2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 54 - Criminal Procedure
Chapter 961 - Trial and Proceedings After Conviction
Section 54-102cc - Tuberculosis infection control committee.
(a) The Department of Correction shall establish a tuberculosis infection control committee. Said committee shall include, but not be limited to, the following members: (1) The Commissioner of Correction or said commissioner’s designee; (2) the medical director for the Department of Correction; and (3) a medical contractor or consultant currently executing any tuberculosis control contract with the Department of Correction. Said committee may consult with the Commissioner of Public Health or said commissioner’s designee.
(b) The committee established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall develop guidelines and protocols for the purpose of implementing section 54-102bb. Said guidelines shall include, but not be limited to, the following tuberculosis infection control activities: (1) Screening of inmates; (2) containment; and (3) assessment of guidelines implementation. Any guidelines established shall be consistent with the most recent recommendations from the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
(P.A. 02-63, S. 3; P.A. 03-278, S. 110.)
History: P.A. 03-278 made a technical change in Subsec. (a), effective July 9, 2003.
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