Connecticut 2018 Regular Session Status: In Committee

SB 313 — AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAL CARE FOR CHILDREN IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

Last action — REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ON Judiciary

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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

5 added · 10 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended version of SB 313 adds specific requirements for the Commissioner of Children and Families regarding the authorization of medical treatment or evaluations for children in their care. It now states that the commissioner must provide written notice to the child and their parents at least five days prior to such treatment, allows parents to object and file for emergency relief, and prohibits the treatment from occurring while the motion is pending. These changes emphasize the importance of parental notification and the child's right to object to medical decisions.

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313 February Session, 2018   LCO No.
313 February Session, 2018   *_____SB00313KID___031518____* AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAL CARE FOR CHILDREN IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
1151   *01151_______KID* Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN   Introduced by:
  (KID)   AN ACT CONCERNING MEDICAL CARE FOR CHILDREN IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
Said commissioner may authorize, pursuant to the advice of a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370, medical, psychological, psychiatric or surgical treatment or a medical multidisciplinary evaluation to ensure the continued good health of a child under said commissioner's guardianship or care.
Said commissioner may authorize, pursuant to the advice of a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 370, medical, psychological, psychiatric or surgical treatment or a medical multidisciplinary evaluation to ensure the continued good health of a child under said commissioner's guardianship or care, provided, if the permanency plan for such child involves reunification with such child's parent or parents, said commissioner shall give notice of such treatment or evaluation to the child and the child's parent or parents, in writing, at least five days in advance of such treatment or evaluation.
In the absence of an emergency necessitating the immediate treatment or evaluation of the child, no such treatment or evaluation shall be provided prior to five days after such notice is given.
If the child or the child's parent or parents object to such treatment or evaluation, the child or the child's parent or parents may, not later than five days after such notice is given, file a motion for emergency relief in the superior court having jurisdiction of the matter.
In the absence of an emergency necessitating the immediate treatment or evaluation of the child, no such treatment or evaluation shall be provided during the pendency of such motion.
2 October 1, 2018 46b-129(b) Statement of Purpose:
2 October 1, 2018 46b-129(b) KID Joint Favorable Subst.
To permit the Commissioner of Children and Families to authorize medical, psychological, psychiatric or surgical treatment or a medical multidisciplinary exam for a child in the commissioner's guardianship or care, and permit a person or agency in which temporary care or custody of a child is vested to authorize a medical multidisciplinary evaluation of such child.
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Action History

  1. REF. BY SEN. TO COMM. ON Judiciary

  2. FILE NO. 111

  3. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 95

  4. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  5. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  6. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/27/18

  7. FILED WITH LCO

  8. Joint Favorable Substitute

  9. PUBLIC HEARING 0306

  10. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Committee on Children

Sponsors

  • Committee on Children · Primary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Committee on Children

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (186)

186 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 313?
SB 313 is sponsored by Committee on Children.
What is the current status of SB 313?
This bill died with 2018 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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