General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6036
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2310
*02310*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. DEMICCO, 21st Dist. REP. CURREY, 11th Dist. REP. ZIOBRON, 34th Dist. REP. GREEN, 55th Dist. SEN. BYE, 5th Dist. SEN. FORMICA, 20th Dist. SEN. LINARES, 33rd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6036
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 2310
*02310*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. DEMICCO, 21st Dist.
REP. CURREY, 11th Dist.
REP. ZIOBRON, 34th Dist.
REP. GREEN, 55th Dist.
SEN. BYE, 5th Dist.
SEN. FORMICA, 20th Dist.
SEN. LINARES, 33rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING REVISIONS TO THE STATE'S SAFE HAVEN LAWS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That chapter 319 of the general statutes be amended to revise the state's safe haven laws to: (1) Require the Department of Children to identify prospective adoptive families who will accept safe haven placements; (2) improve safe haven confidentiality requirements relating to parents, infants and hospital personnel; (3) place reasonable limitations on the use of genetic testing for safe haven infants; and (4) require the Department of Children and Families to (A) implement measures that strengthen protections for individuals caring for infants who are considered to be in the custody of the Department of Children and Families under the state's safe haven program, and (B) establish a team of individuals who specialize in the handling of safe haven cases.
Statement of Purpose:
To make various revisions to the state's safe haven laws.