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SB 1451 Connecticut Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKING GROUP TO STUDY STAFF SAFETY ISSUES AFFECTING HOME HEALTH CARE AND HOME HEALTH AIDE AGENCIES.

SB 1451 requires home health care agencies, home health aide agencies, and hospice agencies (excluding those licensed as hospices) to collect specific safety information from clients during intake, including histories of violence, substance use, domestic abuse, psychiatric conditions, and location hazards like crime rates or weapons. Agencies must implement CDC/NIOSH-endorsed safety training for workers, provide annual training, conduct monthly safety assessments, and report workplace violence incidents within seven days to qualify for Medicaid rate enhancements. The law prohibits denying services based on collected safety information or client refusal to provide it. This applies to all covered agencies starting October 1, 2025.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareMandates safety protocols (training, assessments, reporting) for home health workers, protecting healthcare providers and improving workplace safety within healthcare services.85% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentBill mandates safety training, assessments, and reporting to protect home health workers from workplace violence, directly improving workplace safety standards.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2025 Last action Mar 27, 2025
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Raised Bill → PH Joint Favorable Substitute · 6 edits
MODERATE
This bill updates requirements for home health care agencies to collect more comprehensive client information during intake, including violent acts and sex offender registry data. It also adds new training and safety assessment requirements for staff, creates a reporting incentive program for workplace violence incidents, and modifies how agencies must report abuse incidents to the state.
Scope change
The bill maintains the same scope of applicability for home health care agencies, home health aide agencies, and hospice agencies, but expands the types of information agencies must collect and report.
REQUIREMENT

Added requirement for agencies to collect information about client's violent acts in judicial records and sex offender registry status during client intake.

Added requirement for agencies to adopt and implement CDC/OSHA-endorsed health and safety training curriculum for home care workers.

Added requirement for agencies to conduct monthly safety assessments with direct care staff at monthly staff meetings.

Modified abuse reporting requirements to include verbal abuse perceived as threats or danger, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and other abuse by clients or others against staff members.

FISCAL

Added provision for rate enhancements under medical assistance program for agencies that report workplace violence incidents within seven calendar days.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified eligibility for training curriculum compliance to apply only to agencies receiving medical assistance program reimbursement.

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Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
upper
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Health
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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