2016 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being
Chapter 368v - Health Care Institutions
Section 19a-541 - (Formerly Sec. 19-621a). Receivership of nursing home facilities and residential care homes: Definitions.
As used in this section and sections 19a-542 to 19a-549, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Nursing home facility” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490;
(2) “Emergency” means a situation, physical condition or one or more practices, methods or operations that presents imminent danger of death or serious physical or mental harm to residents of a nursing home facility;
(3) “Transfer trauma” means the medical and psychological reactions to physical transfer that increase the risk of death or grave illness, or both, in elderly persons;
(4) “Substantial violation” means a violation of law that presents a reasonable likelihood of serious physical or mental harm to residents of a nursing home facility or residential care home; and
(5) “Residential care home” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490.
(P.A. 78-227, S. 1, 10; P.A. 89-350, S. 14; P.A. 01-195, S. 160, 181; P.A. 13-208, S. 46; P.A. 14-122, S. 120; P.A. 16-66, S. 6.)
History: Sec. 19-621a transferred to Sec. 19a-541 in 1983; P.A. 89-350 deleted former Subsec. (e) which defined “habitual violation”; P.A. 01-195 made technical changes, effective July 11, 2001; P.A. 13-208 amended Subdiv. (4) by adding reference to residential care home and making a technical change and added Subdiv. (5) defining “residential care home”, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 14-122 made technical changes; P.A. 16-66 amended Subdivs. (1) and (5) by replacing “19a-521” with “19a-490”.
