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CT Gen Stat § 17a-36. (Formerly Sec. 17-439) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families|Section 17a-36. (Formerly Sec. 17-439) - Financial liability for services.

 The Commissioner of Administrative Services shall determine financial liability for services in psychiatric clinics and day treatment programs operated or funded by the Department of Children and Families and the same persons and estates as are legally liable for support of patients in state humane institutions shall be liable for payment of such charges in accordance with subsection (c) of section 4a-12 and subsection (b) of section 17b-223.(P.A. 75-524, S. 28, 30; P.A. 77-614, S. 70, 610; P.A. 90-119, S. 1; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2.)History: P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of finance and control with commissioner of administrative services; P.A. 90-119 authorized the commissioner of administrative services to determine financial liability for services in such clinics and programs operated or funded by the department of children and youth services in accordance with sections 4a-12 and 17-295, deleting provision which had required consultation with children and youth services commissioner to establish sliding scale of charges; Sec. 17-439 transferred to Sec. 17a-36 in 1991; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-38. (Formerly Sec. 17-441a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families|Section 17a-38. (Formerly Sec. 17-441a) - Home-based treatment programs.

 The Department of Children and Families shall develop or contract for home-based treatment programs designed to provide time-limited, home-based services to families where a child is in imminent danger of being removed from the home and placed in foster care, residential treatment or a psychiatric hospital setting. Such programs shall be designed to prevent the unnecessary separation of children by providing intensive in-home services when an acute crisis threatens the ability of the family to remain together. Intervention may include, but shall not be limited to, intensive family, individual and marriage counseling, training in communication and negotiation skills, training in home maintenance skills, behavioral management training, parent training, child development training, job readiness training, client advocacy and arrangement for other services.(P.A. 87-383, S. 1, 2; P.A. 90-287, S. 2; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2.)History: P.A. 90-287 deleted reference to two demonstration programs and expanded the types of counseling and training intervention to include marriage counseling and communication, negotiation skills training, home maintenance skills training, child development training and job readiness training; Sec. 17-441a transferred to Sec. 17a-38 in 1991; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-43. (Formerly Sec. 17-444a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families|Section 17a-43. (Formerly Sec. 17-444a) - Registration with photo-listing service.

 (a) Each child legally free for adoption, for whom the photo-listing service may recruit an adoptive family under subsection (a) of section 17a-42, shall, and any other such legally free child may, be registered with the photo-listing service within ten working days of becoming a child for whom such service may recruit an adoptive family. Each such registration shall include a recent photograph and written description of the child. Each such registration shall be reported to the court that ordered termination of parental rights.(b) All changes in the status of a registered child shall be reported by the child care or child-placing agency to the photo-listing service within five working days after such change has occurred.(c) Children remaining registered for a period in excess of twelve months shall have their photograph and written description updated within fifteen working days of the expiration of the twelfth month of their registration and every twelve months thereafter.(d) A child's registration shall be withdrawn when the photo-listing service has been notified in writing that the child has been adopted, has reached his or her fourteenth birthday and will not consent to an adoption plan or has died.(P.A. 77-379, S. 2; P.A. 00-137, S. 7.)History: Sec. 17-444a transferred to Sec. 17a-43 in 1991; P.A. 00-137 amended Subsec. (a) to provide that each registration shall be reported to the court that ordered termination of parental rights.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-44. (Formerly Sec. 17-444b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families|Section 17a-44. (Formerly Sec. 17-444b) - Status of photo-listed children. Referral to national adoption or permanency resource exchanges.

