{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-131n","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-131n","heading":"Advisory committee on matters relating to recommendations by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and federal Food and Drug Administration.","body":"(a) The Commissioner of Public Health may establish an advisory committee to advise the commissioner on matters relating to recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the federal Food and Drug Administration using evidence-based data from peer-reviewed literature and studies.\n(b) The advisory committee may include, but need not be limited to, the following members:\n(1) The dean of a school of public health at an independent institution of higher education in the state;\n(2) The dean of a school of public health at a public institution of higher education in the state;\n(3) A physician specializing in primary care who (A) has not less than ten years of clinical practice experience, and (B) is a professor at a medical school in the state;\n(4) An infectious disease specialist who (A) has not less than ten years of clinical practice experience, and (B) is a professor at an institution of higher education in the state;\n(5) A pediatrician who (A) has not less than ten years of clinical practice experience and expertise in children's health and vaccinations, and (B) is a professor at an institution of higher education in the state; and\n(6) Any other individuals determined to be a beneficial member of the advisory committee by the Commissioner of Public Health.\n(c) The advisory committee shall serve in a nonbinding advisory capacity, providing guidance solely at the discretion of the Commissioner of Public Health.","path":["TITLE 19a. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING","CHAPTER 368a. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_368a.htm#sec_19a-131n","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:23Z","sha256":"1a28e665b8e5c55789e267b60406a3e286827742aaa3cc3a2606223d5c1a3431","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-88e","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-131o"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}