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CT SB00371
Bill
Status
3/8/2022
Primary Sponsor
Public Health Committee
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AI Summary
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Nursing homes and dementia special care units with more than 60 residents must employ a full-time infection prevention and control specialist; those with 60 or fewer residents must employ a part-time specialist.
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A single infection prevention and control specialist may serve both a nursing home and dementia special care unit, or two nursing homes, if the facilities are adjacently located or on the same campus and commonly owned or operated.
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Nursing homes and dementia special care units must implement procedures to monitor infection prevention and control practices on each daily shift to ensure compliance with relevant standards.
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Elderly housing complexes receiving federal Department of Housing and Urban Development Assisted Living Conversion Program funding may arrange for assisted living services through a licensed agency and must only inform the Department of Public Health upon request, without registering as a managed residential community.
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The Commissioner of Public Health may waive requirements under these provisions if doing so would not endanger resident or employee safety, but may revoke waivers if health, safety, or welfare is jeopardized.
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning The Provision Of Services To Adjacently Located And Commonly Owned Or Operated Facilities By Infection Prevention And Control Specialists And The Provision Of Assisted Living Services By Certain Elderly Housing Complexes.
Last Action
File Number 318
4/5/2022