General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6579
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 5536
*05536HB06579PH_*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
General Assembly
Committee Bill No. 6579
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 5536
*05536HB06579PH_*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
AN ACT CONCERNING DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS FOR CHILDREN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2015) Each health care provider, who is authorized under state law to perform a physical examination of a child five years of age or under for purposes of completing, on behalf of such child, the state Department of Education's early childhood health assessment record form or the health assessment form described in section 10-206 of the general statutes, shall indicate on such record or form whether or not the health care provider performed a developmental screening during such physical examination. For purposes of this section, "developmental screening" means a screening to identify concerns regarding a child's physical and mental development, including, but not limited to, the child's sensory, behavioral, motor, language, social, perceptual or emotional skills.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2015 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2015
New section
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that the results of any developmental screening of a child may be shared across early childhood settings, with parental consent, and to increase opportunities for early intervention.
[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]
Co-Sponsors: REP. ROSATI, 44th Dist.; SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist. REP. ZONI, 81st Dist.
Co-Sponsors:
REP. ROSATI, 44th Dist.; SEN. FLEXER, 29th Dist.
REP. ZONI, 81st Dist.
H.B. 6579