2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 19a-6. (Formerly Sec. 19-4a). Commissioner to plan and administer programs for control and treatment of lung disease and chronic illness and for medical rehabilitation.

      Sec. 19a-6. (Formerly Sec. 19-4a). Commissioner to plan and administer programs for control and treatment of lung disease and chronic illness and for medical rehabilitation. (a) The commissioner shall be responsible for planning state-wide programs for the control and treatment of lung diseases; the treatment of persons affected with other chronic illness, and the medical rehabilitation of chronically ill, physically disabled and handicapped persons. The commissioner shall provide and maintain facilities and personnel for the diagnosis or detection and treatment of such diseases or enter into contracts for the provision of diagnostic and treatment programs for such diseases with persons or organizations capable in his judgment of providing such services.

      (b) The commissioner shall be responsible for the administration of the department's programs as they relate to lung disease, other chronic illness and medical rehabilitation. He shall be responsible for the administration and operation of the chronic disease hospitals of the Department of Public Health. As used in this chapter, "chronic illness" means conditions which require prolonged definitive hospital or restorative care as distinguished from diseases or conditions which may be properly cared for in convalescent, custodial or domiciliary facilities; "chronic disease hospital" means a hospital operated by the Department of Public Health; and "medical rehabilitation" means specific medical therapies directed toward the reduction of the effect of disability resulting from a chronic disease.

      (1959, P.A. 148, S. 11, 12; 1972, P.A. 113, S. 3; P.A. 76-139, S. 2; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 343, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)

      History: 1972 act replaced office of tuberculosis control, hospital care and rehabilitation with office of public health and replaced provisions re appointment and qualifications of deputy commissioner of the former office with statement of duties of deputy commissioner for public health; P.A. 76-139 replaced references to tuberculosis with more general phrase "lung disease", deleted provision specifically applicable to tuberculosis program with general statement of duty to maintain programs for lung diseases and removed provision excluding hospitals for the mentally retarded from consideration as "chronic disease hospitals"; P.A. 77-614 transferred responsibilities of office and deputy commissioner of public health and of council on tuberculosis control, hospital care and rehabilitation to commissioner and replaced commissioner and department of health with commissioner and department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-4a transferred to Sec. 19a-6 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department 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.

      See chapter 368g re lung disease, tuberculosis and other chronic illness.

      Annotation to former section 19-4a:

      Former statute cited. 138 C. 139.

      Annotation to present section:

      Cited. 33 CA 673, 692.