Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 319a - Child Welfare
Section 17a-115a. - Emergency placement of children. Criminal history records checks.

(a) For purposes of this section, “emergency placement” means the placement of a child by the Department of Children and Families in the home of a private individual, including a neighbor, friend or relative of a child, as a result of the sudden unavailability of the child's primary caretaker.

(b) When the Department of Children and Families makes an emergency placement, the department may request a criminal justice agency to perform a federal name-based criminal history search of any person residing in the home. The results of such name-based search shall be provided to the department.
(c) No later than five calendar days after the date such name-based search is performed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the department shall request the State Police Bureau of Identification to perform a state and national criminal history records check in accordance with section 29-17a of any person residing in the home. Such criminal history records checks shall be deemed as required by this section for purposes of section 29-17a and the department may request that such records checks be performed in accordance with subsection (c) of section 29-17a. The results of such criminal history records checks shall be provided to the department. If any person refuses to provide fingerprints or other positive identifying information for purposes of such checks when requested, the department shall immediately remove the child from the home.
(d) If the department denies emergency placement or removes a child from a home based on the results of a federal name-based criminal history search performed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the person whose name-based search was the basis for such denial or removal may contest such denial or removal by requesting that a full criminal history records check be performed in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 68; P.A. 13-40, S. 5; 13-80, S. 2.)
History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5 effective October 5, 2009; P.A. 13-40 amended Subsec. (c) to shorten deadline for department to request criminal history records check from 15 calendar days to 5 calendar days after name-based search, effective May 28, 2013; P.A. 13-80 amended Subsec. (c) to shorten deadline for department to request criminal history records check from 15 calendar days to 5 calendar days after name-based search and make a technical change.

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Connecticut General Statutes

Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources

Chapter 319a - Child Welfare

Section 17a-90. (Formerly Sec. 17-32). - Supervision over welfare of children. Portion of cost payable by parent, collection.

Section 17a-91. (Formerly Sec. 17-32b). - Commissioner of Children and Families' report on children committed to him and establishment of central registry and monitoring system.

Section 17a-91a. - Monthly report on number of children in custody of department in subacute care who cannot be discharged.

Section 17a-92. (Formerly Sec. 17-32c). - Transfer of court wards to guardianship of Commissioner of Children and Families: Delegation of powers, duties and functions.

Section 17a-93. (Formerly Sec. 17-32d). - Definitions.

Section 17a-94. (Formerly Sec. 17-34). - Establishment of receiving homes.

Section 17a-95. (Formerly Sec. 17-35). - Religious and moral instruction.

Section 17a-96. (Formerly Sec. 17-36). - Custodians of children to file reports. Placing of children in foster homes.

Section 17a-97. (Formerly Sec. 17-36a). - Foster parent families.

Section 17a-98. (Formerly Sec. 17-37). - Supervision of children under guardianship or care of commissioner.

Section 17a-98a. - Kinship navigator program.

Section 17a-98b. - Visit to family home of child with behavioral health needs.

Section 17a-98c. - Written special requests from foster families to the department.

Section 17a-99. (Formerly Sec. 17-37a). - Delegation of guardianship authority.

Section 17a-100. (Formerly Sec. 17-38). - Ill treatment of children.

Section 17a-100a. - Reporting of neglected or cruelly treated animals. Training program.

Section 17a-100b. - Training program for animal control officers to identify and report child abuse and neglect.

Section 17a-100c. - Annual report re actual or suspected instances of animal neglect or cruelty.

Section 17a-101. (Formerly Sec. 17-38a). - Protection of children from abuse. Mandated reporters. Educational and training programs. Model mandated reporting policy.

Section 17a-101a. - Report of abuse, neglect or injury of child or imminent risk of serious harm to child. Penalty for failure to report. Notification of Chief State's Attorney.

Section 17a-101b. - Report by mandated reporter. Notification of law enforcement agency when allegation of sexual abuse or serious physical abuse. Notification of person in charge of institution, facility or school when staff member suspected of abus...

Section 17a-101c. - Written or electronic report by mandated reporter.

Section 17a-101d. - Contents of reports.

Section 17a-101e. - Employer prohibited from discriminating or retaliating against employee who makes good faith report or testifies re child abuse or neglect. Immunity from civil or criminal liability. False report of child abuse. Referral to office...

Section 17a-101f. - Examination by physician. Diagnostic tests and procedures to detect child abuse. Expenses.

Section 17a-101g. - Classification and evaluation of reports. Determination of abuse or neglect of child. Investigation. Notice, entry of recommended finding. Referral to local law enforcement authority. Home visit. Removal of child in imminent risk...

Section 17a-101h. - Coordination of investigatory activities. Interview with child. Reporter to provide information. Consent of parent, guardian or responsible person.

Section 17a-101i. - Abuse or neglect by school employee or staff member of public or private institution or facility providing care for children. Notice. Adoption of policy. Employee training program.

