designee; (13) the Commissioner of Social Services or said
commissioner's designee; (14) the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management
or said secretary's designee; (15) two members who represent licensed health plans and
shall be appointed by the Connecticut Association of Health Care Plans; (16) one member who represents and shall be appointed by the federally designated state peer review
organization; and (17) one member who represents and shall be appointed by the Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association. The chairperson of the advisory committee shall
be the Commissioner of Public Health or said commissioner's designee. The chairperson
of the committee, with a vote of the majority of the members present, may appoint
ex-officio nonvoting members in specialties not represented among voting members.
Vacancies shall be filled by the person who makes the appointment under this subsection.
(e) The chairperson of the advisory committee may designate one or more working
groups to address specific issues and shall appoint the members of each working group.
Each working group shall report its findings and recommendations to the full advisory
committee.
(f) The Commissioner of Public Health shall report on the quality of care program
on or before June 30, 2003, and annually thereafter, in accordance with section 11-4a,
to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters
relating to public health and to the Governor. Each report on said program shall include
activities of the program during the prior year and a plan of activities for the following year.
(g) On or before April 1, 2004, the Commissioner of Public Health shall prepare a
report, available to the public, that compares all licensed hospitals in the state based on
the quality performance measures developed under the quality of care program.
(h) (1) The advisory committee shall examine and evaluate (A) possible approaches that would aid in the utilization of an existing data collection system for cardiac
outcomes, and (B) the potential for state-wide use of a data collection system for cardiac
outcomes, for the purpose of continuing the delivery of quality cardiac care services in
the state.
(2) On or before December 1, 2007, the advisory committee shall submit, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, the results of the examination authorized by
this subsection, along with any recommendations, to the Governor and the joint standing
committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public
health.
(i) The Department of Public Health may seek out funding for the purpose of implementing the provisions of this section. Said provisions shall be implemented upon receipt
of said funding.
(P.A. 02-125, S. 1; P.A. 04-164, S. 3; P.A. 05-167, S. 1; 05-272, S. 30.)
History: P.A. 04-164 amended Subsec. (c) by designating existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and adding Subdiv. (2) re
best practices subcommittee, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 05-167 added new Subsec. (h) requiring advisory committee to
examine, evaluate and report re data collection system for cardiac outcomes and redesignated existing Subsec. (h) as
Subsec. (i), effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 05-272 amended Subsec. (c)(2) by designating existing provision re subcommittee
duties as Subpara. (A) and adding Subpara (B) requiring subcommittee to review and make recommendations concerning
best practices re breast cancer screening.
Sec. 19a-127p. Requirement for hospitals to contract with patient safety organization. On or before January 1, 2006, each hospital licensed under chapter 368v shall
(1) contract with a patient safety organization, as defined in section 19a-127o, to gather
medical or health-care-related data from the hospital and make recommendations to the
hospital on ways to improve patient care and safety, and (2) provide documentation to
the Department of Public Health, in such form and manner as the department prescribes,
that the hospital has complied with the provisions of subdivision (1) of this section.
(P.A. 05-275, S. 27.)
History: P.A. 05-275 effective July 13, 2005.