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General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 7049
January Session, 2025
AN ACT CONCERNING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE OFFICE
OF THE CHILD ADVOCATE REGARDING THE INFANT MORTALITY
REVIEW PROGRAM.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (f) of section 19a-59j of the general statutes is 1
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 2
1, 2025): 3
(f) All information obtained by the commissioner, or the 4
commissioner's designee, for the infant mortality review program shall 5
be confidential pursuant to section 19a-25, except the commissioner may 6
disclose any information or data obtained for the infant mortality review 7
program to the Child Advocate, if the commissioner deems such 8
disclosure necessary for the Child Advocate to perform the duties set 9
forth in section 46a-13l. Any information or data disclosed to the Child 10
Advocate shall be confidential in accordance with section 46a-13n, as 11
amended by this act. 12
Sec. 2. Subsection (a) of section 46a-13n of the general statutes is 13
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 14
1, 2025): 15
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of a person who makes a complaint to the Child Advocate as provided 17
in section 46a-13l, all information obtained or generated by the office in 18
the course of an investigation and all confidential records obtained by 19
the Child Advocate or a designee shall be confidential and shall not be 20
subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act or 21
otherwise, except that such information and records, other than 22
confidential information concerning a pending law enforcement 23
investigation or a pending prosecution, may be disclosed if the Child 24
Advocate determines that disclosure is (1) in the general public interest 25
or (2) necessary to enable the Child Advocate to perform his 26
responsibilities under subsection (a) of section 46a-13l. If the Child 27
Advocate determines that disclosure of confidential information is not 28
in the public interest but is necessary to enable the Child Advocate to 29
perform responsibilities under subsection (a) of section 46a-13l, or to 30
identify, prevent or treat the abuse or neglect of a child, the Child 31
Advocate may disclose such information to the appropriate agency 32
responsible for the welfare of such child or the legal representative for 33
such child. The Child Advocate may disclose information or data 34
regarding fatalities of infants less than one year of age to the 35
Commissioner of Public Health if the Child Advocate determines such 36
disclosure is necessary for the purposes of the infant mortality review 37
program established pursuant to section 19a-59j, as amended by this act. 38
Any information or data disclosed to the Commissioner of Public Health 39
shall be confidential in accordance with the provisions of section 19a-25. 40
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 October 1, 2025 19a-59j(f)
Sec. 2 October 1, 2025 46a-13n(a)
PH Joint Favorable Subst.