(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Nursing home” has the same meaning as provided in section 12-263p;
(2) “Behavioral health facility” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490; and
(3) “Reportable event” means an event occurring at a nursing home or behavioral health facility that is deemed by the department to require the immediate notification of the department.
(b) The Department of Public Health shall develop a system for nursing homes or behavioral health facilities to electronically notify the department of a reportable event.
(c) Nursing homes and behavioral health facilities shall report reportable events to the department using the electronic reporting system developed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section.
(P.A. 18-168, S. 73; P.A. 19-118, S. 41.)
History: P.A. 18-168 effective July 1, 2018; P.A. 19-118 amended Subsec. (a) by adding new Subdiv. (2) defining “behavioral health facility” and redesignating existing Subdiv. (2) as Subdiv. (3) and amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) by deleting references to January 1, 2019, added references to behavioral health facilities and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2019.