Substitute Senate Bill No. 892
Special Act No. 19-19
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E PROVISION OF CERTA IN
INFORMATION PERTAINI NG TO CONGREGATE CAR E FACILITIES
LICENSED OR ADMINIST ERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Children
and Families, in consultation with the Office of the Child Advocate
and operators of congregate care facilities licensed by the Department
of Children and Families, shall develop a process (1) for the routine
collection of information concerning (A) the monitoring and inspection
of such facilities, and (B) the health, safety, treatment and discharge
outcomes concerning children receiving services at such facilities, (2) to
make the information collected pursuant to subdivision (1) of this
subsection available to the public on the Internet web site of the
Department of Children and Families, provided the department does
not disclose any personally identifying information of children
receiving services at such facilities, and (3) for promptly notifying the
Office of the Child Advocate and the parents or guardians of children
receiving services at such facilities when (A) any action is taken
relating to a congregate care facility license, or any sanction is imposed
against such a facility, if such action or sanction is related to the health
or safety of such children, and (B) any corrective actions are Substitute Senate Bill No. 892
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undertaken by such facilities following such actions or sanctions.
(b) Not later than December 31, 2019, the Commissioner of Children
and Families shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions
of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee
of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to
children. Such report shall include information concerning the
processes developed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section and the
time frames for implementation of such processes.