Connecticut General Statutes/Title 19a/Chapter 368a/Section 19a-6q

CGS § 19a-6q. Chronic disease plan.

The Commissioner of Public Health, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health Strategy and local and regional health departments, shall, within available resources, develop a plan that is consistent with the Department of Public Health's Healthy Connecticut 2020 health improvement plan and the state healthcare innovation plan developed pursuant to the State Innovation Model Initiative by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Innovation Center. The Commissioner of Public Health shall develop and implement such plan to: (1) Reduce the incidence of tobacco use, high blood pressure, health care associated infections, asthma, unintended pregnancy and diabetes; (2) improve chronic disease care coordination in the state; and (3) reduce the incidence and effects of chronic disease and improve outcomes for conditions associated with chronic disease in the state. The Commissioner of Public Health shall post such plan on the Department of Public Health's Internet web site.

Short History

(P.A. 14-148, S. 1; P.A. 18-91, S. 61; P.A. 19-118, S. 21; P.A. 21-121, S. 34; P.A. 24-81, S. 185.)

Long History

History: P.A. 18-91 replaced references to Lieutenant Governor, or Lieutenant Governor's designee, with references to executive director of the Office of Health Strategy, effective May 14, 2018; P.A. 19-118 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by replacing provision re chronic disease with “tobacco use, high blood pressure, health care associated infections, asthma, unintended pregnancy and diabetes”, effective July 1, 2019; P.A. 21-121 deleted Subsec. (a) designator, added provision re commissioner to post plan on department's Internet web site and deleted former Subsec. (b) re biennial report, effective July 6, 2021; P.A. 24-81 replaced references to executive director of the Office of Health Strategy with references to Commissioner of Health Strategy and made a conforming change, effective May 30, 2024.

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