Connecticut 2015 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00258 Chaptered / Bill

Filed 05/28/2015

                    Senate Bill No. 258

Public Act No. 15-39

AN ACT CONCERNING INFANT SAFE SLEEP PRACTICES. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: 

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) Each hospital, as defined in section 19a-490 of the general statutes, through its maternity program, shall provide the parent or parents or the legal guardian of a newborn infant with written informational materials containing the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendations concerning safe sleep practices at the time of such infant's discharge from the hospital.