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	3	+	LCO No. 5757 1 of 3
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5		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 1493
	5	+	General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1493
6	6		January Session, 2025
	7	+	LCO No. 5757
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
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	13	+	Introduced by:
	14	+	(PS)
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10	17		AN ACT CONCERNING THE UNIFORM INVESTIGATION OF
11	18		ACCIDENT REPORT AND CERTAIN REPORTS BY PEACE OFFICERS.
12	19		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
13	20		Assembly convened:
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15	22		Section 1. (Effective from passage) (a) As used in this section, "Model 1
16	23		Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria" means a voluntary guideline 2
17	24		developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that 3
18	25		represents a minimum, standardized set of data variables to describe 4
19		-	motor vehicle accidents. 5
20		-	~~(b) The Commissioner of Transportation shall conduct a study of any~~ 6
21		-	~~changes necessary to conform to the uniform investigation of accident~~ 7
22		-	~~report prescribed by~~ the commissioner ~~pursuant to section 14-108a~~ of 8
23		-	~~the general statutes~~ to the ~~Model Minimum~~ Uniform ~~Crash Criteria.~~ ~~Not~~ 9
24		-	~~later than July 1, 2026,~~ the commissioner ~~shall submit a report,~~ in 10
25		-	~~accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of~~ the general statutes, 11
26		-	on the ~~results of the study and any recommendations for legislation as~~ 12
27		-	~~a result~~ of ~~such study to the joint standing committees~~ of the General 13
28		-	~~Assembly having cognizance~~ of ~~matters relating to transportation~~ and 14
29		-	~~public safety and security.~~ 15
30		-	~~Sec. 2.~~ ~~Section 7-294pp~~ of ~~the general statutes is repealed~~ and ~~the~~ 16
31		-	~~following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025):~~ 17
32		-	~~(a) As used in this section: 18 Substitute~~ Bill No. 1493
	26	+	motor vehicle accidents, which may be used to identify traffic safety 5
	27	+	problems and design countermeasures to improve traffic safety 6
	28	+	nationally and in each state. 7
	29	+	(b) The Commissioner of Transportation shall conduct a study of any 8
	30	+	changes necessary to conform the uniform investigation of accident 9
	31	+	report prescribed by the commissioner pursuant to section 14-108a of 10
	32	+	the general statutes to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria. Not 11
	33	+	later than July 1, 2026, the commissioner shall submit a report, in 12
	34	+	accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, 13
	35	+	on the results of the study and any recommendations for legislation as 14
	36	+	a result of such study to the joint standing committees of the General 15
	37	+	Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to transportation and 16
	38	+	public safety and security. 17
	39	+	Raised Bill No. 1493
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35		-	LCO 2 of 3
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37		-	(1) "Emergency medical condition" means a medical condition, 19
38		-	whether physical, behavioral or related to a substance use disorder or 20
39		-	mental health disorder, that manifests itself by symptoms of sufficient 21
40		-	severity, including severe pain, that in the absence of prompt medical 22
41		-	attention could reasonably be expected by a prudent layperson who 23
42		-	possesses an average knowledge of health and medicine to result in 24
43		-	placing the health of the person in serious jeopardy, serious impairment 25
44		-	to body function or serious dysfunction of any body organ or part; 26
45		-	(2) "Medically unstable" means any condition, whether physical, 27
46		-	behavioral or related to a substance use disorder or mental health 28
47		-	disorder, that manifests in an unstable medical or mental health status, 29
48		-	which could reasonably be understood by a prudent layperson who 30
49		-	possesses an average knowledge of health and medicine to lead to an 31
50		-	emergency medical condition; and 32
51		-	(3) "Peace officer" has the same meaning as provided in section 53a-33
52		-	3. 34
53		-	(b) Any person who experiences an emergency medical condition or 35
54		-	is medically unstable while in direct audio or visual contact with, or 36
55		-	under the custody or control of, a peace officer shall have the right to be 37
56		-	provided with emergency medical services. 38
57		-	(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a peace officer 39
58		-	shall immediately request emergency medical services for any person 40
59		-	who is under such officer's custody or control or otherwise in direct 41
60		-	audio or visual contact with the peace officer when such person: (1) Has 42
61		-	communicated to the peace officer that the person is (A) experiencing 43
62		-	an emergency medical condition, or (B) medically unstable, or (2) has 44
63		-	been observed by the peace officer to be (A) experiencing an emergency 45
64		-	medical condition, or (B) medically unstable. 46
65		-	(d) A peace officer shall not be required to request emergency 47
66		-	medical services when such officer (1) has made a reasonable 48
67		-	determination that the person is not (A) experiencing an emergency 49
