Bill Text: CT SB00285 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Expanding The Patient Bill Of Rights For Long-term Care Residents.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-21 - Referred to Joint Committee on Aging [SB00285 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00285-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 285 |
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January Session, 2015 |
LCO No. 1393 | ||||
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Referred to Committee on AGING |
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Introduced by: |
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SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist. |
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AN ACT EXPANDING THE PATIENT BILL OF RIGHTS FOR LONG-TERM CARE RESIDENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 19a-550 of the general statutes be amended to include transfers of a resident within a long-term care facility among those transfers governed by the nursing home patients' bill of rights.
Statement of Purpose:
To expand patient rights regarding transfers within a long-term care facility.