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CT Gen Stat § 17a-101c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-101c - Written or electronic report by mandated reporter.

 Not later than forty-eight hours after making an oral report, a mandated reporter shall submit a written or electronic report to the Commissioner of Children and Families or the commissioner's designee. Such reports shall be made in a manner prescribed by the commissioner. When a mandated reporter is a member of the staff of a public or private institution or facility that provides care for such child or public or private school the reporter shall also submit a copy of the written or electronic report to the person in charge of such institution, school or facility or the person's designee. In the case of a report concerning a school employee holding a certificate, authorization or permit issued by the State Board of Education under the provisions of sections 10-144o to 10-146b, inclusive, and 10-149, a copy of the written or electronic report shall also be sent by the Commissioner of Children and Families or the commissioner's designee to the Commissioner of Education or the commissioner's designee. In the case of an employee of a facility or institution that provides care for a child which is licensed by the state, a copy of the written or electronic report shall also be sent by the Commissioner of Children and Families to the executive head of the state licensing agency.(P.A. 96-246, S. 4; P.A. 97-319, S. 11, 22; P.A. 98-239, S. 18; P.A. 03-168, S. 6; P.A. 11-93, S. 9; P.A. 18-67, S. 5.)History: P.A. 97-319 deleted provision re oral information and added the words “copy of the” before each reference to “written report”, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-239 required the mandated reporter to send a copy of the written report to the executive head of the state licensing agency in the case of an employee of a facility or institution providing care for a child; P.A. 03-168 replaced reference to “certified school employee” with provision re school employee holding certificate, authorization or permit, effective July 1, 2003; P.A. 11-93 replaced requirement that person in charge of the institution, school or facility send report to Commissioner of Education with requirement that Commissioner of Children and Families send report, replaced requirement that mandated reporter send report to licensing agency with requirement that Commissioner of Children and Families send report, and made technical changes, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 18-67 replaced “written report” with “written or electronic report”, and added provision re electronic reports shall be made in manner prescribed by commissioner, effective October 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-101d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-101d - Contents of reports.

 All reports required pursuant to sections 17a-101a to 17a-101c, inclusive, and section 17a-103, shall contain, if known: (1) The names and addresses of the child and his or her parents or other person responsible for his or her care; (2) the age of the child; (3) the gender of the child; (4) the nature and extent of the child's injury or injuries, maltreatment or neglect; (5) the approximate date and time the injury or injuries, maltreatment or neglect occurred; (6) information concerning any previous injury or injuries to, or maltreatment or neglect of, the child or his or her siblings; (7) the circumstances in which the injury or injuries, maltreatment or neglect came to be known to the reporter; (8) the name of the person or persons suspected to be responsible for causing such injury or injuries, maltreatment or neglect; (9) the reasons such person or persons are suspected of causing such injury or injuries, maltreatment or neglect; (10) any information concerning any prior cases in which such person or persons have been suspected of causing an injury, maltreatment or neglect of a child; and (11) whatever action, if any, was taken to treat, provide shelter or otherwise assist the child. For purposes of this section, “child” includes any victim described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 17a-101a.(P.A. 96-246, S. 5; P.A. 11-93, S. 15; P.A. 15-205, S. 4; P.A. 18-67, S. 6.)History: P.A. 11-93 added new Subdiv. (9) re reasons for suspicion of causing injury, maltreatment or neglect and new Subdiv. (10) re prior cases, and redesignated existing Subdiv. (9) as Subdiv. (11), effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 15-205 amended Subdivs. (1) and (6) by making technical changes and added provision re meaning of “child”; P.A. 18-67 changed “oral and written reports required in” to “reports required pursuant to”, effective October 1, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-101f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-101f - Examination by physician. Diagnostic tests and procedures to detect child abuse. Expenses.

