Sec. 17a-60. Reunification of parent with infant. Confidentiality of information provided designated employee. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 17a-60. Reunification of parent with infant. Confidentiality of information provided designated employee. (a) If a person claiming to be a parent or agent of an infant left with a designated employee under section 17a-58 submits a request to the Commissioner of Children and Families for reunification with the infant, the commissioner may identify, contact and investigate such person or agent to determine if such reunification is appropriate or if the parental rights of the parent should be terminated.

      (b) Information concerning a parent or agent or infant left with a designated employee shall be confidential except that notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, such employee shall provide to the Commissioner of Children and Families all medical history information provided by the parent.

      (c) Possession of a bracelet linking the parent or agent to an infant left with a designated employee if parental rights have not been terminated creates a presumption the parent or person has standing to participate in a custody hearing for the infant under chapter 319a and does not create a presumption of maternity, paternity or custody.

      (P.A. 00-207, S. 4.)