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Senate passes bill requiring long‑term care nondiscrimination notices and training after heated debate over enforcement
Summary
The Senate on May 22 passed House Bill 6913, which requires long‑term care facilities to post nondiscrimination notices, provide DPH‑developed cultural‑competency training and route complaints through the long‑term care ombudsman; senators debated enforcement and whether CHRO or the Department of Public Health should have disciplinary authority.
The Connecticut Senate passed House Bill 6913, an act aimed at strengthening protections for residents of long‑term care and assisted‑living facilities from discrimination. The bill requires facilities to post a prominent nondiscrimination notice, direct residents on how to file complaints with the long‑term care ombudsman, and mandates cultural‑competency training for staff who work directly with residents. The Department of Public Health (DPH) would develop the training and the ombudsman would handle initial intake of complaints.
Floor debate was lengthy and sharp. Opponents, led by Senator…
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