§ 17a-15a — Inclusion of information in documents concerning permanent placement plan.

The Department of Children and Families shall include the following information in each document of the department entitled study in support of permanency plan and status report for permanency planning team, except when otherwise directed by the Juvenile Court: (1) A description of any problems or offenses that necessitated the placement of the child with the department; (2) a description of the type and an analysis of the effectiveness of the care, treatment and supervision that the department has provided for the child; (3) for each child in substitute care, the current visitation schedule between the child and his or her parents and siblings; (4) a description of every effort taken by the department to reunite the child with a parent or to find a permanent placement for the child, including, where applicable, every effort to assist each parent in remedying factors that contributed to the removal of the child from the home; (5) a proposed timetable for reunification of the child and a parent, a permanent placement if continued substitute care is recommended or a justification of why extended substitute care is necessary; (6) whether the child has been visited no less frequently than every three months by a state or private agency if the child has been placed in foster care outside this state; (7) the dates of administrative case review meetings and permanency team meetings; (8) whether the department has received or obtained the most up-to-date information concerning the child's medical, dental, developmental, educational and treatment needs from any relevant service providers; (9) whether the child has received services recommended by any such providers, and a description of any concerns identified by such providers; (10) a description of (A) any new report alleging abuse or neglect pertaining to the child or a parent of the child received pursuant to section 17a-103a, (B) whether such report resulted in an investigation, and (C) the findings of any such investigation; (11) any new criminal charges pending against any such parent; (12) for any child in the care and custody of the department, whether the child was placed in a licensed home or home eligible for licensure pursuant to section 17a-114, and whether any applicable waivers have been obtained pursuant to said section; and (13) for any child under three years of age, whether the child was screened for developmental and social-emotional delays pursuant to section 17a-106e, whether any such delays were identified and, if so, whether the child was referred to the birth-to-three program pursuant to said section.

Legislative History

(P.A. 09-194, S. 3; P.A. 16-28, S. 21; P.A. 24-126, S. 2.) History: P.A. 16-28 amended Subdiv. (3) by making a technical change; P.A. 24-126 added Subdiv. (7) re dates of certain meetings, Subdiv. (8) re up-to-date information re certain needs, Subdiv.(9) re services received and concerns identified, Subdiv. (10) re certain reports and investigations, Subdiv. (11) re new criminal charges, Subdiv. (12) re placement and waivers, and Subdiv. (13) re screening, identification of delays and referral to birth-to-three program, effective July 1, 2024.