Testimony on 2023 Health Rates Filings Connecticut Department of Insurance
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp
August 9, 2022Testimony on 2023 Health Rates Filings Connecticut Department of Insurance August 15, 2022 Submitted By: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW On behalf of the National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing over 2,300 members, NASW/CT opposes p …
Comments to CMS on Nursing Home Social Work
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp
June 10, 2022Comments to CMS on Nursing Home Social Work Long-term Care – HPA45 The National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing over 2,400 members offers the following comments on HPA45. We understand that the focus of HPA45 is nursing, however …
SB 459: AN ACT CONCERNING THE COMMISSION FOR CORRECTIONAL OVERSIGHT, THE USE OF ISOLATED CONFINEMENT, SECLUSION, RESTRAINTS, STRIP SEARCHES, SOCIAL CONTACTS FOR INCARCERATED PERSONS, TRANSPARENCY FOR CONDITIONS OF INCARCERATION AND CORRECTIONAL OFFICER TRAINING.
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp
March 25, 2022Judiciary Committee March 25, 2022 Submitted by: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW The National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter supports Bill 459. NASW/CT opposes the punitive and inhumane practice of solitary confinement, and support the measures t …
Testimony on S.B. 471 – An Act Concerning Elections And State Voting Rights
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp
March 25, 2022Government Administration and Elections Committee March 25, 2022 Submitted by: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW On behalf of the National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing nearly 2,400 members statewide, we offer this testimony on S.B. 4 …
Testimony on SB 1: An Act Concerning Childhood Mental & Physical Health Services in Schools
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp
March 14, 2022Education Committee March 18, 2022 Submitted by: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW On behalf of the National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing nearly 2,400 members, we strongly support SB 1 except for Section 3, which we oppose. Section …
Testimony on HB 5322: An Act Concerning the Creation of a Human Services Permit and a Requirement That School Social Workers Conduct Home Visits During the School Year
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp
March 14, 2022Education Committee March 18, 2022 Submitted by: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW On behalf of the National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing nearly 2,400 members we strongly oppose HB 5322. This bill allows the State Department of Educ …
Testimony on HB 5450: An Act Concerning Telehealth
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp
March 14, 2022Insurance & Real Estate Committee March 18, 2022 Submitted by: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW On behalf of the National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing nearly 2,400 members we oppose Section 5 (3) of HB 5450. We are in support o …
TESTIMONY REGARDING SB-386: AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF THE JUVENILE DELINQUENCY LAWS OF THIS STATE and SB-387: AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE POLICY AND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
Kathleen Callahan
March 14, 2022Judiciary Committee March 14, 2022 Presented By: Kathleen Callahan, MSW Dear Honorable Chairpersons Winfield and Stafstrom, Ranking Members Kissel and Fishbein, Vice Chairs Kasser and Blumenthal, and all other Members of the Judiciary Committee of the …
TESTIMONY SUPPORTING HB-5429: AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.
Kathleen Callahan
March 11, 2022Planning and Development Committee March 14, 2022 Presented By: Kathleen Callahan, MSW Dear Honorable Chairpersons Cassano and McCarthy Vahey, Ranking Members Hwang and Zullo, Vice Chairs Needleman and Goupil, and all other distinguished Members of the …
TESTIMONY SUPPORTING SB-284: AN ACT INCREASING THE AGE FROM EIGHT TO EIGHTEEN YEARS FOR AN INCOME-ELIGIBLE PERSON TO OBTAIN MEDICAL ASSISTANCE REGARDLESS OF IMMIGRATION STATUS.
Kathleen Callahan
March 11, 2022Human Services Committee March 10, 2022 Presented By: Kathleen Callahan, MSW Dear Honorable Chairpersons Moore and Abercrombie, Ranking Members Berthel and Case, Vice Chairs Lesser and Leeper, and all other distinguished Members of the Human Services C …
Testimony on H.B. 5395: AN ACT CONCERNING AN EXPEDITED LICENSURE PROCESS FOR CERTAIN OUT-OF-STATE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp
March 10, 2022Public Health Committee March 14, 2022 Submitted By: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW The National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing nearly 2,400 members supports H.B. 5395 provisions for reciprocity and psychology compact. The provision …
Testimony on SB 271: An Act Concerning Student Loans
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp
March 10, 2022Banking Committee March 10, 2022 Submitted by: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW On behalf of the National Association of Social Workers, Connecticut Chapter representing nearly 2,400 members, we thank the Banking Committee for including licensed social worke …
TESTIMONY SUPPORTING HB-5278: AN ACT PROHIBITING AN UNAUTHORIZED INTIMATE EXAMINATION ON A PATIENT WHO IS UNDER DEEP SEDATION OR ANESTHESIA OR UNCONSCIOUS.
Kathleen Callahan
March 9, 2022Public Health Committee March 9, 2022 Presented By: Kathleen Callahan, MSW Dear Honorable Chairpersons Abrams and Steinberg, Ranking Members Hwang , Somers, and Petit, Vice Chairs Anwar, Kushner, and Gilchrest, and all other Members of the Public Healt …
S.B. No. 246 (RAISED) AN ACT ALLOWING CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS AND ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES EMPLOYED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT TO ISSUE AN EMERGENCY CERTIFICATE TO TRANSPORT STUDENTS TO A HOSPITAL
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp
March 9, 2022Higher Education Committee March 8, 2022 Submitted By: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW On behalf of the National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing nearly 2,400 members we offer this testimony in opposition to S.B. 246. The State of Conn …
Testimony on HB 5346: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM TO FUND SOCIAL WORKERS IN EMERGENCY SHELTERS.
