Connecticut General Statutes Title 19A. Public Health and Well-Being § 19a-535f. State-wide visitation policy for long-term care facilities. Requirements. Provisions for essential support persons

(1) Arrangements for visitation with a long-term care facility resident through various means, including, but not limited to, (A) outdoor visitation, (B) the use of technologies to facilitate virtual visitation, and (C) indoor visitation that is allowed whether or not the resident is nearing the end of his or her life, as determined by the resident's attending health care professionals;

(2) The needs of a long-term care facility resident for physical, emotional, psychological and socialization support based on the resident's person-centered plan of care;

(3) Safety protocols for all visitors to a long-term care facility, including, but not limited to, primary or secondary essential support persons, in the event of a communicable disease outbreak or public health emergency declared by the Governor in accordance with section 19a-131a;

(4) Permission for visitation with a long-term care facility resident by a primary essential support person or secondary essential support person despite general visitation restrictions, provided the primary essential support person or secondary essential support person complies with safety protocols established by the commissioner and the commissioner determines that such visitation will benefit the health, safety and well-being of the resident; and

(5) In the event a long-term care facility resident has not designated a primary essential support person, a requirement that staff of a long-term care facility work with the resident or a resident representative, a family member of the resident or the State Ombudsman appointed pursuant to section 17a-870 to identify a primary essential support person and provide access by such person to the resident.