 (a) The photo-listing service shall quarterly check the status of photo-listed children for whom inquiries have been received. Periodic checks shall be made by such service to determine the progress toward adoption of such children and the status of those children registered but never photo-listed because of placement in a preadoptive or adoptive home prior to or at the time of registration.(b) The commissioner shall refer appropriate children to national adoption or permanency resource exchanges when an adoptive family has not been identified within one hundred eighty days of the termination of the parental rights. The commissioner shall establish criteria by which a determination may be made that a referral to national exchanges is not necessary, and the commissioner shall monitor the status of those children not referred.(P.A. 77-379, S. 3; P.A. 00-137, S. 8; P.A. 01-159, S. 1; P.A. 15-51, S. 5.)History: Sec. 17-444b transferred to Sec. 17a-44 in 1991; P.A. 00-137 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re referral of appropriate children to national adoption exchanges; P.A. 01-159 amended Subsec. (a) by changing “semiannually” to “quarterly” and adding “a preadoptive or” before “adoptive home”; P.A. 15-51 amended Subsec. (b) by adding “or permanency resource”.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-45. (Formerly Sec. 17-444c) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families|Section 17a-45. (Formerly Sec. 17-444c) - Referral to photo-listing service.

 Any child care or child-placing agency may voluntarily refer any such child to the photo-listing service or, the photo-listing service may determine that the recruitment of an adoptive family through the photo-listing service is appropriate for a child not registered with that service and require the child to be so registered and the child care or child-placing agency shall register that child with the photo-listing service.(P.A. 77-379, S. 4.)History: Sec. 17-444c transferred to Sec. 17a-45 in 1991.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-46. (Formerly Sec. 17-444d) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families|Section 17a-46. (Formerly Sec. 17-444d) - Deferral of photo-listing a child.

 (a) Deferral of the photo-listing of a child shall be for one or more of the following reasons: (1) The child is in an adoptive placement but is not legally adopted; (2) the child's foster parents or other individuals are now considering adoption; (3) diagnostic study or testing is required to clarify the child's problem and provide an adequate description; (4) the child is currently in a hospital and continuing need for daily professional care will not permit placement in a family setting; or (5) the child is fourteen years of age or older and will not consent to an adoption plan.(b) Approval of a request to defer photo-listing for any of the reasons specified in subdivision (2) or (3) of subsection (a) of this section shall be valid for a period not to exceed ninety days. There shall be no subsequent deferrals for such reasons.(P.A. 77-379, S. 5; P.A. 07-217, S. 70.)History: Sec. 17-444d transferred to Sec. 17a-46 in 1991; P.A. 07-217 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective July 12, 2007.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-47. (Formerly Sec. 17-445) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families|Section 17a-47. (Formerly Sec. 17-445) - Legal division re child abuse and neglect.

 There shall be a legal division which shall consist of attorneys-at-law assigned to the Department of Children and Families, who shall be on the staff and under the supervision of the Commissioner of Children and Families. There shall also be assistant attorneys general on the staff and under the direct supervision of the Attorney General. Such assistant attorneys general shall diligently prosecute petitions of neglect giving priority to petitions which allege child abuse as the grounds of neglect. Such assistant attorneys general and the department shall cooperate in preparation of such cases as shall be necessary to protect the safety and best interest of the child named in the petition.(P.A. 77-577, S. 1; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; 93-216, S. 5; P.A. 05-246, S. 8.)History: Sec. 17-445 transferred to Sec. 17a-47 in 1991; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-216 removed the legal division from the department of children and youth services, removed the reference to three attorneys-at-law, placed the attorneys under the direct supervision of the attorney general and deleted provision which had stated that legal division not to be considered a replacement for, but an addition to, attorney general's staff responsible for prosecuting petitions for neglected, uncared for and dependent children; P.A. 05-246 provided that legal division to consist of attorneys assigned to Department of Children and Families and assistant attorneys general, made conforming changes and added reference to safety of child, effective July 8, 2005.See Sec. 17a-106 re cooperative efforts to prevent, identify and treat child abuse and neglect.See Sec. 53a-196a re felony offense of employing minor in obscene performance.Commissioner or commissioner's designee has express authority to prepare, sign and file petitions for termination of parental rights. 247 C. 1.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-48. (Formerly Sec. 17-445a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families|Section 17a-48. (Formerly Sec. 17-445a) - Commissioner to take custody of child who is victim of employment in obscene performance.

