(a) Any state agency that places a child, as defined in section 17a-93, in a residential facility shall enter into a written agreement with the facility at the time of the placement. Such written agreement shall establish clear standards for the child's care and treatment, including, but not limited to, requirements for monthly written reports concerning the child's care and treatment, addressed to the case worker overseeing the child's placement. The monthly written reports shall set forth child-specific goals and expectations for treatment and progress. The written agreement shall require the facility to report promptly to the placing agency any allegation that the child is abused or neglected, as defined in section 46b-120, or any incident of abuse or neglect of an individual placed in the facility. The placing agency shall ensure that a discharge plan is initiated no later than two weeks after the child's placement in the facility.

(b) In the case of a child placed by the Department of Children and Families in a residential facility in another state, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall ensure that a representative of the department makes in-person visits with the child no less frequently than every two months in order to assess the well-being of the child.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2, S. 25, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 129, 131; P.A. 04-258, S. 19.)

History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2 effective July 1, 2001; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9 changed effective date of June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2 from July 1, 2001, to October 1, 2001; P.A. 04-258 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and made technical changes therein, and added Subsec. (b) re out-of-state residential placements by Department of Children and Families and department's responsibility to assess the well-being of the child through in-person visits with the child, effective July 1, 2004.