CT HB05576

Amends Connecticut general statutes to require the Department of Public Health to increase community awareness of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and associated death risks.

Mandates use of education and technology as methods to raise awareness about the potentially fatal heart condition.

Aims to reduce mortality from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy through public education and technological tools.

Introduced by Rep. Mushinsky (85th District) in the January 2021 session and referred to the Committee on Public Health.