2009 Legislative Session

Bills

 

The Connecticut Nurses' Association is tracking over 80 bills this session. 
Below are a few of those bills and some that we have given testimony for. 

To view a bill, click on Bills above to connect to the state website and
place the number of the bill in the proper spot at the top of the page and hit go. 

To view our testimony on the bills below click on Testimony in the right hand column.

 

 File Bill No. Title Info.  Notes
SB 04 'AAC SHOLARSHIP FUNDING FOR NURSES PURSUING ADVANCED DEGREES' Died  
SB 07 AAC HEALTH INSURANCE FOR UNINSURED PERSONS' Pending
 
SB 11
'AAC THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM FOR NURSES PURSUING ADVANCED DEGREES IN ORDER TO TEACH NURSING AT STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Died
 
SB 47 'AAC HEALTH CARE PROVIDER CONTRACTS', Pending
PA-09-204
 
SB 92 'AAC A REDUCTION TO STATE LICENSING FEES FOR NURSES’ Died
No Hearing
SB 94 'AAC EXPANDED ACCESS TO THE STATE EMPLOYEES' HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN' Died
No Hearing
SB 229 'AAC LICENSURE OF FOREIGN NURSES'
Died
SB 234 'AAC FUNDING OF A SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTER AT EAST HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL' Died  
CB 243 AN ACT CONCERNING TRAINING IN PAIN MANAGEMENT Passed
PA 09-108
 
CB 257 AAC THE APPLICATION OF PESTICIDE AT DAY CARE FACILITIES Died Testimony: See SB 1020
SB 267 AAC PESTICIDE APPLICATION AT PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS Died
See SB 1020
SB 293 AAC STANDARDS FOR CONTRACTS BETWEEN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND INSURERS Died  
SB 298 AA ESTABLISHING HEALTH CARE PROVIDER CONTRACT STANDARDS. Died  
SB 304 AAC ACCESS TO SCHEDULE II AND III CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES Pending
To PH Comm.
 
SB 454 AAC NURSING HOME STAFFING LEVELS Pending Testimony
SB 550 AAC A WAIVER OF NURSING LICENSURE FEES FOR NURSES AGE SIXTY-FIVE OR OLDER WHO WORK LESS THAN FORTY HOURS PER WEEK Died  
SB 638 'AA REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR COLONOSCOPIES Pending  
SB 702 'AA REQUIRING THE PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE TO STUDY THE FEASIBILITY OF USING THE UNCOMPENSATED CARE POOL FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRIVATE NURSING HOMES'
Died  
SB
File
755 710
'AAC THE USE OF ASTHMATIC INHALERS AND EPINEPHRINE AUTO-INJECTORS WHILE AT SCHOOL' Passed
PA 09-155
 
SB
File
782
921 
AA PROMOTING THE USE OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. Pending  
SB 808 AA INCREASING FEES AND FINES Pending Testimony
SB 837 AAC VARIOUS FEES Died Testimony
SB 843 AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING SOCIAL SERVICES Pending  
SB 845 AAC OVERSIGHT OF NURSING HOMES Pending  
SB 847 AA IMPLEMENTING THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING PUBLIC HEALTH
Pending  
SB 876 'AAC LIABILITY OF NURSING HOME OWNERS FOR NEGLECT AND ABUSE OF NURSING HOME RESIDENTS AND CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECKS' Pending  
SB 919 'AA PHASING OUT THE USE OF POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS' Pending Testimony
  992 AAC LOWERING PHARMACEUTICAL COSTS. Pending  
SB 1020 AAC PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS AT CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS AND SCHOOLS. Passed
PA 09-56
Testimony
SB 1021 AAC NOTIFICATION AND REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINANTS IN DRINKING WATER. Passed
PA 09-30
 
Sub Lan 1050 AAC THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ACADEMIC DETAILING PROGRAM Pending
 
SB
File
1073
932
AA MAKING REVISIONS TO STATUTES CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES. Pending RE: special nurses’ license plates/CNF
SB
Sub Lang
1079 AAC THE CONNECTICUT HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK. Passed
PA 09-95
 
SB 1089 AAC AUTOMATIC EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS. Passed
PA 09-59
Many AED bills introduced & tracked (12,91,981,5029,5040,5063,5344,5289,5290,6008,6162).
SB 1091 AAC COMPLAINTS PENDING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AGAINST PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. Pending  
SB 1121 AAC MENTAL HEALTH PARITY AND THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CHARTER OAK HEALTH PLAN Pending Testmony
HB 5021 ‘AA EXPANDING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR OSTOMY-RELATED SUPPLIES’ Pending  
HB 5058 ‘AAC AUTHORIZATION OF A TREATMENT PLAN FOR A CHILD’S OUTPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC AND COUNSELING SERVICES’, Died  
HB 5059 ‘AAC THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF NURSING HOMES’
Died  
HB 5105 ‘AAC THE GUIDELINES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF STUDENTS WITH LIFE-THREATENING FOOD ALLERGIES’ Died 
 
