(a) There is created a Commission on the Standardization of the Collection of Evidence in Sexual Assault Investigations composed of fifteen members as follows: (1) The Chief State's Attorney or a designee; (2) the executive director of the Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity or a designee; (3) the Commissioner of Children and Families or a designee; (4) one member from the Division of State Police and one member from the Division of Scientific Services appointed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection; (5) one member from Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence appointed by its board of directors; (6) one member from the Connecticut Hospital Association appointed by the president of the association; (7) one emergency physician appointed by the president of the Connecticut College of Emergency Physicians; (8) one obstetrician-gynecologist and one pediatrician appointed by the president of the Connecticut State Medical Society; (9) one nurse appointed by the president of the Connecticut Nurses' Association; (10) one emergency nurse appointed by the president of the Emergency Nurses' Association of Connecticut; (11) one police chief appointed by the president of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association; (12) one member of the Office of Victim Services within the Judicial Department; and (13) one member of Disability Rights Connecticut, Inc. appointed by its board of directors. The Chief State's Attorney or a designee shall be chairman of the commission. The commission shall be within the Division of Criminal Justice for administrative purposes only.
(b) (1) For the purposes of this section, (A) “protocol” means the state of Connecticut Technical Guidelines for Health Care Response to Victims of Sexual Assault, including the Interim Sexual Assault Toxicology Screen Protocol, as revised from time to time and as incorporated in regulations adopted in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection, pertaining to the collection of evidence in any sexual assault investigation, and (B) “law enforcement agency” means the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or any municipal police department.
(2) The commission shall recommend the protocol to the Chief State's Attorney for adoption as regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54. Such protocol shall include nonoccupational post-exposure prophylaxis for human immunodeficiency virus (nPEP), as recommended by the National Centers for Disease Control. The commission shall annually review the protocol and may annually recommend changes to the protocol for adoption as regulations.
(c) (1) The commission shall design a sexual assault evidence collection kit and may annually recommend changes in the kit to the Chief State's Attorney. Each kit shall include instructions on the proper use of the kit, standardized reporting forms, standardized tests which shall be performed if the victim so consents and standardized receptacles for the collection and preservation of evidence. The commission shall provide the kits to all health care facilities in the state at which evidence collection examinations are performed at no cost to such health care facilities.
(2) Not later than October 1, 2018, the Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall (A) implement an electronic tracking system for sexual assault evidence collection kits, and (B) notify health care facilities at which evidence collection examinations are performed of such kit-tracking system.
(3) Not later than October 1, 2018, the commission shall develop guidelines for (A) the use by such health care facilities of kit-tracking software to record (i) when a sexual assault evidence collection kit is used, and (ii) when and to which law enforcement agency the kit is transferred, (B) the use by the Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection of such software to record the receipt of each kit submitted by a law enforcement agency to the division, and (C) training employees of such health care facilities and the division who are subject to the guidelines, including instruction on the use of such kit-tracking software.
(d) Each health care facility in the state that provides for the collection of sexual assault evidence shall follow the protocol adopted under subsection (b) of this section, contact a sexual assault counselor, as defined in section 52-146k, when a person who identifies himself or herself as a victim of sexual assault arrives at such health care facility and, with the consent of the victim, shall collect sexual assault evidence. After the collection of any evidence, the health care facility shall contact a law enforcement agency to receive the evidence. Not later than ten days after the collection of the evidence, the law enforcement agency shall transfer the evidence, in a manner that maintains the integrity of the evidence, to the Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or the Federal Bureau of Investigation laboratory. If the evidence is transferred to the division, the division shall analyze the evidence not later than sixty days after the collection of the evidence or, if the victim chose to remain anonymous and not report the sexual assault to the law enforcement agency at the time of collection, shall hold the evidence for at least five years after the collection of the evidence. If a victim reports the sexual assault to the law enforcement agency after the collection of the evidence, such law enforcement agency shall notify the division that a report has been filed not later than five days after filing such report and the division shall analyze the evidence not later than sixty days after receiving such notification. The division shall hold any evidence received and analyzed pursuant to this subsection until the conclusion of any criminal proceedings. The failure of a law enforcement agency to transfer the evidence not later than ten days after the collection of the evidence, or the division to analyze the evidence not later than sixty days after the collection of the evidence or after receiving a notification from a law enforcement agency, shall not affect the admissibility of the evidence in any suit, action or proceeding if the evidence is otherwise admissible. The failure of any person to comply with this section or the protocol shall not affect the admissibility of the evidence in any suit, action or proceeding if the evidence is otherwise admissible.
