Connecticut § 19a-540 (Formerly Sec. 19-620). Posting of citations. Monthly report by Department of Public Health.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 19a-540 — (Formerly Sec. 19-620). Posting of citations. Monthly report by Department of Public Health.

Connecticut § 19a-540

Title 19aPublic Health and Well-Being

Ch. 368vHealth Care Institutions

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-540 (2026).

Text

(a)Each class A or class B citation shall be prominently posted in the nursing home cited in the manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Health so as to be visible to any patient, including those in wheelchairs, and to any employee or visitor of the nursing home until the violation has been corrected to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Public Health or the citation has been vacated.

(b)The Department of Public Health shall prepare and keep on file a monthly report listing all class A, B and C citations issued, all civil penalties which have been filed as provided in section 19a-526 or paid before such filing and all violations which have been corrected during the previous month. The listing shall include the following:

(1)The name and address of the nursing home;

(2)the

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(a) Each class A or class B citation shall be prominently posted in the nursing home cited in the manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Public Health so as to be visible to any patient, including those in wheelchairs, and to any employee or visitor of the nursing home until the violation has been corrected to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Public Health or the citation has been vacated. (b) The Department of Public Health shall prepare and keep on file a monthly report listing all class A, B and C citations issued, all civil penalties which have been filed as provided in section 19a-526 or paid before such filing and all violations which have been corrected during the previous month. The listing shall include the following: (1) The name and address of the nursing home; (2) the class of the violation and the civil penalty, if any, imposed; and (3) a description of the violation. See Secs. 19a-524 to 19a-529, inclusive, re procedures for issuing and contesting citations.

Legislative History

(P.A. 76-331, S. 6, 16; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.) History: P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner and department of health with commissioner and department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-620 transferred to Sec. 19a-540 in 1983; 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.