Sec. 19a-614. Support staff and consultants. Consumer education unit.

      Sec. 19a-614. Support staff and consultants. Consumer education unit. (a) The Commissioner of Health Care Access may employ and pay professional and support staff subject to the provisions of chapter 67 and contract with and engage consultants and other independent professionals as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the functions of the office.

      (b) The commissioner may establish a consumer education unit within the office to provide information to residents of the state concerning the availability of public and private health care coverage.

      (May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-3, S. 9, 28; P.A. 95-257, S. 38, 58.)

      History: May Sp. Sess. P.A. 94-3 effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-257 eliminated the position of executive director and advisory committee, made establishment of the consumer education unit optional, replaced "board" with "Commissioner of Health Care Access" and relettered the Subsecs., effective July 1, 1995.