HB 5132 AAC THE USE OF ASTHMATIC INHALERS BY STUDENTS’ Died  
HB 5165 ‘AAC THE ADDITION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PARENTING SKILLS TO THE HEALTH CURRICULUM’
Died  
HB 5173 ‘AA ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER CONTRACTS’ Died  
HB 5175 ‘AAC THE MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA’
Died  
HB 5193 ‘AAC SHARED DECISION MAKING BETWEEN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND PATIENTS’ 
Died  
HB 5195
‘AAC THE USE OF INTERRAI ASSESSMENT TOOLS TO PROMOTE LONG-TERM CARE PLANNING AND BETTER HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR OLDER INDIVIDUALS’
Died  
HB 5243 ‘AAC THE DEFINITION OF ADVANCED PRACTICE Died  
HB 5245 ‘AAC PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS PAID BY A STATE OR MUNICIPAL AGENCY Died  
HB 5255 AAC WATERSHED LANDS. Died Testimony
HB 5288        
‘AA REQUIRING LOCAL SCHOOL BOARDS TO ADOPT POLICIES ALLOWING STUDENTS TO CARRY AND SELF-ADMINISTER ASTHMA MEDICATIONS
Died  
HB 5291 'AAC DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH OVERSIGHT OVER GIFTS PROVIDED BY THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY TO HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS'. Died  
HB 5322 AAC HEALTHY TEENS Died  
HB 5406 AAC PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION REGARDING PHARMACY AND PHARMACIST PRESCRIPTION ERRORS Died  
HB 5433 AAC HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR STEPCHILDREN. Pending  
HB 5477 AA PHASING OUT THE USE OF POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHERS. Died  
HB 5499 AACT BANNING CERTAIN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS CONTAINING BISPHENOL-A.
Died See 6572
HB 5602 AA PROHIBITING HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS FROM DISPOSING MEDICATIONS INTO THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY Died Other safe med disposal bills - (5602, 5885, 6112, 6203) all died
HB 5613 AAC THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TASK FORCE THAT SHALL STUDY WAYS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF NURSING EDUCATORS IN THE STATE Died  
HB 5619 AAC RETURN OF UNUSED PRESCRIPTION DRUGS BY LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES Died
 
HB 5630 AAC THE ESTABLISHMENT OF LICENSURE FOR AN ADVANCED DENTAL HYGIENE PRACTITIONER. Died Testimony
HB 5813 AAC PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS AT DAY CARE FACILITIES AND SCHOOLS Died See 1020
HB 5822 AA ENCOURAGING THE REUSE AND RECYCLING OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG BOTTLES Died  
HB 5884 AAC RETURN OF UNUSED MEDICATIONS FROM HEALTH CARE FACILITIES Died  
HB
Sub Lang
5893 AA ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM OF VOLUNTEER HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS Pending  
HB 6045 'AAC REVISIONS TO PROFESSIONAL LICENSING FEES Died  
HB 6111 AAC CATEGORIZING AND REPLACING DANGEROUS CHEMICALS Died  
HB 6151 'AA ENHANCING THE UTILIZATION AND EFFECTIVENESS OF FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS LOCATED IN THIS STATE'
Died  
HB 6156 'AA AUTHORIZING THE MEDICAL USE OF MARIJUANA' Died
 
HB 6200 'AAC THE USE OF LONG-TERM ANTIBIOTICS FOR THE TREATMENT OF LYME DISEASE' Passed
PA 09-128
 
HB 6253 'AAC PRETRIAL SCREENING OF MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS' Died 
 
HB 6264 'AAC STATE-WIDE HEALTH CARE FACILITY PLANNING'
Pending  
HB 6301 AAC THE PRACTICE OF PHARMACY AND ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS Pending
To Governor
 
HB 6336 AAC NURSES PURSUING ADVANCED DEGREES Passed
PA 09-130
Testimony
HB 6361 AAC THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC EXAMINERS PROGRAM Pending  
HB
File
6496
928
AAC GREEN CLEANING PRODUCTS IN SCHOOLS Passed
PA 09-81
Testimony
HB 6568 AAC FOOD ALLERGIES IN SCHOOLS 
Pending  
HB
File
File
6572
165
812
AAC BANNING BISPHENOL-A IN CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS AND FOOD PRODUCTS AND PROHIBITING CERTAIN ALTERNATIVE SUBSTANCES.
Passed
PA 09-103
Testimony
HB 6582 AA ESTABLISHING THE CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE PARTNERSHIP Passed
PA 09-147
Testimony
HB 6597 AAC PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS AT CHILD DAY CARE FACILITIES. Died Testimony: See 1020
HB 6600 AAC THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SUSTINET PLAN Passed
PA 09-148
Testimony
HB 6674 AAC WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVED ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES Died Testimony
HB
Sub Lang
6675 AA INCREASING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE IN CONNECTICUT Pending Testimony
HB
File
6687\
982 
AAC MINOR REVISIONS TO THE EDUCUATION STATUES Died Testimony CNA & ASNC. Bill amended 5/27 – removed school nurse requirements.

                
                                                                                                                                                                                                             

 

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