§ 19a-118a — Temporary nursing services agencies. Written agreement requirement. Discipline. Exemption from written agreement requirement.

Connecticut § 19a-118a

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 19a: Public Health and Well-Being
• Ch. 368a: Department of Public Health

Text

(a) A temporary nursing services agency shall enter into a written agreement with each health care facility to which the agency assigns its nursing personnel. Any such agreement entered into, amended or renewed on and after July 1, 2022, shall contain an assurance that assigned nursing personnel have appropriate credentials. Such agreement shall be on file at such temporary nursing services agency and such health care facility not later than fourteen days from the date of assignment of nursing personnel by such agency to the health care facility. (b) Any health care facility that fails to have the written agreement described in subsection (a) of this section on file may be subject to disciplinary action in accordance with the provisions of chapter 368v and any applicable licensing regulations. (c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) of this section, no health care facility or subsidiary thereof that supplies temporary nursing services only to its own facility and does not charge a fee to such facility shall be subject to the provisions of this section.

Legislative History

(P.A. 22-57, S. 2.) History: P.A. 22-57 effective July 1, 2022.