Connecticut § 19a-541 (Formerly Sec. 19-621a). Receivership of nursing home facilities and residential care homes: Definitions.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 19a-541 — (Formerly Sec. 19-621a). Receivership of nursing home facilities and residential care homes: Definitions.

Connecticut § 19a-541

Title 19aPublic Health and Well-Being

Ch. 368vHealth Care Institutions

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Bluebook

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-541 (2026).

Text

As used in this section and sections 19a-542 to 19a-549, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)“Nursing home facility” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490 ;

(2)“Emergency” means a situation, physical condition or one or more practices, methods or operations that presents imminent danger of death or serious physical or mental harm to residents of a nursing home facility;

(3)“Transfer trauma” means the medical and psychological reactions to physical transfer that increase the risk of death or grave illness, or both, in elderly persons;

(4)“Substantial violation” means a violation of law that presents a reasonable likelihood of serious physical or mental harm to residents of a nursing home facility or residential care home; and (5) “Residential care home” ha

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As used in this section and sections 19a-542 to 19a-549, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Nursing home facility” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490 ; (2) “Emergency” means a situation, physical condition or one or more practices, methods or operations that presents imminent danger of death or serious physical or mental harm to residents of a nursing home facility; (3) “Transfer trauma” means the medical and psychological reactions to physical transfer that increase the risk of death or grave illness, or both, in elderly persons; (4) “Substantial violation” means a violation of law that presents a reasonable likelihood of serious physical or mental harm to residents of a nursing home facility or residential care home; and (5) “Residential care home” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490 .

Legislative History

(P.A. 78-227, S. 1, 10; P.A. 89-350, S. 14; P.A. 01-195, S. 160, 181; P.A. 13-208, S. 46; P.A. 14-122, S. 120; P.A. 16-66, S. 6.) History: Sec. 19-621a transferred to Sec. 19a-541 in 1983; P.A. 89-350 deleted former Subsec. (e) which defined “habitual violation”; P.A. 01-195 made technical changes, effective July 11, 2001; P.A. 13-208 amended Subdiv. (4) by adding reference to residential care home and making a technical change and added Subdiv. (5) defining “residential care home”, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-122 made technical changes; P.A. 16-66 amended Subdivs. (1) and (5) by replacing “19a-521” with “19a-490”.