Bill Text: CT SB00002 | 2011 | General Assembly | Comm Sub
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Air Conditioning In Nursing Homes.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-24 - Favorable Change of Reference, House to Committee on Appropriations [SB00002 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2011-SB00002-Comm_Sub.html
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January Session, 2011 |
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AN ACT CONCERNING AIR CONDITIONING IN NURSING HOMES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 19a-522a of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
(a) On and after July 1, 2012, each chronic and convalescent nursing home and rest home with nursing supervision shall have an air conditioning system in all resident rooms. Each chronic and convalescent nursing home and rest home with nursing supervision shall submit a report to the department stating its compliance with this subsection or its plan to comply with the requirements of this subsection not later than January 1, 2012.
(b) A chronic and convalescent nursing home or a rest home with nursing supervision may maintain temperatures in resident rooms and other areas used by residents at such facilities at levels that are lower than minimum temperature standards prescribed in the Public Health Code provided temperature levels at such facilities comply with the comfortable and safe temperature standards prescribed under federal law pursuant to 42 CFR 483.15(h)(6). In accordance with section 19a-36, the Commissioner of Public Health shall amend the Public Health Code in conformity with the provisions of this section.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to residential care homes, as defined in section 19a-490.
Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority shall develop a loan program for the purpose of providing financial assistance to owners of chronic and convalescent nursing homes or rest homes with nursing supervision licensed pursuant to chapter 368v of the general statutes for costs incurred in installing air conditioning systems required by subsection (a) of section 19a-522a of the general statutes, as amended by this act.
(b) There is established, within the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority, a revolving loan account for the purpose of the loan program authorized by this section. The revolving loan account shall contain any moneys provided or required by law to be deposited in the account. The authority may accept contributions from any source, public or private, for deposit in the account for purposes of the loan program.
(c) Loans made pursuant to this section shall have such terms and conditions, and shall be subject to such eligibility, loan approval, credit and other underwriting requirements and criteria as are determined by the authority to be reasonable in light of the objectives of the loan program.
(d) On or before January 1, 2012, and biannually thereafter so long as the loan program remains active, the authority shall submit to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to aging, human services and public health a report, in accordance with section 11-4a of the general statutes, setting forth the following information: (1) A list of the loans made under the program and a general description of the terms and conditions of such loans and the repayment history; (2) an assessment of the impact of such loans on compliance with the requirements of section 19a-522a of the general statutes, as amended by this act; (3) the need for additional funding for the loan program authorized by this section; and (4) such other information as the authority deems relevant to evaluating the success of the loan program in meeting its objectives.
(e) In connection with the making and administration of loans pursuant to this section, the authority shall have and may exercise such powers as are necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section, including the same powers expressly granted to the authority in section 10a-180 of the general statutes with respect to other loans.
(f) No loan may be made pursuant to this section after June 30, 2012, and any moneys then remaining in, or thereafter received to the credit of, the account established in subsection (b) of this section may be withdrawn by the authority from such account and used for other purposes of the authority, subject to specific restrictions governing any contribution to such account pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(g) The authority shall adopt written procedures, in accordance with section 1-121 of the general statutes, to carry out the provisions of this section.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | ||
Section 1 |
from passage |
19a-522a |
Sec. 2 |
from passage |
New section |
AGE |
Joint Favorable C/R |
PH |
PH |
Joint Favorable C/R |
HS |
HS |
Joint Favorable Subst. C/R |
APP |