Connecticut General Statutes Title 20. Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards § 20-101a. Determination and pronouncement of death by registered nurse. Regulations

(a) A registered nurse, licensed under this chapter, in charge in a hospice, nursing home facility, as defined in section 19a-521, or residential care home, as defined in section 19a-521, or a registered nurse, licensed under this chapter or a registered nurse employed by a home health care agency licensed by the state of Connecticut, in a home or residence may make the actual determination and pronouncement of death of a patient provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (1) The death is an anticipated death; (2) the registered nurse attests to such pronouncement on the certificate of death; and (3) the registered nurse, an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under this chapter, or a physician licensed under chapter 370  1 certifies the death and signs the certificate of death not later than twenty-four hours after the pronouncement.

(b) The Department of Public Health shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54,  2 to establish the procedures for the implementation of this section.