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CT SB01060
Bill
Status
6/19/2013
Primary Sponsor
Judiciary Committee
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AI Summary
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Requires nursing homes to maintain professional liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence and $3 million aggregate for claims related to professional malpractice, effective January 1, 2014.
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Requires home health care agencies and homemaker-home health aide agencies to maintain professional liability insurance of at least $1 million per occurrence and $3 million aggregate for professional malpractice claims, effective January 1, 2014.
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Exempts residential care homes from the nursing home professional liability insurance requirement.
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Adds new subsection to nursing home licensing requirements specifying insurance obligations and renaming existing subsections accordingly.
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Makes technical amendments to licensing renewal procedures for nursing homes and updates references to insurance requirements in the statute.
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning The Maintenance Of Professional Liability Insurance By Nursing Homes, Home Health Care Agencies And Homemaker-home Health Aide Agencies.
Last Action
Signed by the Governor
7/11/2013