(e) (1) No costs incurred by a health care facility for the examination of a victim of sexual assault, when such examination is performed for the purpose of gathering evidence as prescribed in the protocol, including the costs of testing for pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases and the costs of prophylactic treatment as provided in the protocol, and no costs incurred for a medical forensic assessment interview conducted by a health care facility or provider or by an examiner working in conjunction with a multidisciplinary team established pursuant to section 17a-106a or with a child advocacy center, shall be charged directly or indirectly to such victim. Any such costs shall be charged to the Forensic Sex Evidence Exams account in the Judicial Department.
(2) No costs incurred by a health care facility for any toxicology screening of a victim of sexual assault, when such screening is performed as prescribed in the protocol, shall be charged directly or indirectly to such victim. Any such costs shall be charged to the Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
(f) The commission shall advise the Chief State's Attorney on the establishment of a mandatory training program for health care facility staff regarding the implementation of the regulations, the use of the sexual assault evidence collection kit and kit-tracking software and procedures for handling evidence.
(g) The commission shall advise the Chief State's Attorney not later than July 1, 1997, on the development of a sexual assault examiner program and annually thereafter on the implementation and effectiveness of such program.
(h) Not later than October 1, 2018, the commission shall develop policies and procedures to ensure each victim has access to information regarding the victim's sexual assault evidence collection kit, including, but not limited to, information regarding when the kit was tested, whether DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) obtained from the testing of the kit was entered into the DNA data bank established under section 54-102j, a national DNA data bank or any other data bank of another state, and if so, whether the sample derived from the kit satisfactorily matches a profile in any such DNA data bank.
(P.A. 88-210, S. 1, 3; P.A. 92-151, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; 93-340, S. 6, 19; 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 97-257, S. 2, 13; P.A. 98-5; 98-24; P.A. 99-218, S. 7, 16; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 162, 163; P.A. 05-272, S. 16; P.A. 10-102, S. 1; P.A. 11-51, S. 134; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 141; P.A. 15-207, S. 1; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3, S. 159; P.A. 18-83, S. 1; P.A. 19-117, S. 130.)
History: P.A. 92-151 added new Subsecs. (d) and (e) concerning the holding of evidence and costs associated with gathering evidence; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-340 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the membership of the commission from 11 to 13 members, add the commissioner of children and youth services or his designee as a member, specify that one member shall be from the division of state police rather than from the state police major crimes division, specify that the member from the state police forensic science laboratory be appointed by the commissioner of public safety rather than the director of said laboratory, replace “emergency room physician” with “emergency physician” and specify that said physician be appointed by the president of the Connecticut College of Emergency Physicians rather than the president of the Connecticut State Medical Society, specify that the president of the Connecticut Nurses' Association appoint one nurse rather than one emergency room nurse, add one emergency nurse appointed by the president of the Emergency Nurses' Association as a member, designate the chief state's attorney or his designee as chairman and specify that the commission be within the division of criminal justice, rather than the department of administrative services, for administrative purposes, amended Subsec. (b) to replace “hospital protocol” with “health care facility protocol”, require the commission to recommend the protocol to the chief state's attorney rather than to the commissioner of health services, require the regulations to be adopted by January 1, 1994, rather than by May 26, 1989, require the commission to review the protocol annually and authorize the commission to recommend changes to the protocol annually rather than every two years, amended Subsec. (c) to require the commission to design a sexual assault evidence kit “not later than January 1, 1994”, authorize the commission to annually recommend changes in the kit to the chief state's attorney and replace “institutions in the state with emergency rooms or trauma center facilities” with “health care facilities in the state at which evidence collection examinations are performed”, amended Subsec. (d) to replace “institution in the state with an emergency room or trauma center facility” with “health care facility in the state”, amended Subsec. (e) to replace “hospital or other medical facility” with “health care facility” and added Subsecs. (f) and (g) requiring the commission to advise the chief state's attorney on the establishment of a training program for health care facility staff and on the development, implementation and effectiveness of a sexual assault examiner program, respectively, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-381 replaced department and commissioner of health services with department and commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 97-257 amended Subsecs. (b) and (g) by changing “January 1, 1994” to “July 1, 1997”, amended Subsec. (c) by deleting reference to January 1, 1994, and amended Subsec. (d) by changing “request” to “consent” and amending procedure for the analysis of evidence by the state police forensic science laboratory or the Department of Health toxicology laboratory, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-5 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the membership of the commission from 13 to 14 members by adding one police chief appointed by the president of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association; P.A. 98-24 amended Subsec. (d) to authorize the transfer of evidence to the Federal Bureau of Investigation laboratory; P.A. 99-218 deleted the Commissioner of Public Health from membership on the commission, replaced state police forensic science laboratory with Division of Scientific Services, deleted reference to the Department of Public Health toxicological laboratory and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1999; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 amended Subsec. (b) to insert Subdiv. designators, redefine “protocol” as “the state of Connecticut Technical Guidelines for Health Care Response to Victims of Sexual Assault, including the Interim Sexual Assault Toxicology Screen Protocol, as revised from time to time and as incorporated in regulations adopted in accordance with subdivision (2) of this subsection, pertaining to the collection of evidence in any sexual assault investigation” rather than “the state of Connecticut health care facility protocol for victims of sexual assault which shall consist of regulations adopted in accordance with this subsection pertaining to the collection of evidence in any sex offense crime” and delete obsolete provision requiring the regulations to be adopted not later than July 31, 1997, and amended Subsec. (e) to designate existing provisions as Subdiv. (1) and amend said Subdiv. to include “the costs of testing for pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases and the costs of prophylactic treatment as provided in the protocol” in the costs incurred by a health care facility that shall not be charged to the victim and make technical changes and to add new Subdiv. (2) prohibiting the charging to the victim of costs incurred for any toxicology screening performed as prescribed in the protocol and requiring the costs be charged to the Division of Scientific Services within the Department of Public Safety, effective August 20, 2003; P.A. 05-272 amended Subsec. (b)(2) by requiring protocol for health care response to victims of sexual assault to include nonoccupational post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV (nPEP), as recommended by the National Centers for Disease Control, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 10-102 amended Subsec. (e)(1) to require costs to be charged to Office of Victim Services within Judicial Department rather than Division of Criminal Justice, effective June 2, 2010; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Commissioner of Public Safety” and “Department of Public Safety” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection” and “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, respectively, effective July 1, 2011; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 amended Subsec. (a) to add 1 member of the Office of Victim Services to the commission, and amended Subsec. (e)(1) to prohibit charging the victim costs incurred for a medical forensic assessment interview conducted by a health care facility or a provider or examiner working with a multidisciplinary team or child advocacy center, and require that costs be charged to the Forensic Sex Evidence Exams account in the Judicial Department, rather than to the Office of Victim Services; P.A. 15-207 amended Subsec. (d) by adding provisions re police department to transfer sexual assault evidence not later than 10 days after collection and re Division of Scientific Services to analyze sexual assault evidence not later than 60 days after collection or after receiving notification from a police department, and to hold sexual assault evidence for at least 5 years, rather than 60 days, when collected from a victim who chose to remain anonymous, and adding provision re failure to transfer or analyze sexual assault evidence not to affect admissibility of the evidence; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 16-3 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “Permanent Commission on the Status of Women” with “Commission on Women, Children and Seniors”, effective July 1, 2016; P.A. 18-83 amended Subsec. (a) to increase membership of commission from 14 to 15 members by adding one member of Disability Rights Connecticut, Inc., and to replace Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Inc. with Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence, amended Subsec. (b)(1) to designate existing provision defining “protocol” as Subpara. (A) and add Subpara. (B) re definition of “law enforcement agency”, amended Subsec. (c) to designate existing provision re design of sexual assault evidence collection kit as Subdiv. (1), add Subdiv. (2) re implementation of electronic tracking system by Division of Scientific Services, and add Subdiv. (3) re guidelines for use of kit-tracking software, amended Subsec. (d) to add provision re sexual assault counselor, add provision re failure to comply with section or protocol not to affect admissibility of evidence, and make technical and conforming changes, amended Subsec. (f) to add reference to kit-tracking software and make a technical change, and added Subsec. (h) re policies and procedures for access to information from sexual assault evidence collection kit, effective July 1, 2018; P.A. 19-117 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Subdiv. designators (1) to (13) and replacing “Commission on Women, Children and Seniors” with “Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity”, effective July 1, 2019.
