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CT nursing home oversight bill clears final hurdle
The legislation provides for more scrutiny of nursing home ownership, including private equity investment, and requires annual disclosures.
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CT bill expanding DCF oversight heads to governor’s desk
House Bill 5004 came in the wake of a slew of tragedies involving children who were under the watch of the agency.
CT child advocate: Letter to DCF ensured child death did not go ‘unnoticed’
The child advocate said she “could not allow” the child’s apparent suicide and DCF’s handling of the case to go “unnoticed.”
Child Advocate letter points to DCF failings as CT House approves new oversight
In a letter, Connecticut’s Office of the Child Advocate condemned the declining quality of casework at the child welfare agency.
CT House passes bill to protect people with disabilities from abuse, neglect
More training for DDS workers could be added after a report cited more than 4,000 allegations of abuse and neglect in 2024.
CT bill criminalizing female genital mutilation gets final passage
Lawmakers gave final passage to a bill that makes female genital mutilation a crime in CT, an action advocates for several years have sought.
CT homemaker companion training bill passes House
The bill would create new training requirements for homemaker companion workers, which operate with little oversight, CT Mirror has reported.
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