Connecticut General Statutes 19a-517 – Unacceptable conduct. Notice. Hearing. Revocation or suspension of license. Appeal
(a) The Department of Public Health shall have jurisdiction to hear all charges of unacceptable conduct brought against any person licensed to practice as a nursing home administrator and, after holding a hearing, written notice of which shall be given to such person, said department, if it finds that any grounds for action by the department enumerated in subsection (b) of this section exist, may take any of the actions set forth in § 19a-17. Such notice shall be given, and such hearing conducted, as provided in the regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Public Health. Any person aggrieved by the finding of the department may appeal therefrom in accordance with the provisions of § 4-183, and such appeal shall have precedence over nonprivileged cases in respect to order of trial.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 19a-517
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Public Health or the commissioner's designee. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-490
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or association. See Connecticut General Statutes 19a-490
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
(b) The department may take action under § 19a-17 for any of the following reasons: (1) The license holder has employed or knowingly cooperated in fraud or material deception in order to obtain his license or has engaged in fraud or material deception in the course of professional services or activities; (2) the license holder is suffering from physical or mental illness, emotional disorder or loss of motor skill, including but not limited to, deterioration through the aging process, or is suffering from the abuse or excessive use of drugs, including alcohol, narcotics or chemicals; (3) illegal, incompetent or negligent conduct in his practice; (4) violation of any provision of state or federal law governing the license holder’s practices within a nursing home; or (5) violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted hereunder. The Commissioner of Public Health may order a license holder to submit to a reasonable physical or mental examination if his physical or mental capacity to practice safely is being investigated. Said commissioner may petition the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford to enforce such order or any action taken pursuant to § 19a-17.