Section 17a-101j. - Notification of law enforcement and prosecutorial authorities when reasonable belief of sexual abuse or serious physical abuse. Notification of agency responsible for licensure of institution or facility where abuse or neglect has...

Section 17a-101k. - Registry of findings of abuse or neglect of children maintained by Commissioner of Children and Families. Notice of finding of abuse or neglect of child. Appeal of finding. Hearing procedure. Appeal after hearing. Confidentiality....

Section 17a-101l. - Visitation centers.

Section 17a-101m. - Identification of relatives when child removed from parent's or guardian's custody. Notification of relatives.

Section 17a-101n. - Collection and analysis of data re percentage of abuse and neglect cases involving substance abuse. Reduction strategies.

Section 17a-101o. - School employee failure or delay in reporting child abuse or neglect. Policy re delayed report by mandated reporters.

Section 17a-101p. - Reports by persons not designated as mandated reporters. Notice to Commissioner of Education.

Section 17a-101q. - State-wide sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention program.

Section 17a-101r. - Guidelines for appropriate interaction with youth athletes and identifying and reporting child sexual abuse. Distribution.

Section 17a-101s. - Availability of training materials re child sexual abuse to youth-serving and religious organizations.

Section 17a-102. (Formerly Sec. 17-38b). - Report of danger of abuse.

Section 17a-102a. - Education and training for nurses and birthing hospital staff caring for high-risk newborns re responsibilities as mandated reporters of child abuse and neglect. Information dissemination. Development of guidelines for safe care o...

Section 17a-103. (Formerly Sec. 17-38c). - Reports by others. False reports. Notification to law enforcement agency.

Section 17a-103a. - Telephone Careline to receive reports of child abuse or neglect.

Section 17a-103b. - Notice to parent or guardian of investigation or substantiated complaint of child abuse or neglect.

Section 17a-103c. - Report of abuse or neglect re child committed as delinquent. Notification.

Section 17a-103d. - Initial contact with parent or guardian. Written notice re parent or guardian rights. List of legal services.

Section 17a-103e. - Reports of child abuse and neglect by a school employee. Review of records and information.

Section 17a-104. (Formerly Sec. 17-38d). - Treatment by Christian Science practitioner.

Section 17a-105. (Formerly Sec. 17-38e). - Temporary custody of abused child upon arrest of parent or guardian.

Section 17a-105a. - Child abuse and neglect unit within Division of State Police to assist investigation of child abuse and neglect.

Section 17a-106. (Formerly Sec. 17-38f). - Cooperation in relation to prevention, identification and investigation of child abuse and neglect.

Section 17a-106a. - Multidisciplinary teams. Purpose. Composition. Confidentiality. Records of meetings.

Section 17a-106b. - Impact of family violence in child abuse cases.

Section 17a-106c. - Family Violence Coordinating Council. Members. Responsibilities.

Section 17a-106d. - Report of neglected or cruelly treated animals part of record in open child protective service case.

Section 17a-106e. - Screening of young children who are victims of abuse or neglect for developmental delays. Referral. Report.

Section 17a-106f. - Trafficking of minor children. Child welfare services. Training for law enforcement officials.

Section 17a-106g. - Training re identification of human trafficking for employees of hotels, motels, inns and similar lodging.

Section 17a-106h. - Training re identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking for law enforcement personnel, judges, persons involved with the criminal justice system, emergency and urgent care staff and school and constituent unit empl...

Section 17a-106i. - Disclosure of personal injury. Provision of notice re victim compensation.

Section 17a-107. (Formerly Sec. 17-38g). - Regulations on reports of child abuse.

Section 17a-108. (Formerly Sec. 17-38h). - Financial assistance for programs which monitor child abuse and neglect cases.

Section 17a-109. (Formerly Sec. 17-39). - Commitment of children to child-caring facilities.

Section 17a-110. (Formerly Sec. 17-39a). - Permanency plans for children. Contracts with private child-placing agencies. Funding.

Section 17a-110a. - Concurrent permanency planning program. Duties of commissioner. Guidelines and protocols.

Section 17a-110b. - Permanency resource exchange.

Section 17a-111. (Formerly Sec. 17-43). - Parents not entitled to earnings of child supported by Commissioner of Children and Families.

Section 17a-111a. - Commissioner of Children and Families to file petition to terminate parental rights, when.

Section 17a-111b. - Commissioner of Children and Families' duties re reunification of child with parent. Court determination on motion that reunification efforts are not required. Permanency plans.

Section 17a-112. (Formerly Sec. 17-43a). - Termination of parental rights of child committed to commissioner. Cooperative postadoption agreements. Placement of child from another state. Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.

Section 17a-113. (Formerly Sec. 17-43b). - Custody of child pending application for removal of guardian or termination of parental rights; enforcement by warrant.

Section 17a-114. (Formerly Sec. 17-43c). - Licensing or approval of persons for child placement required. Criminal history records and child abuse and neglect registry checks. Placement of children with relatives or fictive kin caregivers. Standard.

Section 17a-114a. - Liability of persons for personal injury to children placed in their care.