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp
March 8, 2022Housing Committee March 10, 2022 Submitted by: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW The National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing nearly 2,400 members supports HB 5346. There are individual and societal causes of homelessness that can be ef …
Testimony on HB 5372: AN ACT PERMITTING CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS TO CONDUCT PERIODIC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ASSESSMENTS OF POLICE OFFICERS AND PROMOTING THE INCREASED USE OF CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKERS BY LAW ENFORCEMENT UNITS WHEN ISSUING EMERGENCY CERTIFICATES.
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp
March 7, 2022Judiciary Committee March 9, 2022 Submitted by: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW The National Association of Social Workers, Connecticut Chapter representing nearly 2,400 members strongly supports HB 5372. This bill recognizes the clinical assessment skills …
TESTIMONY SUPPORTING HB-5283: AN ACT CONCERNING THE EDUCATION COST SHARING GRANT FORMULA AND THE FUNDING OF OTHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Kathleen Callahan
March 3, 2022Education Committee March 4, 2022 Presented By: Kathleen Callahan, MSW Dear Honorable Chairpersons McCrory and Sanchez, Ranking Members Berthel and McCarty, Vice Chairs Daugherty Abrams and Barry, and all other Members of the Education Committee of the …
TESTIMONY ON S.B. 29: AN ACT CONCERNING THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT
Stephen Monroe Tomczak
March 3, 2022Finance, Revenue and Bonding March 3, 2022 Submitted by Stephen Monroe Tomczak, Ph.D., L.M.S.W. Senator Fonfara, Representative Scanlon, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony in support of SB 29, “An Act Concer …
TESTIMONY REGARDING S.B. 184: AN ACT EXTENDING THROUGH NOVEMBER 8, 2022, SEVERAL CHANGES REGARDING ELECTION ADMINISTRATION AS A RESULT OF COVID-19 AND CONCERNING ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT AND H.B. 5262: AN ACT REVISING CERTAIN ABSENTEE VOTING ELIGIBILITY STATUTES
Kathleen Callahan
March 3, 2022Appropriations Committee March 4, 2022 Presented By: Kathleen Callahan, MSW Dear Honorable Chairpersons Flexer and Fox, Ranking Members Sampson and Mastrofrancesco, Vice Chairs Haskell and Thomas, and all other Members of the Government Administration …
TESTIMONY ON HB 5248: AN ACT CONCERNING COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS ON OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp
March 2, 2022Labor and Public Employees Committee March 3, 2022 Submitted by Stephen A. Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW On behalf of the National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing over 2,300 members, we support HB 5258. Individuals who committed a felony an …
TESTIMONY REGARDING HB-5037: AN ACT ADJUSTING THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2023
Kathleen Callahan
February 28, 2022Appropriations Committee February 24, 2022 Presented By: Kathleen Callahan, MSW Dear Honorable Chairpersons Osten and Walker, Ranking Members Miner and France, Vice Chairs Hartley, Dathan, and Nolan, and all other distinguished Members of the Appropria …
Testimony on Senate Bill 88: An Act Concerning Aid in Dying for Terminally Ill Patients
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp
February 28, 2022Public Health Committee February 23, 2022 Submitted By: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW The National Association of Social Workers, Connecticut Chapter (NASW/CT), supports Senate Bill 88. Our professional Code of Ethics stresses the “dignity and worth of th …
Testimony on HB 5001: An Act Concerning Children’s Mental Health
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp
February 24, 2022Public Health & Committee on Children February 25, 2022 Submitted by: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW On behalf of the National Association of Social Workers, Connecticut Chapter representing over 2,300 members, we thank the Committees for the bi-partis …
TESTIMONY REGARDING HB-5037: AN ACT ADJUSTING THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2023
Kathleen Callahan
February 22, 2022Appropriations Committee February 23, 2022 Presented By: Kathleen Callahan, MSW Dear Honorable Chairpersons Osten and Walker, Ranking Members Miner and France, Vice Chairs Hartley, Dathan, and Nolan, and all other distinguished Members of the Appropria …
Testimony on H.B. 6407: An Act Concerning the Occupational and Professional Licenses of Military Members Spouses
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp
February 22, 2022Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee March 4, 2021 Submitted By: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW The National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing over 2,300 members supports H.B. 6407. This is an idea that is long overdue …
Testimony on S.B. 19: An Act Concerning the Occupational and Professional Licenses of Military Members Spouses
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp
February 22, 2022Higher Education and Employment Advancement Committee February 27, 2022 Submitted By: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW The National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing over 2,300 members supports S.B. 19. This is an idea that is long overd …
TESTIMONY REGARDING HB-5037: AN ACT ADJUSTING THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2023
Stephen Wanczyk-Karp
February 17, 2022Appropriations Committee February 17, 2022 Submitted By: Stephen Wanczyk-Karp, LMSW On behalf of the National Association of Social Workers, CT Chapter representing over 2,300 members, we urge the Appropriations Committee to increase funding for school …
TESTIMONY REGARDING HB-5037: AN ACT ADJUSTING THE STATE BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM ENDING JUNE 30, 2023
Kathleen Callahan
February 17, 2022Appropriations Committee February 17, 2022 Presented By: Kathleen Callahan, MSW Dear Honorable Chairpersons Osten and Walker, Ranking Members Miner and France, Vice Chairs Hartley, Dathan, and Nolan, and all other distinguished Members of the Appropria …
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