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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-521 (2026)

(Formerly Sec. 19-602). Nursing home facilities. Definitions

✓ current as of May 2026
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As used in this section and sections 19a-522 to 19a-534a, inclusive, 19a-536 to 19a-539, inclusive, 19a-550 to 19a-554, inclusive, and 19a-562a, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Nursing home facility” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490;

(2) “Department” means the Department of Public Health;

(3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Public Health or the commissioner's designated representative; and

(4) “Residential care home” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490.

(P.A. 75-468, S. 1, 17; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 79-467, S. 1, 8; P.A. 80-437, S. 1; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 97-112, S. 2; P.A. 99-176, S. 18, 24; P.A. 06-195, S. 28; P.A. 09-108, S. 1; P.A. 13-208, S. 24; P.A. 16-66, S. 7.)

History: P.A. 77-614 replaced department and commissioner of health with department and commissioner of health services, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 79-467 removed Sec. 19-613 as section to which definitions apply; P.A. 80-437 added Secs. 19-623a and 19-623b as sections to which definitions apply; Sec. 19-602 transferred to Sec. 19a-521 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced department and commissioner of health services with department and 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; P.A. 97-112 replaced “home for the aged” with “residential care home”; P.A. 99-176 deleted reference to Sec. 17b-406 and substituted “the commissioner's” for “his”, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 06-195 replaced reference to Sec. 19a-534 with reference to Sec. 19a-534a; P.A. 09-108 added reference to Sec. 19a-562a, effective July 1, 2009; P.A. 13-208 designated existing provision defining “nursing home facility” as Subdiv. (1) and redefined said term, designated existing provision defining “department” as Subdiv. (2), designated existing provision defining “commissioner” as Subdiv. (3), added Subdiv. (4) re definition of “residential care home” and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2013; P.A. 16-66 amended Subdivs. (1) and (4) by redefining “nursing home facility” and “residential care home”, respectively.

See Sec. 17a-870 et seq. re Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman and residents' advocates.

Cited. 214 C. 321.

Cited. 25 CA 177.

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1990–2010 · leading case: Hartford/Windsor Healthcare Props., LLC v. City of Hartford, 3 A.3d 56 (Conn. 2010).
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Hartford/Windsor Healthcare Props., LLC v. City of Hartford, 3 A.3d 56 (Conn. 2010). · cites it 3× “which provides, in addition to personal care required in a residential care home, nursing supervision under a medical director twenty-four hours per day, or any chronic and convalescent nursing home which provides skilled nursing care under medical supervision and direction to…”
Oller v. Oller-Chiang, 646 A.2d 822 (Conn. 1994). · cites it 2× “For purposes of sections 45a-668 to 45a-684, inclusive, the following terms shall have the following meanings: “(a) ‘Plenary guardian of a mentally retarded person’ means a person, legally authorized state official, or private nonprofit corporation, except a hospital or nursing…”
Comm'n on Hospitals & Health Care v. Lakoff, 572 A.2d 316 (Conn. 1990). · cites it 2× “See General Statutes § 19a-490 (d) (definition of home health care agency); General Statutes § l9a-490 (e) (definition of homemaker-home health aide agency); General Statutes § 19a-521 (definition of nursing home facility).”
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