Sec. 19a-490s. Health care employer: Report of assault or related offense to local law enforcement agency.

Except as provided in this section, a health care employer shall report to such employer's local law enforcement agency any act which may constitute an assault or related offense, as described in part V of chapter 952, against a health care employee acting in the performance of his or her duties. A health care employer shall make such report not later than twenty-four hours after the occurrence of the act. The health care employer shall provide the names and addresses of those involved with such act to the local law enforcement agency. A health care employer shall not be required to report any act which may constitute assault or a related offense if the act was committed by a person with a disability as described in subdivision (13), (15) or (20) of section 46a-51 whose conduct is a clear and direct manifestation of the disability.

(P.A. 11-175, S. 3.)