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House passes amended bill requiring training and nondiscrimination protections for long‑term care residents
Summary
After hours of debate, the Connecticut House adopted an amended bill that mandates cultural‑competency training, recordkeeping, signage and nondiscrimination protections for residents of DPH‑regulated long‑term care facilities; supporters framed it as dignity and privacy protections, opponents raised safety, privacy and religious‑liberty concerns.
The Connecticut House of Representatives passed an amended version of House Bill 6913 on a 124–19 roll call after extensive floor debate over the measure’s scope and wording.
Representative Shannon, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure updates long‑term care rules to ensure that residents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or living with HIV “are treated with respect and have the dignity they deserve,” and to add cultural‑competency training for facility staff and clearer complaint and posting procedures. “We want to make sure that staff have the proper education and the proper training so that when patients come in ... they are safe and respected in these facilities,” Shannon said.
Opponents argued the text as drafted risks unintended consequences for other residents. Representative Mastro Francesco, a frequent critic on the floor, characterized the measure as…
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