Bill Text: CT HB05383 | 2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Screening Protocols For Urinary Tract Infections.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-28 - Public Hearing 03/05 [HB05383 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2014-HB05383-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 5383
February Session, 2014		LCO No. 1671
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
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AN ACT CONCERNING SCREENING PROTOCOLS FOR URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS.

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

Section 1. (Effective October 1, 2014) Not later than October 1, 2014, the Commissioner of Public Health shall (1) establish protocols to be implemented by each nursing home, as defined in section 19a-490 of the general statutes, to detect the presence of urinary tract infections in its residents, and (2) post notice of such protocols on its Internet web site.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	October 1, 2014	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To require the Department of Public Health to establish protocols to detect the presence of urinary tract infections in nursing home residents.

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