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CT SB00232
Bill
Status
1/22/2021
Primary Sponsor
Heather Bond Somers
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AI Summary
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Amends general statutes to provide hospital funding for grants supporting training of health care providers in suicide prevention and mental health strategies
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Funds evidence-based strategies to reduce burnout and secondary mental health conditions caused by job stress during the pandemic for physicians and other health care providers
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Supports peer support programming for frontline health workers
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Provides funding for appropriate staffing levels of administrative and support personnel to reduce administrative burdens on physicians
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Aims to increase physician recruitment and reduce continuous on-call demands
Legislative Description
An Act Providing Relief To Frontline Physicians And Other Health Care Providers Fighting The Pandemic.
Last Action
Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health
1/22/2021