Sec. 19a-519. (Formerly Sec. 19-600). Regulations. Programs of instruction and training. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 19a-519. (Formerly Sec. 19-600). Regulations. Programs of instruction and training. (a) The Commissioner of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, with respect to standards for: (1) Approval of institutions of higher education, (2) course or degree requirements, or both, for licensing and renewal of licenses, which requirements shall include, but not be limited to, nursing home administration, management behavior, financial management, business administration, psychosocial behavior and gerontology, (3) the residency training program and (4) reinstatement of individuals who fail to renew their licenses upon expiration, as provided in section 19a-515, to carry out the provisions of sections 19a-511 to 19a-520, inclusive.

      (b) The Commissioner of Public Health may make provision for one or more programs of instruction and training sufficient to meet the requirements of sections 19a-511 to 19a-520, inclusive, considering the accessibility of such programs to residents of this state, if he finds there are not a sufficient number of approved courses conducted in this state.

      (1969, P.A. 754, S. 7; P.A. 77-287, S. 4; P.A. 82-472, S. 72, 183; P.A. 83-263, S. 2, 4; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)

      History: Sec. 19-42j transferred to Sec. 19-600 in 1977; P.A. 77-287 made previous provisions Subsec. (b) and added Subsec. (a) re regulation power; P.A. 82-472 replaced references to licensing board with references to health services commissioner; Sec. 19-600 transferred to Sec. 19a-519 in 1983; P.A. 83-263 amended Subsec. (a) to add business administration to course or degree requirements; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner 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.