See Sec. 4-38f for definition of “administrative purposes only”.
Cited. 242 C. 1. Statute does not render statements made to physicians and nurses at health care facility where rape kit for collection of forensic evidence is being administered testimonial in nature; section is part of a statutory scheme that provides for health and well-being of victims of sexual assault. 285 C. 162.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being
Chapter 368a - Department of Public Health
Section 19a-2a. - Powers and duties.
Section 19a-4. (Formerly Sec. 19-2a). - Commissioner to organize department and adopt regulations.
Section 19a-4i. - Office of Injury Prevention.
Section 19a-4j. - Office of Health Equity.
Section 19a-4k. - Advisory Commission on Multicultural Health.
Section 19a-4l. - Office of Oral Public Health.
Section 19a-5. (Formerly Sec. 19-4). - Powers and duties of commissioner.
Section 19a-6d. - Tobacco abuse reduction and health plan.
Section 19a-6e. - Traumatic brain injury patient registry.
Section 19a-6f. - Listing of certified medical assistants.
Section 19a-6i. - School-based health center advisory committee. Members. Duties. Report.
Section 19a-6o. - Palliative Care Advisory Council. Duties. Members. Report.
Section 19a-6p. - School-based health centers. Hours. Services. Reimbursement for services.
Section 19a-6q. - Chronic disease plan.
Section 19a-6s. - Provision of vaccines by clinical medical assistants under supervision.
Section 19a-6t. - Connecticut Rare Disease Advisory Council. Duties. Members. Report.
Section 19a-6u. - School-based health center expansion grant program.
Section 19a-7b. - Health Care Access Commission.
Section 19a-7c. - Subsidized nongroup health insurance product for pregnant women.
Section 19a-7d. - Primary care direct services program.
Section 19a-7e. - Health care for uninsured pregnant women demonstration project.
Section 19a-7g. - Childhood Immunization Advisory Council.
Section 19a-7h. - Immunization information system. Regulations.
Section 19a-7i. - Extension of coverage under the maternal and child health block grant.
Section 19a-7k. - Preventive dental care pilot program.
Section 19a-7o. - Hepatitis C and HIV-related testing.
Section 19a-7p. - Public health fee. Annual reporting requirement. Appeal. Penalties. Overpayment.
Section 19a-7s. - Evaluation of data re exemptions from immunization requirements. Report.
Section 19a-7u. - Pilot program to expand behavioral health care. Grants.
Section 19a-12c. - Professional assistance program account.
Section 19a-13. (Formerly Sec. 19-4n). - Regulated professions; definitions.
Section 19a-14. (Formerly Sec. 19-4o). - Powers of department concerning regulated professions.
Section 19a-14a. - Professional licenses. Investigations and disciplinary action.
Section 19a-14b. - Radon mitigators, diagnosticians and testing companies. Regulations.
Section 19a-14c. - Provision of outpatient mental health treatment to minors.
