{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-3-22v","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 3-22v","heading":"Safe harbor account. Board of trustees. Policies and procedures.","body":"(a) As used in this section:\n(1) “Collateral costs” means any out-of-pocket costs, other than the cost of the procedure itself, necessary to receive reproductive health care services or gender-affirming health care services in the state, including, but not limited to, costs for travel, lodging and meals;\n(2) “Gender-affirming health care services” means all medical care relating to the treatment of gender dysphoria, as set forth in the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association's “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders”, and gender incongruence, as defined in the most recent revision of the “International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems”;\n(3) “Nonprofit organization” means an organization that is exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time;\n(4) “Patient-identifiable data” means any information that identifies, or may reasonably be used as a basis to identify, an individual patient; and\n(5) “Reproductive health care services” means all medical, surgical, counseling or referral services relating to the human reproductive system, including, but not limited to, services relating to fertility, pregnancy, contraception and abortion.\n(b) There is established an account to be known as the “safe harbor account”, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account of the State Treasurer. The account shall contain any funds received from any private contributions, gifts, grants, donations, bequests or devises to the account and all earnings on such funds. The State Treasurer shall invest the moneys deposited in the account in a manner that is reasonable and appropriate to achieve the objectives of such account while exercising the discretion and care of a prudent person in similar circumstances with similar objectives. The State Treasurer shall give due consideration to the rate of return risk, term or maturity, the diversification of the total portfolio within such account, the liquidity of funds, the projected disbursements and expenditures of funds, and the expected payments, deposits, contributions and gifts to be received. The moneys in the account shall be continuously invested and reinvested in a manner consistent with the objectives of the account until disbursed in accordance with this subsection. Any administrative costs associated with maintenance or disbursement of moneys in the account shall be paid from the account and no taxpayer funds shall pay for such administrative costs, except nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the State Treasurer from utilizing available staff resources to administer the account. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the board of trustees, established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, for the purpose of providing grants to (1) nonprofit organizations that provide funding for reproductive health care services or gender-affirming health care services or the collateral costs incurred by individuals in receiving such services in the state, or (2) nonprofit organizations that serve LGBTQ+ youth or families in the state for the purpose of reimbursing or paying directly to such youth or family members for the collateral costs incurred by such youth or family members in receiving reproductive health care services or gender-affirming health care services in the state.\n(c) The safe harbor account shall be administered by a board of trustees consisting of the following members:\n(1) The Treasurer, or the Treasurer's designee, who shall serve as chairperson of the board of trustees; and\n(2) Four members appointed by the Treasurer, (A) one of whom shall be a provider of reproductive health care services in the state, (B) one of whom shall have experience working with members of the LGBTQ+ community, (C) one of whom shall have experience working with providers of reproductive health care services, and (D) one of whom shall have experience working with providers of health care or mental health services to members of the LGBTQ+ community. When making such appointments, the Treasurer shall use the Treasurer's best efforts to ensure that the board of trustees reflects the racial, gender and geographic diversity of the state.\n(d) Not later than September 1, 2025, the board of trustees shall adopt policies and procedures concerning the awarding of grants pursuant to the provisions of this section. Such policies and procedures shall include, but need not be limited to, (1) grant application procedures, including procedures regarding subgrants, (2) eligibility criteria for applicant nonprofit organizations, including, but not limited to, subgrantees, and for individuals served by such grants, (3) eligibility criteria for collateral costs, (4) consideration of need of the individuals served by such grants, including, but not limited to, the urgency or time sensitivity of the circumstances and financial need, and (5) procedures to coordinate with any national network created to perform similar functions to those of the safe harbor account, including, but not limited to, procedures for the acceptance of funding transferred to the safe harbor account for a particular use. Such policies and procedures shall not require the collection or retention of patient-identifiable data in order to receive a grant. Such policies and procedures may be updated as deemed necessary by the board of trustees. In the event that the board of trustees determines that the policies and procedures adopted pursuant to the provisions of this subsection are inadequate with respect to (A) determining the eligibility of a certain health care provider or nonprofit organization for a grant, or (B) whether a certain health care service received by or collateral cost incurred by an individual is eligible to be reimbursed or paid by a health care provider or nonprofit organization using grant moneys received pursuant to this section, the board of trustees may make a fact-based determination as to such eligibility.","path":["TITLE 3. STATE ELECTIVE OFFICERS","CHAPTER 32. TREASURER","PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_032.htm#sec_3-22v","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:20Z","sha256":"89d0c52968ee718f75c4a6f51d0e40cfc4fe5bad4187225e0aa1bdd2d46b2b72","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-3-13m","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-3-61b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}