Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities

 Home ] Consumer Information ] [ Grassroots / Legislative ] Officers and Directors ] Facility Members ] Business Affliliate Members ] Preferred Services Corporation ] Annual Meeting ] Educational Conference & Trade Show ] Calendar ] Event/Seminar Info ] VAMSF ] Surveys ] Links to Sites of Interest ] Contact Information / Directions ] Members ONLY ]
 

Grassroots / Legislative

07/27    Legislative Alert MVB to Members re CAHCF Board of Directors Endorses Dan Malloy and Nancy Wyman for Governor and Lieutenant Governor in Democratic Primary
 
06/24    Testimony of Matthew Barrett, Executive Vice President of the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities (CAHCF), Inc, before the Human Services and Public Health Committees of the Connecticut General Assembly
 
04/14    2010 Legislation Tracking Report by Matthew V. Barrett, Executive Vice President of the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities (CAHCF), Inc
 
03/08    Assessment of Connecticut's Long-term Care System  Connecticut Regional Institute for the 21st Century
 
State Government Officials e-Mailing Center  (print out the instructions below, then access the Center by clicking on the preceeding link)
 

Please DO NOT SPAM THE LEGISLATURE.  Send e-mails to the Governor, your State Senator (facility and home) and your State Representative (facility and home).

For assistance on how to use this feature, please print out the following How to use the State Government Officials e-Mailing Center,  call (860-290-9424) or e-mail Richard C. Brown at the   Association.

 Using the State Government Officials e-Mailing Center presented by Richard C. Brown, CNHA, FACHCA at the CAHCF General Membership Meeting on 04/16/2009

State Legislative Contact Information
 

  Facility Listing with State Senator and State Representative (MS Excel spreadsheet) 

Write to your legislator:

     The Honorable (title and name, e.g., The Honorable Senator Donald E. Williams, The Honorable Representative Peggy Sayers, etc)
     Connecticut General Assembly
     Legislative Office Building
     Hartford, CT  06106

Call your legislator:

     House Democrats    1-800-842-8267
     Senate Democrats    1-800-842-1420

     House Republicans    1-800-842-1423
     Senate Republicans    1-800-842-1421

To find out who your elected representatives are, please print out the following How To Determine Who Are Your Elected Representatives, call (860-290-9424) or e-mail Richard C. Brown at the Association.  Remember..., it's not just where your facility is located, but where you live, also!

Budget Process
 
     Overview of the State Budget Process, December 10, 2002  State CT Office of Fiscal Analysis
     Overview of  State Revenue, December 10, 2002  State CT Office of Fiscal Analysis
     Legislative History of Balanced Budget Law  State CT Office of Legislative Research
     Connecticut General Statutes Sec. 2-33a. Limitation on expenditures authorized by General Assembly
     Connecticut's Spending Cap, November 27, 2006  State CT Office of Fiscal Analysis
     Connecticut's Spending Cap: Questions and Answers  The Connecticut Health Foundation  May 2001
 
Connecticut General Assembly website
 
Government Relations Consultants to the Connecticut Association of Health Care Facilities
 
Reynolds Strategy Group, LLC
71 Sycamore Road
P.O. Box 271766
West Hartford, CT  06127-1766

Contact:  Kevin N. Reynolds, Esq
Telephone:  860-308-2388    Cell: 860-308-2388    Fax:  860-986-3898

Camilliere, Cloud & Kennedy
Somerset Square - 2nd Floor
140 Glastonbury Boulevard
Glastonbury, CT  06033

Contact:  Anthony D. Camillere
Telephone:  860-657-9148    Cell:  860-209-0100    Fax:  860-652-8602

Public Hearings

     Public Hearings / Bills  SEE Levin, Powers, et al ABOVE
     Connecticut General Assembly's "A Guide for Reaching State Legislators and Testifying at Hearings"
     Sample testimony format
     Directions to the Legislative Office Building (LOB) and Parking
 

We recommend that you visit Project Vote Smart.  You can connect by clicking on the hyperlink or through our Links to Sites of Interest page.  Enter your zip code in the box on the left-hand side of the page, click on Go and every one of your elected representatives, Federal and State, will be listed.   Click on any elected representative and an extensive dossier appears and ALL of the contact information will be listed. Remember..., when writing your US Senators and/or Congressman, please use their District Office address.  That way, they'll get your letter before the next Ice Age.

E-mail is cool.  It's fast, costs nothing and gets an elected representative's attention.

Problems making a connection?  Please contact Richard C. Brown for assistance at CAHCF.

ADVOCATE for your residents..., EDUCATE your elected representatives.  Your residents and their families, friends and staff are counting on YOU!!!