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CT SB01310
Bill
Status
2/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Committee on Children
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AI Summary
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Authorizes hospitals to install climate-controlled "safe haven bassinets" on exterior walls of emergency departments for parents to anonymously surrender infants 30 days or younger
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Requires safe haven bassinets to include an exterior door that automatically locks when closed and a notification alarm to alert emergency room nursing staff
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Allows parents to surrender infants either in-person to designated hospital staff, while the mother is still hospitalized after birth, or via the exterior bassinet after leaving the hospital
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Prohibits hospital employees from disclosing the mother's name to the Department of Children and Families or any other party without permission
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Effective October 1, 2025
Legislative Description
An Act Authorizing Hospitals To Install Devices On An Exterior Wall Of An Emergency Department To Facilitate The Voluntary Surrender Of Infants To Emergency Department Staff.
Last Action
Public Hearing 02/20
2/14/2025