Section 19a-16e. - Scope of practice review committees. Membership. Duties.
Section 19a-16f. - Report to General Assembly on scope of practice review processes.
Section 19a-17. (Formerly Sec. 19-4s). - Disciplinary action by department, boards and commissions.
Section 19a-17a. - Review of medical malpractice awards and certain settlements.
Section 19a-17m. - Malpractice insurance purchase program.
Section 19a-17n. - Malpractice insurance purchase program. Regulations. Limitations.
Section 19a-18. (Formerly Sec. 19-4t). - Meaning of term “licensed” for insurance purposes.
Section 19a-19. (Formerly Sec. 19-4u). - Regulation of business practices.
Section 19a-21. (Formerly Sec. 19-4w). - Disposition of licensing fees.
Section 19a-22. (Formerly Sec. 19-4x). - Actions by department, boards and commissions; appeals.
Section 19a-23. (Formerly Sec. 19-4y). - Boards and commissions; records.
Section 19a-25a. - Regulations re electronic signatures for medical records.
Section 19a-25b. - Electronic prescribing systems authorized.
Section 19a-25c. - Medical records systems: Electronic and paper formats authorized.
Section 19a-25e. - Connecticut Health Information Network plan.
Section 19a-27. (Formerly Sec. 19-7a). - Test for rubella immunity. Regulations.
Section 19a-28. (Formerly Sec. 19-8). - Toxicology laboratory.
Section 19a-29. (Formerly Sec. 19-9). - Special laboratories.
Section 19a-29a. - Environmental laboratories.
Section 19a-31a. - Microbiological and biomedical biosafety laboratories.
Section 19a-32. (Formerly Sec. 19-10). - Department authorized to receive gifts.
Section 19a-32a. - AIDS research education account. Regulations.
Section 19a-32b. - Breast cancer research and education account.
Section 19a-32n. - Information and education re umbilical cord blood collection programs.
Section 19a-32o. - Short title: Connecticut Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Program Act.
Section 19a-32p. - Legislative findings and declaration of policy.
Section 19a-32q. - Connecticut Umbilical Cord Blood Collection Board. Membership. Meetings.
Section 19a-32r. - Board to establish and administer umbilical cord blood collection program.
Section 19a-32t. - Umbilical cord blood collection account.
Section 19a-32u. - Copies of independent audits to be submitted to General Assembly.
Section 19a-32v. - Reports to Governor and General Assembly.
Section 19a-33. (Formerly Sec. 19-10a). - Regulation of traffic at department facilities.
Section 19a-36a. - Regulations concerning food operators.
Section 19a-36g. - Food code. Definitions.
Section 19a-36j. - Food inspectors. Certification. Inspections.
Section 19a-36k. - Food-borne illness or outbreak. Investigation.
Section 19a-36l. - Inspection violations. Appeal process.
Section 19a-37h. - Water companies to provide multilingual tier 1 notices.
Section 19a-38. (Formerly Sec. 19-13b). - Water company to add fluoride to water supply.
Section 19a-39. (Formerly Sec. 19-13c). - Protection of wells.
Section 19a-40. (Formerly Sec. 19-14). - Supervision of vital statistics.
Section 19a-41. (Formerly Sec. 19-15). - Compilation of vital records and statistics. Regulations.
Section 19a-42. (Formerly Sec. 19-15a). - Amendment of vital records.
Section 19a-43. (Formerly Sec. 19-15b). - Reproduction of vital records.
Section 19a-44. (Formerly Sec. 19-15c). - Matching of birth and death certificates.
Section 19a-45b. - Medical home pilot program.
Section 19a-45c. - Evaluation and report required re medical home pilot program.
Section 19a-46. (Formerly Sec. 19-17). - Expert examinations and inspections.
Section 19a-48. (Formerly Sec. 19-19). - Care for children with cerebral palsy.
Section 19a-49. (Formerly Sec. 19-19a). - Services for persons with cystic fibrosis.
Section 19a-51. (Formerly Sec. 19-20a). - Pediatric Cardiac Patient Care Fund.
