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CT SB00559
Bill
Status
1/27/2021
Primary Sponsor
Saud Anwar
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AI Summary
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Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, must establish a process to evaluate, provide feedback on, distribute, and approve personal protective equipment (PPE) for use during public health emergencies
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Commissioner of Public Health required to establish a state stockpile of PPE within six months after the end of a public health emergency
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Long-term care providers mandated to maintain their own stockpiles of personal protective equipment
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Aims to ensure adequate PPE availability for future public health emergencies at both state and facility levels
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning State Stockpiles Of Personal Protective Equipment And Distribution To Public And Private Entities.
Last Action
Referred to Joint Committee on Public Health
1/27/2021