The Department of Public Health shall not adopt any regulation concerning business practices. Regulations directed at the business practices of persons licensed or otherwise regulated under the provisions of sections 19a-511 to 19a-520, inclusive, chapters 369 to 376, inclusive, 378 to 381, inclusive, 383 to 388, inclusive, 393a, 395, 398 and 399, may be adopted by the Department of Consumer Protection in accordance with chapter 54. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes to the contrary, all complaints concerning business practices shall be adjudicated by said department. As used in this section, the term “business practices” includes but is not limited to ownership of a regulated practice; number of offices or sites of a regulated practice; practice in an association, partnership, corporation or other lawful entity; practice with other health professionals in an association, partnership, corporation or other lawful entity; practice under the name of “clinic”, “center”, or other descriptive term; advertising related to a regulated practice; number of assistants, auxiliaries or other paraprofessionals employed by a regulated practitioner; and the hours or days a regulated practice is open for business.

(P.A. 80-484, S. 139, 176; P.A. 81-471, S. 2, 71; 81-473, S. 37, 43; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, S. 146(d); P.A. 04-169, S. 17; 04-189, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 81-471 inserted provision requiring that complaints concerning business practices be adjudicated by department of consumer protection as of July 1, 1981; P.A. 81-473 transferred authority to adopt regulations concerning business practices of physical therapists, sanitarians and subsurface sewage disposal system installers and cleaners from the department of health services to the department of consumer protection; Sec. 19-4u transferred to Sec. 19a-19 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; 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; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6 and P.A. 04-169 replaced Department of Consumer Protection with Department of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 04-189 repealed Sec. 146 of June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, thereby reversing the merger of the Departments of Agriculture and Consumer Protection, effective June 1, 2004.