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HB 477: Certification of Individuals who Provide Child and Adult Protective Services

GENERAL BILL by Caruso ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Benjamin

Certification of Individuals who Provide Child and Adult Protective Services; Requires DCF to approve third-party credentialing entities to certify persons who serve central abuse hotline & provide adult protective services; requires DCF to approve entities that meet certain requirements; requires certain personnel to be certified by specified date; provides review & appeal process for certifications or sanctions that are imposed by third-party credentialing entity.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/3/2021 House • Filed
11/10/2021 House • Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 House • Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee