CGS § 19a-426. (Formerly Sec. 19-545). Inspection of facilities.

The office shall inspect or cause to be inspected the facilities to be operated by an applicant for an original license before the license shall be granted, and again (1) not later than seventy-two hours after the licensee commences operations, and (2) if the office approves a corrective action plan for the licensee, not later than seventy-two hours after such approval, and every week thereafter until the office has determined that such licensee is fully compliant with the provisions of such corrective action plan. The office shall annually thereafter inspect or cause to be inspected the facilities of all licensees. In conducting such inspections, the office shall give (A) priority to applicants for an original license and those licensees that operate a youth camp for a single week, provided an inspection of a single-week youth camp shall be conducted not later than forty-eight hours after the commencement of operations of such youth camp in a given year, and (B) less priority to those licensees (i) that have received national accreditation from the American Camp Association or under the Boy Scouts of America's National Camp Accreditation Program, or (ii) against which there were no complaints or violations filed during the previous five years. No annual inspection shall be required under this section in the case of facilities of a licensee located in any dormitory, classroom or other building or any athletic facility owned and maintained by any college or university, provided a timely safety inspection of such building or facility, satisfactory to the office, is conducted by or on behalf of such college or university.

Short History

(1969, P.A. 820, S. 7; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 01-94, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4, S. 36, 58; P.A. 14-39, S. 80; P.A. 24-49, S. 1.)

Long History

History: P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-545 transferred to Sec. 19a-426 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department 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. 01-94 added provisions re college or university buildings or facilities; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4 changed effective date of P.A. 01-94 from October 1, 2001, to June 6, 2001, effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 14-39 replaced “Department of Public Health” and “department” with “office”, effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 24-49 added Subdivs. (1) and (2) re not later than 72 hours after licensee commences operations or office approves a corrective action plan and added Subparas. (A) and (B) re priority for conducting inspections, effective July 1, 2024.