 Any physician examining a child with respect to whom abuse or neglect is suspected shall have the right to keep such child in the custody of a hospital for no longer than ninety-six hours in order to perform diagnostic tests and procedures necessary to the detection of child abuse or neglect and to provide necessary medical care with or without the consent of such child's parents or guardian or other person responsible for the child's care, provided the physician has made reasonable attempts to (1) advise such child's parents or guardian or other person responsible for the child's care that he suspects the child has been abused or neglected and (2) obtain consent of such child's parents or guardian or other person responsible for the child's care. In addition, such physician may take or cause to be taken photographs of the area of trauma visible on a child who is the subject of such report without the consent of such child's parents or guardian or other person responsible for the child's care. All such photographs or copies thereof shall be sent to the local police department and the Department of Children and Families. The expenses for such care and such diagnostic tests and procedures, if not covered by insurance, shall be paid by the Commissioner of Children and Families, provided the state may recover such costs from the parent if the parent has been found by a court to have abused or neglected such child.(P.A. 96-246, S. 8.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-101h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-101h - Coordination of investigatory activities. Interview with child. Reporter to provide information. Consent of parent, guardian or responsible person.

 Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any person authorized to conduct an investigation of abuse or neglect shall coordinate investigatory activities in order to minimize the number of interviews of any child and share information with other persons authorized to conduct an investigation of child abuse or neglect, as appropriate. A person reporting child abuse or neglect shall provide any person authorized to conduct an investigation of child abuse or neglect with all information related to the investigation that is in the possession or control of the person reporting child abuse or neglect, except as expressly prohibited by state or federal law. The commissioner shall obtain the consent of parents or guardians or other persons responsible for the care of the child to any interview with a child, except that such consent shall not be required when the department has reason to believe such parent or guardian or other person responsible for the care of the child or member of the child's household is the perpetrator of the alleged abuse or neglect or that seeking such consent would place the child at imminent risk of physical harm. If consent is not required to conduct the interview, such interview shall be conducted in the presence of a disinterested adult unless immediate access to the child is necessary to protect the child from imminent risk of physical harm and a disinterested adult is not available after reasonable search. For purposes of this section, “child” includes any victim described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 17a-101a.(P.A. 96-246, S. 10; P.A. 11-93, S. 17; P.A. 13-52, S. 1; P.A. 15-205, S. 5; P.A. 18-67, S. 8.)History: P.A. 11-93 added provision requiring person reporting abuse or neglect to provide information related to the investigation and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-52 added provision allowing commissioner to interview a child without parental consent if there is reason to believe that seeking consent would place the child at imminent risk of physical harm; P.A. 15-205 added provision re meaning of “child”; P.A. 18-67 added reference to neglect re consent not required when department has reason to believe parent, guardian or person responsible for care of child or member of child's household is perpetrator, effective July 1, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-101l (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-101l - Visitation centers.

 The Commissioner of Children and Families shall, within available resources, establish visitation centers for the purpose of facilitating visits between children in the custody of the commissioner and those family members who are subject to supervised visitation. Such center shall provide a secure facility for supervised visitation or the transfer of custody of such children for visitation.(P.A. 96-246, S. 26.)See Sec. 51-6b re identification of additional secure child visitation centers by Chief Court Administrator.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-101m (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-101m - Identification of relatives when child removed from parent's or guardian's custody. Notification of relatives.

 Immediately upon the removal of a child from the custody of the child's parent or guardian pursuant to subsection (e) of section 17a-101g or section 46b-129, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall exercise due diligence to identify all adult grandparents and other adult relatives of the child, including any adult relatives suggested by the parents, subject to exceptions due to family or domestic violence. Not later than thirty days after the removal, the commissioner shall provide such grandparents and other relatives with notice that (1) the child has been or is being removed from the custody of the child's parent or guardian; (2) explains the options that the relative has under federal, state and local law to participate in the care and placement of the child, including any options that may be lost by failing to respond to the notice; (3) describes the requirements (A) to obtain a foster care license pursuant to section 17a-114, and (B) for additional services and supports that are available for children placed in such a home; and (4) describes the subsidized guardianship program under section 17a-126, including (A) eligibility requirements, (B) the process for applying to the program, and (C) financial assistance available under the program.(P.A. 09-185, S. 9.)History: P.A. 09-185 effective July 1, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-101n (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-101n - Collection and analysis of data re percentage of abuse and neglect cases involving substance abuse. Reduction strategies.

 The Department of Children and Families shall collect and analyze data to determine the percentage of the department's cases of child abuse and neglect that involve a parent or guardian with a substance abuse problem and utilize such data to develop strategies to reduce the number of such cases in the future.(P.A. 09-205, S. 10.)History: P.A. 09-205 effective July 1, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-101o (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-101o - School employee failure or delay in reporting child abuse or neglect. Policy re delayed report by mandated reporters.

