(a) No telephone company, telecommunications company, certified telecommunications provider, community antenna television company, certified competitive video service provider or holder of a certificate of cable franchise authority, all as defined in § 16-1, shall charge an installation fee to a resident of a residential care home, nursing home or rest home, as defined in § 19a-490, when such resident moves from one room in such home to another room in such home. Any violation of this subsection shall not constitute an unfair or deceptive trade practice under § 42-110b.

Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 19a-509f

  • another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
  • rest home: means a community residence that furnishes, in single or multiple facilities, food and shelter to two or more persons unrelated to the proprietor and, in addition, provides services that meet a need beyond the basic provisions of food, shelter and laundry and may qualify as a setting that allows residents to receive home and community-based services funded by state and federal programs. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-490

(b) No owner or operator of a residential care home, nursing home or rest home, as defined in § 19a-490, shall charge any resident of such home a fee for the installation of telecommunication or community antenna television service, as defined in § 12-407, when such resident moves from one room in such home to another room in such home.

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