Bill Text: CT SB00766 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting The Use Of Patient Information By Nursing Homes For Purposes Unrelated To Patient Care.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-27 - Public Hearing 03/04 [SB00766 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00766-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 766
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 1156
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
SEN. KELLY, 21st Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF PATIENT INFORMATION BY NURSING HOMES FOR PURPOSES UNRELATED TO PATIENT CARE.

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

That chapter 369v of the general statutes be amended to prohibit an owner or employee of a nursing home from using patient information for purposes unrelated to the care of a patient of such nursing home.

Statement of Purpose:

To prevent abuses by nursing home owners and employees in using patient information for purposes unrelated to the care of the patient.