 (a) If the Commissioner of Children and Families suspects or knows that a mandated reporter, as defined in section 17a-101, employed by a local or regional board of education, has failed to make a report that a child has been abused or neglected or placed in immediate risk of serious harm within the time period prescribed in sections 17a-101a to 17a-101d, inclusive, and section 17a-103, the commissioner shall make a record of such delay and develop and maintain a database of such records. The commissioner shall investigate such delayed reporting. Such investigation shall be conducted in accordance with the policy developed in subsection (b) of this section, and include the actions taken by the employing local or regional board of education or superintendent of schools for the district in response to such employee's failure to report.(b) The Department of Children and Families shall develop a policy for the investigation of delayed reports by mandated reporters. Such policy shall include, but not be limited to, when referrals to the appropriate law enforcement agency for delayed reporting are required and when the department shall require mandated reporters who have been found to have delayed making a report to participate in the educational and training program pursuant to subsection (b) of section 17a-101a.(c) For purposes of this section, “child” includes any victim described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 17a-101a.(P.A. 11-93, S. 7; P.A. 12-82, S. 12; P.A. 15-205, S. 8.)History: P.A. 11-93 effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 12-82 amended Subsec. (b) by substituting “subsection (b) of section 17a-101a” for “subsection (d) of section 17a-101”; P.A. 15-205 added Subsec. (c) re meaning of “child”.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-101p (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-101p - Reports by persons not designated as mandated reporters. Notice to Commissioner of Education.

 When the Commissioner of Children and Families receives a report from a person not designated as a mandated reporter pursuant to section 17a-101 that such person has reasonable cause to suspect or believe that any child under the age of eighteen years (1) has been abused or neglected, as defined in section 46b-120, (2) has had nonaccidental physical injury, or injury which is at variance with the history given of such injury, inflicted upon such child, or (3) is placed at imminent risk of serious harm by a school employee, as defined in section 53a-65, holding a certificate, authorization or permit issued by the State Board of Education under the provisions of sections 10-144o to 10-146b, inclusive, and section 10-149, a copy of such report shall be sent by the Commissioner of Children and Families to the Commissioner of Education.(P.A. 11-93, S. 10.)History: P.A. 11-93 effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-102. (Formerly Sec. 17-38b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-102. (Formerly Sec. 17-38b) - Report of danger of abuse.

 Section 17a-102 is repealed.(P.A. 73-205, S. 2; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-308, S. 2, 4; 77-614, S. 521, 610; P.A. 79-631, S. 61, 111; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 96-246, S. 38.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-103a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-103a - Telephone Careline to receive reports of child abuse or neglect.

 The Commissioner of Children and Families shall establish and operate the telephone Careline for child abuse and neglect that shall be dedicated to receive reports of child abuse or neglect and to provide information concerning child abuse or neglect. The Careline shall accept all reports of child abuse or neglect regardless of the relationship of the alleged perpetrator to the child who is the alleged victim and regardless of the alleged perpetrator's affiliation with any organization or other entity in any capacity. The commissioner shall classify and evaluate all reports pursuant to the provisions of section 17a-101g.(P.A. 97-319, S. 20, 22; P.A. 02-138, S. 17; P.A. 16-188, S. 3.)History: P.A. 97-319 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 02-138 required the hotline to accept all reports regardless of the alleged perpetrator's relationship to the child and the alleged perpetrator's affiliation with any organization or other entity and required the commissioner to classify and evaluate all reports pursuant to Sec. 17a-101g; P.A. 16-188 replaced references to hotline with references to Careline, added references to neglect and provision re Careline to provide information concerning child abuse or neglect, and made conforming changes, effective June 9, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-103c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-103c - Report of abuse or neglect re child committed as delinquent. Notification.

 Section 17a-103c is repealed, effective July 1, 2019.(P.A. 02-127, S. 6; P.A. 04-48, S. 1; P.A. 19-120, S. 6.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-103d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-103d - Written notice to parent or guardian of rights re abuse or neglect investigation at initial face-to-face contact.

