CT HB07158

Health care providers must review safety plans with minor patients and securely transmit them to the patient's school nurse or nurse practitioner, with written consent from a parent/legal representative or the minor if 16 or older

Inpatient behavioral health facilities treating minors for more than 14 consecutive days must develop discharge plans once the patient shows improvement, consulting with the patient, parent/representative, school representative, and future health care providers

Safety plans are defined as written documents created collaboratively between provider and patient outlining coping strategies, activities, and support networks to prevent or manage mental health crises

The Commissioner of Education and Commissioner of Public Health must develop a list of hospitals and health care providers offering inpatient behavioral health services, to be shared with school nurses

School nurses and nurse practitioners must provide contact information to listed health care providers by August 1, 2025 to enable secure transmission of safety plans; Section 1 takes effect July 1, 2025