Section 17a-114b. - Credit report review for youth placed in foster care.

Section 17a-114c. - Approval of foster or adoptive family application when a child has died.

Section 17a-114d. - Caregiver authority. Reasonable and prudent parent standard. Liability.

Section 17a-114e. - Foster family profiles. Foster family survey.

Section 17a-114f. - Notification of support for foster parents and relative caregivers.

Section 17a-114g. - Annual report re foster care licensing practices.

Section 17a-115. (Formerly Sec. 17-43d). - Arrest records.

Section 17a-115a. - Emergency placement of children. Criminal history records checks.

Section 17a-116. (Formerly Sec. 17-44a). - “Special needs” child defined.

Section 17a-116a. - Information handbook re adoption of children with special needs.

Section 17a-116b. - Advisory committee promoting adoption and provision of services to minority and difficult to place children. Members, appointment, duties, reports.

Section 17a-116c. - Minority recruitment specialist for foster and adoptive families. Duties. Cultural sensitivity training.

Section 17a-116d. - Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance.

Section 17a-116e. - Compact administrator.

Section 17a-117. (Formerly Sec. 17-44b). - Subsidies for adopting parents.

Section 17a-118. (Formerly Sec. 17-44c). - Review and change in subsidy. Adoption assistance agreement and subsidy payment.

Section 17a-119. (Formerly Sec. 17-44d). - Moneys for subsidies. Regulations.

Section 17a-120. (Formerly Sec. 17-44e). - Medical expense subsidy for blind, physically or mentally disabled, emotionally maladjusted or high risk children.

Section 17a-121. (Formerly Sec. 17-44f). - Prior subsidies not affected. Increases.

Section 17a-121a. - Counseling and referral services after adoption to certain adoptees and adoptive families. Postadoption services.

Section 17a-122 to 17a-124. (Formerly Secs. 17-45, 17-46 and 17-47a). - Military records of parents of state wards. Detention homes. Records confidential.

Section 17a-125. - Out-of-Home Placements Advisory Council.

Section 17a-126. - Subsidized guardianship program.

Section 17a-127. - Development and implementation of individual service plan. Child specific team.

Section 17a-128. - Liaison to Department of Social Services.

Section 17a-129. - Department not required to seek custody of certain children and youths.

Section 17a-130. - Application to insurance contracts.

Section 17a-131. - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training required for persons who directly supervise children.

Section 17a-131a. - Refusal to administer or consent to the administration of psychotropic drugs to children.

Section 17a-132. - Qualified residential treatment program placement. Assessment and motion for review. Regulation.

Section 17a-145. (Formerly Sec. 17-48). - Licensing of child care facilities. Exemptions. Designation of on-site staff person to apply reasonable and prudent parent standard.

Section 17a-146. (Formerly Sec. 17-48a). - Transfer of adoption duties to Commissioner of Children and Families.

Section 17a-147. - Licensing of extended day treatment programs.

Section 17a-148. (Formerly Sec. 17-49). - When license not required; agreement for adoption.

Section 17a-149. (Formerly Sec. 17-49a). - Licensing of child-placing agencies. Limit on commissioner's ability to inspect.

Section 17a-150. (Formerly Sec. 17-49b). - Regulations.

Section 17a-151. (Formerly Sec. 17-50). - Investigation. Issuance of license or provisional license. Revocation, suspension or limitation of license. Appeal.

Section 17a-151aa. - Child placed in residential facility. Written agreement re care and treatment. Out-of-state residential placements by Department of Children and Families. Visits with child.

Section 17a-152. (Formerly Sec. 17-51). - Placement of child from another state.

Section 17a-153. (Formerly Sec. 17-52). - Investigation into reported violation. Action in the name of the state. Notice. Hearing. Policy.

Section 17a-154 and 17a-155. (Formerly Secs. 17-52a and 17-52b). - “Permanent family residence”; definition; requirements. Regulations.

Section 17a-175. (Formerly Sec. 17-81a). - Compact.

Section 17a-176. (Formerly Sec. 17-81b). - Licensing or bonding not required of sending agency.

Section 17a-177. (Formerly Sec. 17-81c). - Financial responsibility for children. Enforcement.

Section 17a-178. (Formerly Sec. 17-81d). - Duties of Commissioner of Children and Families.

Section 17a-179. (Formerly Sec. 17-81e). - Agreements with other states.

Section 17a-180. (Formerly Sec. 17-81f). - Requirements for visitation, inspection, supervision.

Section 17a-181. (Formerly Sec. 17-81g). - Placement of delinquent children.

Section 17a-182. (Formerly Sec. 17-81h). - Appointment of compact administrator.

Section 17a-185. (Formerly Sec. 17-81i). - Police transportation of certain minors to facility for care.

Section 17a-195 to 17a-201. - Casey Child Welfare Unit.

Section 17a-201a. (Formerly Sec. 17-408). - Commitment under sixteen restricted.

Section 17a-201b. (Formerly Sec. 17-409). - Religious instruction.