Bill Text: CT HB05475 | 2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Dental Care For Nursing Home Residents.

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-11 - Public Hearing 03/17 [HB05475 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2010-HB05475-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 5475
February Session, 2010		LCO No. 2008
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Referred to Committee on Public Health
Introduced by:
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AN ACT CONCERNING DENTAL CARE FOR NURSING HOME RESIDENTS.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2010) (a) Each nursing home facility, as defined in section 19a-521 of the general statutes, shall ensure that a resident attending a dental care appointment is safely transported to and from such appointment and receives adequate supervision and assistance for the duration of such appointment.

(b) The Department of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, to implement the provisions of this section.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2010	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To require that nursing homes provide their residents with adequate supervision and assistance during dental care appointments.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]