FTC UPDATE - A EULOGY FOR ANNETTE - HOME CARE EXPERIMENT STARTS - CNA’S LEGISLATIVE NETWORK - OUR POLITICAL POWER

Sep 29, 2026

Monthly Connecticut nursing news content covering regulatory and advocacy updates, including a Federal Trade Commission reauthorization push urged to protect nurses’ jurisdiction and limit anti-competitive conduct. It also reports progress clarifying the State Board relationship with the Department of Health Services, and encourages nurses to build a legislative network. Additional sections feature an eulogy for Annette CinqMars and a home care initiative allowing eligible Medicaid clients to receive community-based services instead of nursing home placement.

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FTC UPDATE

A EULOGY FOR ANNETTE

HOME CARE EXPERIMENT STARTS

CNA’S LEGISLATIVE NETWORK - OUR POLITICAL POWER

Constltuent of the American Nureos'Aseoclation Since 1904 # FTC UPDATE STATE BOARD The Federal Trade Commissionreauthorization battle continueswith intense lobbying efforts bythe American Medical Associationfor the professions to be exemptfrom FTC jurisdiction over business and commercial practices.Without such FTC jurisdiction,physicians will be free to engagein anti-competitive activitiesagainst nurse practitioners andnurse clinicians.At a time whennurses in Connectieut are attempting to enter the health earemarket as providers of quality,cost effective health eare and toreceive direct reimbursement fortheir services,we must have protection against anti-competitiveactivities that only the FTC eanprovide.It is essential that Con-necticut nurses contimue to writeto their federal legislators urgingthem to support the FTC rauthorization approved by theHouse Energy and CommerceCommittee on May 12,1988 whichallows the FTC to retain its jurisdiction over the business and com-mercial practices of the profes-sions.Legisiators addresses maybe found in the blue pages of thephone book or in the May issue ofthe Nuraing Newe.Please contactCNA headquarters for additionalinformation. UPDATE Progress is being made in elarifying the SBENs relationshipwith the Department of HealthServices.Many nurses have sentletters to Governor O'Neill ex-pressing their coneerns about thetermination of the Executive Seeretary's contract as of July 1,1983;the lack of secretarial helpfor the state board;and the revi-sion of Nursing Rules &Regulations by the Department ofHeaith Services.(See May 1983issue of Nursing NewsJ With the issues of 3rd party reimbursement,the State Board ofExaminers for nursing and othersfacing the nursing profesion inConnectieut,now is the time thatnurses must organize to give 5strong,united voice in the StateLegislature and to insure ourlegislative success.It is onlythrough nurses participating in anorganized legislative network thatwe wil have any political elout.With over 36,000 RNs in Ct,wehave much potential politieal # A EULOGY FOR ANNETTE warmth 8 young mothersbrought their babies and theirconcerns to her,as the elderlybrought their fears,their sense ofloneliness and their need to havesomeone listen while having bloodpressure checked,and all the agegroups in between eame to a sym-pathetic and earing individual. Emerson said:"Finish everyday and be done with it.You havedone what you could;some blun-ders and absurdities have creptin;forget thema300nas you can.Tomorrow is a new day;you willbegin it well and serenely…"ForAnnette CinqMarswho diedTuesday after a freak accident,her journey has just begun. Annette practiced the art ofempathy at the highest level,butmore important,by example,shetaught us the practice.For empathy gives us insight,teaches usnot to judge,makes us aware ofothers'feelings,helps us to understand,develops a deep comprehension of the blind,the crippled,the sorrowing andthe defeated. She eann into our lives a brieftwo years ago after an exhaustivesearch for a supervisor and leaderfor our Publie Health NursingAgeney.She came wich impeeeable eredentials but also with aquiek wit,a ready smile,a slenderbody that moved quietly andquickly,firm and gentle hands,astrong will and desire to serVEpeople.Those people happened tolive in Colchester, Empathy unlocks dreams,cre ates harmony,enlarges life. There is no greater gift thanthe ability to touch lives with com-passion and hope.Annette CinqMars had that gift. She took the reins,addressedher board,set her goals,managedher staff,and settied in.She disliked the workplace and weschemed together for a betterplace,an easier place for thehandicapped to be served,a prettier place for the elderly,a not-s0-forbidding place for the babies. We want her husband and ehildren to know that she touched thelives of the people of Colchesterand left us richer.We are grateful. HelanB.Gay& But the place didn't matter,forshe implanted her personality and

FAQs

为什么文章强调推动FTC再授权？

文中认为需要让FTC继续对专业的商业与经营做法保持管辖，以便为护士提供防止反竞争活动的保护。

文章提到的SBEN与卫生服务部门的关系进展是什么？

文中说正在澄清SBEN与Department of Health Services之间的关系，并提到护士对若干具体问题给州长来信表达关切。

“Home Care Experiment Starts”提出的政策试点核心是什么？

试点允许费尔菲尔德县符合条件的老年Medicaid受益者在等待出院时获得社区与居家护理服务，从而作为进入养老院安置的替代方案。

Sep 29, 2026

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