Sec. 19a-521. (Formerly Sec. 19-602). Nursing home facilities. Definitions.

As used in this section and sections 19a-522 to 19a-534a, inclusive, 19a-536 to 19a-539, inclusive, 19a-550 to 19a-554, inclusive, and 19a-562a, unless the context otherwise requires:

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

(2) “Department” means the Department of Public Health;

(3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health or the commissioner's designated representative; and

(4) “Residential care home” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490.

(P.A. 75-468, S. 1, 17; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 79-467, S. 1, 8; P.A. 80-437, S. 1; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 97-112, S. 2; P.A. 99-176, S. 18, 24; P.A. 06-195, S. 28; P.A. 09-108, S. 1; P.A. 13-208, S. 24; P.A. 16-66, S. 7.)

History: P.A. 77-614 replaced department and commissioner of health with department and commissioner of health services, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-467 removed Sec. 19-613 as section to which definitions apply; P.A. 80-437 added Secs. 19-623a and 19-623b as sections to which definitions apply; Sec. 19-602 transferred to Sec. 19a-521 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; P.A. 97-112 replaced “home for the aged” with “residential care home”; P.A. 99-176 deleted reference to Sec. 17b-406 and substituted “the commissioner’s” for “his”, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 06-195 replaced reference to Sec. 19a-534 with reference to Sec. 19a-534a; P.A. 09-108 added reference to Sec. 19a-562a, effective July 1, 2009; P.A. 13-208 designated existing provision defining “nursing home facility” as Subdiv. (1) and redefined said term, designated existing provision defining “department” as Subdiv. (2), designated existing provision defining “commissioner” as Subdiv. (3), added Subdiv. (4) re definition of “residential care home” and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 16-66 amended Subdivs. (1) and (4) by redefining “nursing home facility” and “residential care home”, respectively.

Notation

See Sec. 17a-405 et seq. re Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman and residents' advocates.

Cited. 214 C. 321.

Cited. 25 CA 177.