Sec. 17a-59. Notification of custody. Assumption of care and control by commissioner. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 17a-59. Notification of custody. Assumption of care and control by commissioner. (a) Not more than twenty-four hours after taking physical custody of the infant the designated employee shall notify, in accordance with the provisions of sections 17a-101a to 17a-101d, inclusive, the Department of Children and Families of such custody.

      (b) The Commissioner of Children and Families shall assume the care and control of the infant immediately upon receipt of notice under subsection (a) of this section and shall take any action authorized under state law to achieve safety and permanency for the infant.

      (c) Any infant in the care and control of the commissioner under the provisions of this section shall be considered to be in the custody of the department.

      (P.A. 00-207, S. 3.)