Sec.17b-27-2. Protocol requirement

(a) In general

Each birthing institution shall develop and follow a protocol for the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity during the period immediately before or after the birth of a child to an unmarried woman in such institution.

(b) Submittal

The protocol developed under subsection (a) of this section shall be in writing and submitted to the commissioner. An amended protocol document shall be submitted no later than 60 days after the adoption of a significant change to an existing protocol.

(c) Required components

The written protocol submitted in accordance with subsection (b) of this section shall specify, at a minimum, how, when, and by whom each of the following services shall be provided:

(1) distribution of the informational materials specified in section 17b-27-3 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies to the mother and the putative father;

(2) provision of the forms and notices specified in section 17b-27-4 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies to the mother and the putative father;

(3) consultation regarding paternity establishment as required by section 17b-27-5 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;

(4) provision of an opportunity for the mother and the father to sign an acknowledgment of paternity, as provided in section 17b-27-6 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, in the birthing institution in the presence of a notary public; and

(5) forwarding of the completed acknowledgment of paternity to the paternity registry, as provided in section 17b-27-7 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(Effective August 21, 1995; Amended June 8, 1998)