Sec. 10a-132. (Formerly Sec. 10-141k). The University of Connecticut Health Center to include Poison Information Center. Hospitals to report treatments of accidental poisonings.
Sec. 10a-132. (Formerly Sec. 10-141k). The University of Connecticut Health
Center to include Poison Information Center. Hospitals to report treatments of
accidental poisonings. (a) The University of Connecticut Health Center, at Farmington,
shall include a Poison Information Center for the collection, exchange and dissemination
of information needed to minimize damage from potentially toxic substances. Said Poison Information Center shall: (1) Establish and maintain a file on the general composition
of substances which, if ingested, inhaled or applied topically to any part of the body,
would cause concern for possible toxic reactions; (2) establish and maintain a file on
potentially toxic substances, including physiological effects of the toxic substance, the
symptoms and signs of toxic reactions and specific antidotes, if any; (3) establish and
maintain a file or library of reference material on toxicology; (4) operate twenty-four
hours each day, every day of the year to provide such information upon request; and
(5) disseminate information contained in subdivisions (1) and (2) to hospitals in the state
which establish regional information centers through duplicate index sets and periodic
bulletins. Information in the indexes and reference material shall be provided on request
according to policy established by said Poison Information Center and, if the requested
information is not available in said center or in regional centers, appropriate steps shall
be taken by said center to locate the information desired. Said Poison Information Center
shall utilize its resources and information to reduce the incidence of accidental poisonings in the state. Said Poison Information Center may develop forms and methods for
collecting additional information and require such reports as may be necessary for the
discharge of the responsibilities of said center.
(b) Each hospital in the state shall report to the Poison Information Center each
incident of accidental poisoning treated by such hospital. Said reports shall be submitted
to the center not later than sixty days from the date of treatment on forms prescribed
and provided by the Commissioner of Public Health and shall contain such information
as the center requires.
(1957, P.A. 583, S. 1, 2; P.A. 76-376, S. 1, 3; P.A. 84-336, S. 4; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: P.A. 76-376 deleted provisions giving health department and commissioner responsibilities for poison information center and required year-round, twenty-four-hour operation; Sec. 19-23 was transferred to Sec. 10-141k in 1977; Sec.
10-141k transferred to Sec. 10a-132 in 1983 pursuant to reorganization of higher education system; P.A. 84-336 added
Subsec. (b) requiring a hospital to report each incident of accidental poisoning treated by it to the poison information
center; P.A. 93-381 replaced commissioner of health services with commissioner of public health and addiction services,
effective July 1, 1993 (Revisor's note: In codifying public act 93-381, the words "The health center of The University of
Connecticut" in Subsec. (a) were changed editorially by the Revisors to "The University of Connecticut Health Center"
for consistency with other statutory references and in 1995 the Revisors editorially substituted the numeric indicators (1),
(2), (3) (4) and (5) for (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) in Subsec. (a) for consistency with statutory usage); P.A. 95-257 replaced
Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public
Health, effective July 1, 1995.
See chapter 187c (Secs. 10a-250-10a-263, inclusive,) re John Dempsey Hospital Finance Corporation, generally.