Connecticut HB 5299: AN ACT ALLOWING TRAINED ASSISTED LIVING AIDES TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION TO ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTS.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5299
February Session, 2026

AN ACT ALLOWING TRAINED ASSISTED LIVING AIDES TO
ADMINISTER MEDICATION TO ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2026) (a) As used in this section: 1
(1) "Administration" means the direct application or provision of a 2
medication by means other than injection to the body of a person; 3
(2) "Trained assisted living aide" means an assisted living aide who 4
(A) is employed by an assisted living services agency, and (B) has 5
successfully completed training for the administration of medication 6
pursuant to regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of this 7
section; 8
(3) "Assisted living services agency" has the same meaning as 9
provided in section 19a-490 of the general statutes; 10
(4) "Medication" means any medicinal preparation and includes any 11
controlled substances specifically designated in the regulations adopted 12
pursuant to subsection (d) of this section; and 13
(5) "Registered nurse" means a registered nurse licensed pursuant to 14
chapter 378 of the general statutes who (A) is employed by an assisted 15
living services agency, and (B) is authorized by such assisted living 16

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services agency to delegate to a trained assisted living aide employed 17
by such agency the administration of medication to persons receiving 18
services from such assisted living services agency. 19
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 378 of the general 20
statutes, a registered nurse may delegate to a trained assisted living aide 21
the administration of medication to persons receiving services from 22
such assisted living services agency. 23
(c) A registered nurse who, in good faith, delegates to a trained 24
assisted living aide the administration of medication pursuant to the 25
provisions of this section shall be immune from civil liability for any 26
personal injury or financial loss resulting from the acts or omissions of 27
such aide in the performance of such administration of medication. Such 28
immunity shall not apply to any acts or omissions of the registered nurse 29
that are found to constitute gross negligence or wilful or wanton 30
misconduct. No registered nurse shall be subject to disciplinary action 31
by the State Board of Examiners for Nursing solely for the act of 32
delegating the administration of medication in accordance with the 33
regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. 34
(d) The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in 35
accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, to carry out the 36
provisions of this section. 37
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:

Section 1 October 1, 2026 New section

Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
In Subsec. (a)(1), "or provision" was added; the definitions of "assisted
living aide" in Subdiv. (2) and "trained assisted living aide" in Subdiv.
(6) were consolidated in Subdiv. (2); Subdiv. (6) was deleted; and related
technical changes were made for clarity.

AGE Joint Favorable Subst.