Section 19a-54. (Formerly Sec. 19-21a). - Registration of children with special health care needs.
Section 19a-54a. - Registry of data on infants exposed to AIDS medication.
Section 19a-55a. - Newborn screening account.
Section 19a-55b. - Information on newborn infant safe sleep practices.
Section 19a-56. (Formerly Sec. 19-21c). - Program for prevention of erythroblastosis.
Section 19a-57. (Formerly Sec. 19-21d). - Loans for purchase of hemodialysis treatment machines.
Section 19a-58. (Formerly Sec. 19-21e). - Pamphlet concerning hearing impairments in infants.
Section 19a-59. - Program to identify infants who are hard of hearing.
Section 19a-59b. - Maternal and child health protection program.
Section 19a-59e. - Media campaign for the reduction of adolescent pregnancies.
Section 19a-59h. - Maternal mortality review program. Confidentiality of information.
Section 19a-59i. - Maternal mortality review committee.
Section 19a-60. (Formerly Sec. 19-22). - Dental services for children.
Section 19a-60a. - Dental services for children of low-income families.
Section 19a-61. (Formerly Sec. 19-22b). - Services for children suffering from diabetes.
Section 19a-62. (Formerly Sec. 19-22c). - Services for children suffering from cancer.
Section 19a-69. (Formerly Sec. 19-27). - Distribution of biologic products.
Section 19a-70. (Formerly Sec. 19-28). - Priority of distribution in emergency.
Section 19a-71. (Formerly Sec. 19-29). - Observation and treatment of certain typhoid germ carriers.
Section 19a-72a. - State-wide stroke registry.
Section 19a-73a. - Establishment of comprehensive cancer plan for state.
Section 19a-73b. - Funding sources for comprehensive cancer program.
Section 19a-74. (Formerly Sec. 19-30). - Cancer.
Section 19a-75. (Formerly Sec. 19-30b). - State aid for health career educational programs.
Section 19a-77. - “Child care services” defined. Exclusions. Additional license.
Section 19a-77a. - Child day care services in retail stores.
Section 19a-79. (Formerly Sec. 19-43d). - Regulations. Exemptions. Waivers.
Section 19a-79a. - Pesticide applications at child care facilities.
Section 19a-80g. - Child care center waiting list fees and deposits.
Section 19a-80h. - Enrollment of certain children in preschool programs.
Section 19a-81. (Formerly Sec. 19-43f). - Hearing on denial of license.
Section 19a-83. (Formerly Sec. 19-43h). - Reports of licensees.
Section 19a-85. (Formerly Sec. 19-43j). - Appeal.
Section 19a-86. (Formerly Sec. 19-43k). - Injunction against illegal operation.
Section 19a-86a. - Accepting voluntary surrender of license as resolution of disciplinary action.
Section 19a-86b. - Validity of license during investigation or disciplinary action.
Section 19a-86c. - Failure to provide written notice of proposed closure. Penalty.
Section 19a-87g. - Notification of emergency situations to licensees of day care centers.
Section 19a-88a. - Regulations concerning retired nurses.
Section 19a-88c. - Regulations re retired dentists.
Section 19a-89. (Formerly Sec. 19-46). - Change of office or residence address.
Section 19a-89a. - Database on nursing personnel.
Section 19a-89b. - Fees for pool design guidelines and food compliance guide.
Section 19a-89c. - Auricular acupuncture pilot program.
Section 19a-89d. - Nurse staffing and patient care data.
Section 19a-89e. - Development of prospective nurse staffing plan by hospitals. Report.
Section 19a-90. (Formerly Sec. 19-47). - Blood testing of pregnant women for syphilis and HIV.
Section 19a-92a. - Regulation of persons engaged in tattooing. Penalty.
Section 19a-92g. - Body piercing.
Section 19a-102. (Formerly Sec. 19-59a). - Regulation of sale of turtles.
Section 19a-102a. - Regulation of sale of turtles.
Section 19a-102b. - Importation of turtles.
