Connecticut SB 93: AN ACT CONCERNING MINOR CHANGES TO THE STATUTES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 93
February Session, 2026

AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RURAL HEALTH TRANSFORMATION
PROGRAM TO EXPAND HEALTH CARE ACCESS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 20-102aa of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2027): 2
As used in subsection (c) of section 19a-14 and sections 20-102aa to 3
20-102ff, inclusive, as amended by this act: 4
(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Public Health; 5
(2) ["nurse's aide"] "Nurse's aide" means [an individual providing] a 6
registered nurse's aide who provides nursing or nursing-related 7
services [to residents in a chronic and convalescent nursing home or rest 8
home with nursing supervision] pursuant to such nurse's aide's 9
employment or contract with an institution, as defined in section 19a-10
490, but does not include an individual who is a health professional 11
otherwise licensed or certified by the Department of Public Health, or 12
who volunteers to provide such services without monetary 13
compensation; 14
(3) ["registration"] "Registration" means a document issued by the 15
Department of Public Health to a nurse's aide which certifies that such 16
aide has satisfied the training and competency evaluation requirements 17

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prescribed by the commissioner; [and has been found qualified for 18
employment in a chronic and convalescent nursing home or rest home 19
with nursing supervision;] and 20
(4) ["registered nurse's aide"] "Registered nurse's aide" means an 21
individual who has been issued a registration as defined in this section. 22
Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 20-102cc of the general statutes is 23
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 24
1, 2027): 25
(a) The Department of Public Health shall receive, investigate and 26
prosecute complaints against individuals who are providing or have 27
provided services as a nurse's aide in [a chronic and convalescent 28
nursing home or rest home with nursing supervision] an institution, as 29
defined in section 19a-490. The grounds for complaint shall include 30
[resident abuse, resident neglect,] (1) illegal, incompetent or negligent 31
conduct in the provision of nursing or nursing-related services, (2) 32
abuse, as defined in 42 CFR 483.5, as amended from time to time, of a 33
resident, patient or client, (3) neglect, as defined in 42 CFR 483.5, as 34
amended from time to time, of a resident, patient or client, (4) 35
misappropriation of resident, patient or client property, and (5) fraud or 36
deceit in obtaining or attempting to obtain a registration as a nurse's 37
aide. A nurse's aide shall be given written notice by certified mail by the 38
commissioner of any complaint against him or her. The department may 39
summarily suspend a nurse's aide's ability to practice in advance of a 40
final adjudication on a complaint or during the appeals process in 41
accordance with subsection (c) of section 19a-17. A nurse's aide who 42
wishes to appeal a complaint against him or her shall, not later than 43
thirty days after the date of the mailing, file with the department a 44
request in writing for a hearing to contest the complaint. The 45
commissioner shall render a finding on such complaint, and, if a hearing 46
is requested, it shall be conducted pursuant to chapter 54. The 47
commissioner shall have the authority to take any action against a 48
nurse's aide set forth in section 19a-17, as amended by this act, and to 49
render a finding and enter such finding on the registry against an 50

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individual who is providing or has provided services as a nurse's aide, 51
[in a chronic and convalescent nursing home or rest home with nursing 52
supervision,] without regard to whether such individual is on the 53
registry or has obtained registration as a nurse's aide from the 54
department. 55
Sec. 3. Section 19a-17 of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes 56
is amended by adding subsection (i) as follows (Effective October 1, 2026): 57
(NEW) (i) Such board or commission or the department may take any 58
of the actions permitted under this section against a practitioner for 59
failure to fulfill any obligation resulting from the receipt of funds 60
provided by the department pursuant to the Rural Health 61
Transformation Program established pursuant to 42 USC 1397ee(h). 62
Sec. 4. Section 31-57e of the 2026 supplement to the general statutes 63
is amended by adding subsection (f) as follows (Effective from passage): 64
(NEW) (f) The provisions of this section shall not apply to the 65
provision of funds to a tribe pursuant to the Rural Health 66
Transformation Program established pursuant to 42 USC 1397ee(h). 67
Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 20-102ee of the general statutes is 68
repealed and the following is substit