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- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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 occurred. Notification of Probate Court when allegation against guardian or individual who resides in household of guardian has been substantiated. Referral of parent or guardian for substance abuse treatment.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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. Regulations.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-101l · Visitation centers.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-101m · Identification of relatives when child removed from parent's or guardian's custody. Notification of relatives.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-101n · Collection and analysis of data re percentage of abuse and neglect cases involving substance abuse. Reduction strategies.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-101o · Failure or delay in reporting child abuse or neglect. Policy re delayed report by mandated reporters. Notification of Chief State's Attorney. Penalty for failure to report.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-101p · Reports by persons not designated as mandated reporters. Notice to Commissioner of Education.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-101q · State-wide sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention program.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-101r · Guidelines for appropriate interaction with youth athletes and identifying and reporting child sexual abuse. Distribution.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-101s · Availability of training materials re child sexual abuse to youth-serving and religious organizations.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-101t · In-person home visit or evaluation pursuant to safety plan. Exception.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-102 · (Formerly Sec. 17-38b). Report of danger of abuse.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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 of newborns. Notification to Department of Children and Families re symptoms consistent with prenatal substance exposure, withdrawal or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Definitions.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-103 · (Formerly Sec. 17-38c). Reports by others. False reports. Notification to law enforcement agency.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-103a · Telephone Careline to receive reports of child abuse or neglect.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-103b · Notice to parent or guardian of investigation or substantiated complaint of child abuse or neglect.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-103c · Report of abuse or neglect re child committed as delinquent. Notification.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-103d · Initial contact with parent or guardian. Written notice re parent or guardian rights. List of legal services.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-103e · Reports of child abuse and neglect by a school employee. Review of records and information.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-104 · (Formerly Sec. 17-38d). Treatment by Christian Science practitioner.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-105 · (Formerly Sec. 17-38e). Temporary custody of abused child upon arrest of parent or guardian.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-105a · Child abuse and neglect unit within Division of State Police to assist investigation of child abuse and neglect.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-106 · (Formerly Sec. 17-38f). Cooperation in relation to prevention, identification and investigation of child abuse and neglect.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-106a · Multidisciplinary teams. Purpose. Composition. Confidentiality. Records of meetings.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-106b · Impact of family violence in child abuse cases.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-106c · Family Violence Coordinating Council. Members. Responsibilities.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-106d · Report of neglected or cruelly treated animals part of record in open child protective service case.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-106e · Screening of young children who are victims of abuse or neglect for developmental delays. Referral. Report.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-106f · Trafficking of minor children. Child welfare services. Training for law enforcement officials.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-106g · Training re identification of human trafficking for employees of hotels, motels, inns and similar lodging.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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 employees.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-106i · Disclosure of personal injury. Provision of notice re victim compensation.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-107 · (Formerly Sec. 17-38g). Regulations on reports of child abuse.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-108 · (Formerly Sec. 17-38h). Financial assistance for programs which monitor child abuse and neglect cases.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-109 · (Formerly Sec. 17-39). Commitment of children to child-caring facilities.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-110 · (Formerly Sec. 17-39a). Permanency plans for children. Contracts with private child-placing agencies. Funding.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-110a · Concurrent permanency planning program. Duties of commissioner. Guidelines and protocols.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-110b · Permanency resource exchange.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-111 · (Formerly Sec. 17-43). Parents not entitled to earnings of child supported by Commissioner of Children and Families.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-111a · Commissioner of Children and Families to file petition to terminate parental rights, when.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-113 · (Formerly Sec. 17-43b). Custody of child pending application for removal of guardian or termination of parental rights; enforcement by warrant.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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. Removal of children or denial of placement. Standard.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-114a · Liability of persons for personal injury to children placed in their care.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-114b · Credit report review for youth placed in foster care.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-114c · Approval of foster or adoptive family application when a child has died.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-114d · Caregiver authority. Reasonable and prudent parent standard. Liability.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-114e · Foster family profiles. Foster family survey.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-114f · Notification of support for foster parents and relative caregivers.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-114g · Annual report re foster care licensing practices.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-115 · (Formerly Sec. 17-43d). Arrest records.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-115a · Emergency placement of children. Criminal history records checks.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-116 · (Formerly Sec. 17-44a). “Special needs” child defined.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-116a · Information handbook re adoption of children with special needs.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-116b · Advisory committee promoting adoption and provision of services to minority and difficult to place children. Members, appointment, duties, reports.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-116c · Minority recruitment specialist for foster and adoptive families. Duties. Cultural sensitivity training.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-116d · Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-116e · Compact administrator.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-117 · (Formerly Sec. 17-44b). Subsidies for adopting parents.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-118 · (Formerly Sec. 17-44c). Review and change in subsidy. Adoption assistance agreement and subsidy payment.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-119 · (Formerly Sec. 17-44d). Moneys for subsidies. Regulations.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-120 · (Formerly Sec. 17-44e). Medical expense subsidy for blind, physically or mentally disabled, emotionally maladjusted or high risk children.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-121 · (Formerly Sec. 17-44f). Prior subsidies not affected. Increases.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-121a · Counseling and referral services after adoption to certain adoptees and adoptive families. Postadoption services.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 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.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-125 · Out-of-Home Placements Advisory Council.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-126 · Subsidized guardianship program.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-127 · Development and implementation of individual service plan. Child specific team.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-128 · Liaison to Department of Social Services.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-129 · Department not required to seek custody of certain children and youths.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-130 · Application to insurance contracts.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-131 · Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training required for persons who directly supervise children.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-131a · Refusal to administer or consent to the administration of psychotropic drugs to children.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-132 · Qualified residential treatment program placement. Assessment and motion for review. Regulations.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17a-133 to 17a-144 · Secs. 17a-133 to 17a-144.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-146 · (Formerly Sec. 17-48a). Transfer of adoption duties to Commissioner of Children and Families.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-147 · Licensing of extended day treatment programs.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-148 · (Formerly Sec. 17-49). When license not required; agreement for adoption.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-149 · (Formerly Sec. 17-49a). Licensing of child-placing agencies. Limit on commissioner's ability to inspect.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-150 · (Formerly Sec. 17-49b). Regulations.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-151 · (Formerly Sec. 17-50). Investigation. Issuance of license or provisional license. Revocation, suspension or limitation of license. Appeal.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17a-151a to 17a-151z · Secs. 17a-151a to 17a-151z.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-152 · (Formerly Sec. 17-51). Placement of child from another state.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-153 · (Formerly Sec. 17-52). Investigation into reported violation. Action in the name of the state. Notice. Hearing. Policy.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17a-154 and 17a-155 · (Formerly Secs. 17-52a and 17-52b). “Permanent family residence”; definition; requirements. Regulations.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17a-156 to 17a-174 · Secs. 17a-156 to 17a-174.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-175 · (Formerly Sec. 17-81a). *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Compact.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-176 · (Formerly Sec. 17-81b). Licensing or bonding not required of sending agency.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-177 · (Formerly Sec. 17-81c). Financial responsibility for children. Enforcement.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-178 · (Formerly Sec. 17-81d). Duties of Commissioner of Children and Families.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-179 · (Formerly Sec. 17-81e). Agreements with other states.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-180 · (Formerly Sec. 17-81f). Requirements for visitation, inspection, supervision.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-181 · (Formerly Sec. 17-81g). Placement of delinquent children.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-182 · (Formerly Sec. 17-81h). Appointment of compact administrator.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17a-183 and 17a-184 · Secs. 17a-183 and 17a-184.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-185 · (Formerly Sec. 17-81i). Police transportation of certain minors to facility for care.