CT SB01062

Persons in direct contact with or in custody/control of a peace officer who experience an emergency medical condition or are medically unstable have the right to receive emergency medical services.

Peace officers must immediately request emergency medical services when a person communicates they are experiencing an emergency medical condition or is medically unstable, or when the officer observes such conditions.

Emergency medical condition includes physical, behavioral, substance use disorder, or mental health conditions with severe symptoms that could reasonably result in serious jeopardy to health, serious impairment to body function, or serious dysfunction of any body organ or part.

Medically unstable means any unstable medical or mental health condition that could reasonably lead to an emergency medical condition.

Peace officers are not required to request emergency medical services if they reasonably determine the person is not experiencing an emergency medical condition or is medically unstable AND the person was seen by a medical professional within the previous 24 hours and was released after being determined not to have such a condition.