Bill Text: CT HB05939 | 2013 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An Act Concerning Complaints Pending In The Department Of Public Health Against Physicians And Other Health Care Providers.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-24 - Referred to Joint Committee on Judiciary [HB05939 Detail]
Download: Connecticut-2013-HB05939-Introduced.html
General Assembly |
Proposed Bill No. 5939 |
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January Session, 2013 |
LCO No. 1981 | ||||
Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY |
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Introduced by: |
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REP. DAVIS P., 117th Dist. SEN. SLOSSBERG, 14th Dist. |
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AN ACT CONCERNING COMPLAINTS PENDING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AGAINST PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 19a-14 of the general statutes be amended to require the Department of Public Health to provide a patient who has a petition pending against a health care provider, or the patient's representative, with: (1) Notice of their rights concerning investigation of the petition, (2) information, on a monthly basis, concerning the status of the review, inspection or investigation of the petition, (3) an opportunity to testify before the department prior to the dismissal of a petition and at any hearing held on the petition, and (4) notice of the results of the investigation.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide more transparency concerning complaints filed against physicians and other health care providers.