 Section 17a-48 is repealed.(P.A. 77-577, S. 3; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 96-246, S. 38.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-49. (Formerly Sec. 17-446) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families|Section 17a-49. (Formerly Sec. 17-446) - Grants for programs to treat and prevent child abuse and neglect and programs for juvenile criminal diversion.

 (a) The Commissioner of Children and Families shall, upon application of any public or private organization or agency, make grants, within available appropriations, to develop and maintain programs for the treatment and prevention of child abuse and neglect, including, but not limited to, child protection teams and parent aid programs.(b) The Commissioner of Children and Families shall, upon application of any public or private organization or agency, make grants, within available appropriations, to develop and maintain programs for juvenile criminal diversion.(P.A. 79-447, S. 1, 3; P.A. 82-295, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 96-194, S. 1.)History: P.A. 82-295 added Subsec. (b) authorizing commissioner, effective July 1, 1982, to make grants to develop and maintain juvenile criminal diversion programs; Sec. 17-446 transferred to Sec. 17a-49 in 1991; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 96-194 amended Subsec. (a) by deleting a provision prohibiting a grant from providing more than 75% of the total cost of any program.See Sec. 17a-101 re protection of children from abuse.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-51. (Formerly Sec. 17-447) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families|Section 17a-51. (Formerly Sec. 17-447) - Plan for the reduction of the number of children receiving foster care assistance.

 Section 17a-51 is repealed.(P.A. 82-219; P.A. 93-216, S. 8.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-53 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families|Section 17a-53 - Training manual for youth suicide prevention programs.

 The Department of Children and Families shall develop, within available resources, a training manual for youth suicide prevention programs.(P.A. 89-191, S. 4; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2.)History: P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-54 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families|Section 17a-54 - Parent education and support centers.

 The Department of Children and Families shall establish, within available appropriations, community-based, multiservice parent education and support centers. The goal of each center shall be to improve parenting and enhance family functioning in order to provide children and youths increased opportunities for positive development. Each center shall provide: (1) Parent education and training services; (2) parent support services; (3) information about and coordination of other community services; (4) consultation services; and (5) coordination of child care and transportation services to facilitate participation in the center's programs. Each center shall conduct outreach programs and shall be accessible with respect to schedule and location.(P.A. 90-287, S. 3; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 06-196, S. 121.)History: P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes, effective June 7, 2006.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-54a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families|Section 17a-54a - Support for families with children with serious, chronic medical conditions.

 Section 17a-54a is repealed, effective July 1, 2013.(May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-1, S. 41; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b); P.A. 13-234, S. 155.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-54b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families|Section 17a-54b - Policies and procedures to secure health, safety and well-being of infants affected at birth by drug or alcohol exposure.

 (a) For purposes of this section, (1) “drug abuse” means the ingestion of controlled substances, as defined in 21 USC 802, without a prescription or other authorization required under state law, (2) “substance use” means the excessive use of drugs or alcohol in a manner that causes harm to oneself or others, and (3) “fetal alcohol spectrum disorder” means a range of health conditions that may affect an infant whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy, including, but not limited to, fetal alcohol syndrome. The Commissioner of Children and Families shall develop and implement policies and procedures in accordance with the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, 42 USC 5101 et seq. and 42 USC 5116 et seq., as amended from time to time, to secure the health, safety and well-being of infants identified as being affected at birth by drug abuse, withdrawal symptoms related to prenatal drug or alcohol exposure or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.(b) Such policies and procedures shall advance the best interests of such infants and shall include, but not be limited to, securing substance use treatment for such infants, their mothers and other caregivers and ensuring the infants grow up in substance-use-free homes. The commissioner shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, not later than February 1, 2018, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children and public health on (1) the number of cases involving such infants referred to the commissioner on and after the effective date of this section by health care providers, (2) the policies and procedures developed and implemented by the commissioner, (3) gaps in notification to the commissioner of such cases, (4) gaps in services provided to such infants, their mothers and other caregivers, and (5) recommendations for improvements in services.(P.A. 17-210, S. 1.)History: P.A. 17-210 effective July 10, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-55 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families|Section 17a-55 - Awarding of grants to community service programs based upon effectiveness.

