Text of CT SB 425 (2024)
An Act Prohibiting Discrimination By Health Care Providers In The Provision Of Health Care Services In The State.
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General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 425
February Session, 2024
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Referred to Committee on JUDICIARY
Introduced by:
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AN ACT PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION BY HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS IN THE PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN
THE STATE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2024) It shall be a discriminatory
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practice in violation of this section for any health care provider to refuse
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to provide health care services on account of a person's race, color,
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religious creed, sex, gender identity or expression, marital status, age,
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national origin, ancestry, intellectual disability, mental disability,
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learning disability, physical disability, including, but not limited to,
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blindness, status as a veteran or status as a victim of domestic violence.
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As used in this section, "health care provider" means any person,
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corporation, facility or institution licensed by this state to provide health
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care services, or an officer, employee or agent thereof acting in the
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course and scope of his employment.
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Sec. 2. Subdivision (8) of section 46a-51 of the 2024 supplement to the
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general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu
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thereof (Effective October 1, 2024):
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(8) "Discriminatory practice" means a violation of section 4a-60, 4a-
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60a, 4a-60g, 31-40y, subsection (b), (d), (e) or (f) of section 31-51i,
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subparagraph (C) of subdivision (15) of section 46a-54, subdivisions (16)
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and (17) of section 46a-54, section 46a-58, 46a-59, 46a-60, 46a-64, 46a-64c,
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46a-66 [,] or 46a-68, sections 46a-68c to 46a-68f, inclusive, [or] sections
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46a-70 to 46a-78, inclusive, subsection (a) of section 46a-80, [or] sections
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46a-81b to 46a-81o, inclusive, [and] sections 46a-80b to 46a-80e,
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inclusive, [and] sections 46a-80k to 46a-80m, inclusive, or section 1 of
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this act;
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This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1
October 1, 2024
New section
Sec. 2
October 1, 2024
46a-51(8)
Statement of Purpose:
To prohibit health care providers from discriminating against persons
in the provision of health care services in the state.
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