2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources
Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families
Section 17a-46 - (Formerly Sec. 17-444d). Deferral of photo-listing a child.
(a) Deferral of the photo-listing of a child shall be for one or more of the following reasons: (1) The child is in an adoptive placement but is not legally adopted; (2) the child’s foster parents or other individuals are now considering adoption; (3) diagnostic study or testing is required to clarify the child’s problem and provide an adequate description; (4) the child is currently in a hospital and continuing need for daily professional care will not permit placement in a family setting; or (5) the child is fourteen years of age or older and will not consent to an adoption plan.
(b) Approval of a request to defer photo-listing for any of the reasons specified in subdivision (2) or (3) of subsection (a) of this section shall be valid for a period not to exceed ninety days. There shall be no subsequent deferrals for such reasons.
(P.A. 77-379, S. 5; P.A. 07-217, S. 70.)
History: Sec. 17-444d transferred to Sec. 17a-46 in 1991; P.A. 07-217 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective July 12, 2007.
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