{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-250","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-250","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 19-112a). Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter, “chronic illness” means conditions which require prolonged definitive hospital or restorative care as distinguished from diseases or conditions which may be properly cared for in convalescent, custodial or domiciliary facilities, and “chronic disease hospital” means a hospital operated by the Department of Public Health.","path":["TITLE 19a. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING","CHAPTER 368g. LUNG DISEASE, TUBERCULOSIS, CHRONIC ILLNESS AND BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_368g.htm#sec_19a-250","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:03Z","sha256":"bf921e61179e6dc48d0bbf3a094c7fae6f92d3ba52e2151ae9193d4c9017fa26","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-247-to-19a-249","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-251"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}