Section 19a-103. (Formerly Sec. 19-60). - Control of communicable diseases in institutions.
Section 19a-104. (Formerly Sec. 19-61). - Sale of rags to be used as wiping cloths; cleaning.
Section 19a-105. (Formerly Sec. 19-62). - Public toilets.
Section 19a-106. (Formerly Sec. 19-62a). - “Restroom” defined.
Section 19a-106a. - Customer access to employee restrooms in retail establishments.
Section 19a-107. (Formerly Sec. 19-63). - Towels in hotels and public lavatories.
Section 19a-108. (Formerly Sec. 19-64). - Common drinking cups.
Section 19a-110a. - Regional lead poisoning treatment centers.
Section 19a-111a. - Lead poisoning prevention program. Lead state agency.
Section 19a-111c. - Abatement of lead in dwellings. List of encapsulant products. Regulations.
Section 19a-111d. - Regulations.
Section 19a-111e. - Federal funds for lead poisoning prevention programs.
Section 19a-111g. - Pediatric lead testing and risk assessment. Exemption.
Section 19a-111h. - Review of lead poisoning data. Regulations.
Section 19a-111i. - Report re lead poisoning prevention efforts.
Section 19a-111k. - Applicability of OSHA standards to abatement and remediation of lead hazards.
Section 19a-111l. - Guidelines on mold abatement protocols.
Section 19a-112b. - Services to victims of sexual acts.
Section 19a-112c. - Educational materials for sexual assault victims.
Section 19a-112d. - Sexual assault victims account.
Section 19a-112g. - Sexual assault forensic examiners. Responsibilities.
Section 19a-112h. - Financial assistance for victims of sexual assault.
Section 19a-112i. - Community gun violence intervention and prevention program.
Section 19a-113a. - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification of lifeguards.
Section 19a-115. (Formerly Sec. 19-66f). - Regulation of medical test units.
Section 19a-116. (Formerly Sec. 19-66g). - Regulation of facilities which offer abortion services.
Section 19a-121. - HIV and AIDS: Grant program.
Section 19a-121a. - AIDS: Funding to local health departments.
Section 19a-121b. - Regulations.
Section 19a-121c. - HIV and AIDS: Public information program.
Section 19a-121d. - Grants for mass mailing of report on AIDS.
Section 19a-122. - Hospice care for the homeless.
Section 19a-122a. - Hospice care for the homeless. Termination of pilot program.
Section 19a-123. - Nursing pool: Definition.
Section 19a-123b. - Nursing pool: Written agreement with health care institution.
Section 19a-123c. - Regulation of rates charged by nursing pools.
Section 19a-123d. - Aggrievement. Penalties.
Section 19a-124. - Syringe services programs.
Section 19a-124a. - Donation of vans to entities operating needle exchange programs.
Section 19a-125. - Adolescent Health Council.
Section 19a-127l. - Quality of care program. Quality of Care Advisory Committee.
Section 19a-127o. - Patient safety organizations.
Section 19a-127p. - Requirement for hospitals to contract with patient safety organization.
Section 19a-131. - Public health emergency response authority. Definitions.
Section 19a-131a. - Declaration of public health emergency by Governor.
Section 19a-131b. - Orders of quarantine or isolation. Appeal of order. Hearing.
Section 19a-131c. - Enforcement of order of quarantine or isolation.
Section 19a-131d. - Entry into quarantine or isolation premises.
Section 19a-131e. - Orders of vaccination. Appeal of order. Hearing.
Section 19a-131f. - Authorization to administer vaccinations.
Section 19a-131g. - Public Health Preparedness Advisory Committee.
Section 19a-131h. - Registration of deaths.
Section 19a-131i. - Immunity from personal liability.
Section 19a-131k. - Mandatory distribution of potassium iodide.
Section 19a-133. - Declaration of racism as a public health crisis.
Section 19a-133a. - Commission on Racial Equity in Public Health. Membership. Powers and duties.
Section 19a-133d. - Educational materials re pulse oximeters.