 (a) Upon receiving a complaint of abuse or neglect of a child, the Department of Children and Families shall, at the time of any initial face-to-face contact with the child's parent or guardian on or after October 1, 2011, provide the parent or guardian with written notice, in plain language, that: (1) The parent or guardian is not required to permit the representative of the department to enter the residence of the parent or guardian; (2) the parent or guardian is not required to speak with the representative of the department at that time; (3) the parent or guardian is entitled to seek the representation of an attorney and to have an attorney present when the parent or guardian is questioned by a representative of the department; (4) any statement made by the parent, guardian or other family member may be used against the parent or guardian in an administrative or court proceeding; (5) the representative of the department is not an attorney and cannot provide legal advice to the parent or guardian; (6) the parent or guardian is not required to sign any document presented by the representative of the department, including, but not limited to, a release of claims or a service agreement, and is entitled to have an attorney review such document before agreeing to sign the document; and (7) a failure of the parent or guardian to communicate with a representative of the department may have serious consequences, which may include the department's filing of a petition for the removal of the child from the home of the parent or guardian, and therefore it is in the parent's or guardian's best interest to either speak with the representative of the department or immediately seek the advice of a qualified attorney.(b) The department shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that the notice provided to a parent or guardian pursuant to this section is written in a manner that will be understood by the parent or guardian, which reasonable efforts shall include, but not be limited to, ensuring that the notice is written in a language understood by the parent or guardian.(c) The representative of the department shall request the parent or guardian to sign and date the notice described in subsection (a) of this section as evidence of having received the notice. If the parent or guardian refuses to sign and date the notice upon such request, the representative of the department shall specifically indicate on the notice that the parent or guardian was requested to sign and date the notice and refused to do so and the representative of the department shall sign the notice as witness to the parent's or guardian's refusal to sign the notice. The department shall provide the parent or guardian with a copy of the signed notice at the time of the department's initial face-to-face contact with the parent or guardian.(P.A. 11-112, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-103e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-103e - Reports of child abuse and neglect by a school employee. Review of records and information.

 (a) The Department of Children and Families shall conduct, at least annually, random quality assurance reviews of reports and investigations that a child has been abused or neglected by a school employee, as defined in section 53a-65. If, as a result of such review, the department discovers any issues in any report or investigation, the department shall take any necessary action to correct or satisfy such problem or issue. The department shall use such reviews to assess the quality and conduct of such investigations.(b) The Department of Children and Families shall review, at least annually, with the Department of Education all records and information relating to reports and investigations that a child has been abused and neglected by a school employee, as defined in section 53a-65, in the Department of Children and Families' possession to ensure that records and information are being shared properly. The departments shall address and correct any omissions or other problems in the records and information-sharing process of the departments.(P.A. 11-93, S. 14.)History: P.A. 11-93 effective July 1, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-104. (Formerly Sec. 17-38d) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-104. (Formerly Sec. 17-38d) - Treatment by Christian Science practitioner.

 For the purposes of sections 17a-101 to 17a-103, inclusive, and section 46b-129a, the treatment of any child by a Christian Science practitioner in lieu of treatment by a licensed practitioner of the healing arts shall not of itself constitute maltreatment.(P.A. 73-205, S. 8; P.A. 96-246, S. 27.)History: Sec. 17-38d transferred to Sec. 17a-104 in 1991; P.A. 96-246 added references to Secs. 17a-101a to 17a-101e, inclusive, 17a-101f to 17a-101k, inclusive, and 46b-129a.Cited. 26 CA 58.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-105a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319a - Child Welfare|Section 17a-105a - Child abuse and neglect unit within Division of State Police to assist investigation of child abuse and neglect.

 There shall be within the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection a child abuse and neglect unit which, within available resources, shall (1) at the request of the Commissioner of Children and Families or the head of the local law enforcement agency, or such person's designee, assist a multidisciplinary team established pursuant to section 17a-106a in the investigation of a report of child abuse or neglect, (2) investigate reports of crime involving child abuse or neglect in municipalities in which there is no organized police force, and (3) participate in a mutual support network that shares information and collaborates with local law enforcement agencies.(P.A. 98-241, S. 17; P.A. 02-138, S. 18; P.A. 11-51, S. 134.)History: P.A. 02-138 amended Subdiv. (1) to include a request made by the Commissioner of Children and Families, replace “such team” with “a multidisciplinary team established pursuant to section 17a-106a” and make a technical change for purposes of gender neutrality; pursuant to P.A. 11-51, “Department of Public Safety” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection”, effective July 1, 2011.