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CT HB05322
Bill
Status
2/24/2012
Primary Sponsor
Public Health Committee
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AI Summary
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Requires at least three-foot clearance at the sides and foot of each bed in licensed chronic and convalescent nursing homes, chronic disease hospitals, rest homes with nursing supervision, and residential care homes.
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Mandates that beginning January 1, 2013, any mattress replacement in qualifying facilities must be a pressure-redistribution mattress designed to help prevent pressure ulcers.
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Requires all licensed nursing homes and rest homes with nursing supervision to replace all mattresses with pressure-redistribution mattresses by October 1, 2015.
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Takes effect October 1, 2012.
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning Pressure-redistribution Mattresses And Patient Care In Nursing Home Facilities.
Last Action
File Number 62
3/21/2012