68		-	medical condition, or (B) medically unstable, and (2) knows that such 50 Substitute Bill No. 1493
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	45	+	Sec. 2. Section 7-294pp of the general statutes is repealed and the 18
	46	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 19
	47	+	(a) As used in this section: 20
	48	+	(1) "Emergency medical condition" means a medical condition, 21
	49	+	whether physical, behavioral or related to a substance use disorder or 22
	50	+	mental health disorder, that manifests itself by symptoms of sufficient 23
	51	+	severity, including severe pain, that in the absence of prompt medical 24
	52	+	attention could reasonably be expected by a prudent layperson who 25
	53	+	possesses an average knowledge of health and medicine to result in 26
	54	+	placing the health of the person in serious jeopardy, serious impairment 27
	55	+	to body function or serious dysfunction of any body organ or part; 28
	56	+	(2) "Medically unstable" means any condition, whether physical, 29
	57	+	behavioral or related to a substance use disorder or mental health 30
	58	+	disorder, that manifests in an unstable medical or mental health status, 31
	59	+	which could reasonably be understood by a prudent layperson who 32
	60	+	possesses an average knowledge of health and medicine to lead to an 33
	61	+	emergency medical condition; and 34
	62	+	(3) "Peace officer" has the same meaning as provided in section 53a-35
	63	+	3. 36
	64	+	(b) Any person who experiences an emergency medical condition or 37
	65	+	is medically unstable while in direct audio or visual contact with, or 38
	66	+	under the custody or control of, a peace officer shall have the right to be 39
	67	+	provided with emergency medical services. 40
	68	+	(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, a peace officer 41
	69	+	shall immediately request emergency medical services for any person 42
	70	+	who is under such officer's custody or control or otherwise in direct 43
	71	+	audio or visual contact with the peace officer when such person: (1) Has 44
	72	+	communicated to the peace officer that the person is (A) experiencing 45
	73	+	an emergency medical condition, or (B) medically unstable, or (2) has 46
	74	+	been observed by the peace officer to be (A) experiencing an emergency 47
	75	+	Raised Bill No. 1493
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73		-	person has been seen by a medical professional within the previous 51
74		-	twenty-four hours and was released from such medical professional's 52
75		-	care after a determination that such person was not (A) experiencing an 53
76		-	emergency medical condition, or (B) medically unstable. 54
77		-	(e) For any matter in which a person experiences an emergency 55
78		-	medical condition or is medically unstable while in direct audio or 56
79		-	visual contact with, or under the custody or control of, a peace officer, 57
80		-	the peace officer shall prepare a report describing the matter. Upon 58
81		-	request by such person, the peace officer shall provide such person with 59
82		-	a copy of the report. 60
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	81	+	medical condition, or (B) medically unstable. 48
	82	+	(d) A peace officer shall not be required to request emergency 49
	83	+	medical services when such officer (1) has made a reasonable 50
	84	+	determination that the person is not (A) experiencing an emergency 51
	85	+	medical condition, or (B) medically unstable, and (2) knows that such 52
	86	+	person has been seen by a medical professional within the previous 53
	87	+	twenty-four hours and was released from such medical professional's 54
	88	+	care after a determination that such person was not (A) experiencing an 55
	89	+	emergency medical condition, or (B) medically unstable. 56
	90	+	(e) For any matter in which a person experiences an emergency 57
	91	+	medical condition or is medically unstable while in direct audio or 58
	92	+	visual contact with, or under the custody or control of, a peace officer, 59
	93	+	the peace officer shall prepare a report describing the matter. Upon 60
	94	+	request by such person, the peace officer shall provide such person with 61
	95	+	a copy of the report. 62
83	96		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
84	97		sections:
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86	99		Section 1 from passage New section
87	100		Sec. 2 October 1, 2025 7-294pp
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89		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
90		-	In Section 1(a), "which may be used to identify traffic safety problems
91		-	and design countermeasures to improve traffic safety nationally and in
92		-	each state" was deleted as unnecessary.
	102	+	Statement of Purpose:
	103	+	To require (1) the Commissioner of Transportation to conduct a study
	104	+	of any changes necessary to conform the uniform investigation of
	105	+	accident report to the Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria, and (2)
	106	+	a peace officer to prepare a report when such officer requests emergency
	107	+	medical services for a person who experiences an emergency medical
	108	+	condition or is medically unstable while in direct audio or visual contact
	109	+	with, or under the custody or control of, such officer.
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94		-	PS Joint Favorable Subst. -LCO
	111	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	112	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	113	+	underlined.]
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