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Department of Consumer Protection seeks resources for prescription drug importation, homemaker oversight and junk‑fee enforcement; cannabis staff moving to the
Summary
DCP briefed the committee on multiple policy and budget items: a new Canadian prescription‑drug importation program (start‑up consultant funding), oversight expansion for homemaker/companion agencies, enforcement of the Connecticut Junk Fee Prevention Act, and a proposed internal move of cannabis‑funded positions into the general fund.
The Department of Consumer Protection told the Appropriations Regulation and Protection Subcommittee on Feb. 14 that Governor Lamont’s proposed budget would fund several new programs and staffing changes across the agency.
Deputy Commissioner Maureen Magnan said the governor’s budget includes startup funding to develop a prescription drug importation program that would allow the state to pursue lower‑cost prescriptions from Canada; the proposal includes $100,000 for a first‑year consultant to lay the program groundwork. “The governor’s proposed budget does provide DCP with the resources necessary to continue our work,” Magnan said.
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