HB 5417 Summary

• Allows local health directors to issue permits for replacement public wells that don't meet standard sanitary radius and setback requirements if the Department of Public Health approves the replacement and it meets specific criteria (necessary for safe supply, adequate water quality, more protected location).

• Modifies water supply and zoning notification requirements by streamlining procedures for projects in aquifer protection areas and watersheds, requiring notice to Department of Public Health only when projects exceed five acres or involve commercial/industrial use.

• Updates terminology throughout public health statutes by replacing references to "Public Health Code" with "regulations of Connecticut state agencies" and changes terms like "student embalmer" to "registered apprentice embalmer."

• Expands mandatory reporter definitions for elder abuse and child abuse in long-term care facilities to include behavior analysts and establishes new requirements for tuberculosis screening in health care facilities.

• Makes various adjustments to professional licensing regulations, continuing education requirements, and fee structures for health care providers, including increases to certain license renewal fees effective October 1, 2020.