 The Commissioner of Children and Families shall implement a system of awarding grants to community service programs whereby such programs are funded proportionate to their effectiveness in treating clients of the department. The evaluation of a program shall be based on (1) an analysis of program outcomes; (2) an assessment of regional needs for treatment services; and (3) the availability of the program to clients of the department. The Department of Children and Families shall collect, maintain and analyze the data to be used in the evaluation process on an ongoing basis. The commissioner shall impose a probationary period on a program found to be ineffective and shall propose requirements for the improvement of such a program. The commissioner shall determine the length of the probationary period and shall cease to fund a program which has not met the proposed requirements for improvement within such period.(P.A. 91-268, S. 2, 4; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 05-246, S. 9; P.A. 11-105, S. 10.)History: P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 05-246 amended Subdiv. (2) to delete “regional” and add provision re assessment of needs for treatment services in each service delivery area, effective July 8, 2005; P.A. 11-105 amended Subdiv. (2) by deleting reference to “service delivery area” and adding reference to “regional” needs for services, effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-57 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families|Section 17a-57 - Designation of emergency room nursing staff to take physical custody of infant voluntarily surrendered.

 Each hospital operating an emergency room shall designate all members of the emergency room nursing staff as employees authorized to take physical custody of an infant pursuant to section 17a-58. There shall be a designated employee on duty at each hospital emergency room during regular business hours. There shall be a designated place inside such hospital emergency room where physical custody may be taken.(P.A. 00-207, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-59 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families|Section 17a-59 - Notification of custody. Assumption of care and control by commissioner. Identification of prospective adoptive parent. Limitation on disclosure of parentage.

 (a) Not more than twenty-four hours after taking physical custody of the infant the employee designated pursuant to section 17a-57 shall notify the Department of Children and Families of such custody in accordance with subsection (b) of section 17a-60.(b) The Commissioner of Children and Families shall assume the care and control of the infant immediately upon receipt of notice under subsection (a) of this section. Any infant in the care and control of the commissioner under the provisions of this section shall be considered to be in the custody of the department and the department shall take any action authorized under state law to achieve safety and permanency for the infant, including institution of legal proceedings for guardianship or termination of parental rights. In order to achieve safety and permanency for the infant, the department shall identify a prospective adoptive parent for the infant not later than one business day after receiving such notice from a designated employee, provided a prospective adoptive parent is available. The department shall provide notification of legal proceedings to any parent of an infant when the identity of the parent is known to the department.(c) Except as otherwise provided by statute, unless ordered to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction, the department shall not disclose any information concerning the parentage of an infant in the care and control of the commissioner under the provisions of this section to a prospective adoptive parent or foster parent.(P.A. 00-207, S. 3; P.A. 10-161, S. 1; P.A. 17-18, S. 1.)History: P.A. 10-161 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “designated employee” with “employee designated pursuant to section 17a-57”, amended Subsec. (b) by adding provisions specifying that department may institute legal proceedings and requiring department to provide notice of such proceedings and by repositioning provision from former Subsec. (c) re infant in care and control of commissioner considered to be in custody of department, and deleted said former Subsec. (c), effective July 1, 2010; P.A. 17-18 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing references to Secs. 17a-101a to 17a-101d with reference to Sec. 17a-60(b), amended Subsec. (b) by adding provision re identification of prospective adoptive parent, added Subsec. (c) re department's disclosure of information concerning parentage of infant, and made technical changes.