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General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6186
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 5221
Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
Introduced by:
(KID)
AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAL RECORDS PERTAINING TO
PRENATAL CARE AND MANDATED REPORTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Section 17a-101d of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 2
All reports required pursuant to sections 17a-101a to 17a-101c, 3
inclusive, and section 17a-103, shall contain, if known: (1) The names 4
and addresses of the child and his or her parents or other person 5
responsible for his or her care; (2) the age of the child; (3) the gender of 6
the child; (4) the nature and extent of the child's injury or injuries, 7
maltreatment or neglect; (5) the approximate date and time the injury or 8
injuries, maltreatment or neglect occurred; (6) information concerning 9
any previous injury or injuries to, or maltreatment or neglect of, the 10
child or his or her siblings; (7) the circumstances in which the injury or 11
injuries, maltreatment or neglect came to be known to the reporter; (8) 12
the name of the person or persons suspected to be responsible for 13
causing such injury or injuries, maltreatment or neglect; (9) the reasons 14
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maltreatment or neglect; (10) any information concerning any prior 16
cases in which such person or persons have been suspected of causing 17
an injury, maltreatment or neglect of a child; and (11) whatever action, 18
if any, was taken to treat, provide shelter or otherwise assist the child. 19
For purposes of this section, "child" includes any victim described in 20
subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 17a-101a. A reporter shall not 21
include in any such report any medical record pertaining to prenatal 22
care received by the mother of the child who is the subject of such report. 23
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2025 17a-101d
KID Joint Favorable