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Substitute House Bill No. 6733
Public Act No. 23-31 14 of 74
as defined in section 19a-36-A47 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, that is registered with the department on or before October 1, 2023, shall apply to the department for an initial license pursuant to the provisions of this section not later than thirty days after the date that procedures for such licensure are implemented by the department pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. On and after the date on which procedures for licensure are implemented by the department pursuant to the provisions of said subsection, the department shall not renew any blood collection facility or plasmapheresis center registration. Each clinical laboratory, blood collection facility or source plasma donation center shall comply with all standards for [clinical laboratories] such facilities established by the department and shall be subject to inspection by said department, including inspection of all records necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. [The commissioner, or an agent authorized by the commissioner, may conduct any inquiry, investigation or hearing necessary to enforce the provisions of this section or regulations adopted under this section and shall have power to issue subpoenas, order the production of books, records or documents, administer oaths and take testimony under oath relative to the matter of such inquiry, investigation or hearing. At any such hearing ordered by the department, the commissioner or such agent may subpoena witnesses and require the production of records, papers and documents pertinent to such hearing. If any person disobeys such subpoena or, having appeared in obedience thereto, refuses to answer any pertinent question put to such person by the commissioner or such agent or to produce any records and papers pursuant to the subpoena, the commissioner or such agent may apply to the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford or for the judicial district wherein the person resides or wherein the business has been conducted, setting forth such disobedience or refusal and said court shall cite such person to appear before said court to answer such question or to produce such records and papers.]