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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6004
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 2452
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. WELANDER, 114th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE FAMILIES OF A
STILLBORN INFANT A MINIMUM OF TWENTY -FOUR HOURS TO
MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING BURIAL OR CREMATION.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require hospitals to provide 1
families of a stillborn infant a minimum of twenty-four hours before 2
making decisions regarding burial or cremation of the infant. 3
Statement of Purpose:
To require hospitals to provide families of a stillborn infant at least
twenty-four hours before making decisions regarding burial or
cremation. .