Sec. 19a-80f. Substantiated complaints of abuse or neglect at licensed facilities. Listing; disclosure. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 19a-80f. Substantiated complaints of abuse or neglect at licensed facilities. Listing; disclosure. In accordance with section 17a-101j, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall notify the Commissioner of Public Health of all information concerning substantiated complaints, pursuant to subsection (b) of said section 17a-101j, of incidents of abuse or neglect which have occurred at any licensed day care facility. If the Commissioner of Children and Families determines that there was abuse or neglect of a child, he shall notify the person about whom the claim was substantiated of the determination, in writing. Such notification shall include a description of the abuse or neglect and the reasons for substantiation. The Commissioner of Public Health shall compile a listing of the information and of complaints received and substantiated by the Department of Public Health concerning a licensed day care facility during the prior three-year period. The Commissioner of Public Health shall disclose information contained in the listing to any person who requests it, provided the information does not identify children, families, staff members or employees of any licensed facility or any person residing in the household of a person licensed under section 19a-87b.

      (P.A. 97-259, S. 9, 41.)

      History: P.A. 97-259 effective July 1, 1997.