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