Senate Bill No. 258

Public Act No. 15-39

AN ACT CONCERNING INFANT SAFE SLEEP PRACTICES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2015) Each hospital, as defined in section 19a-490 of the general statutes, through its maternity program, shall provide the parent or parents or the legal guardian of a newborn infant with written informational materials containing the American Academy of Pediatrics' recommendations concerning safe sleep practices at the time of such infant's discharge from the hospital.