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Pediatrician: CT Paid Leave lets new parents take paid leave with a single clinic form
Summary
A pediatrician told the meeting that Connecticut's paid-leave program requires a single clinic form signed at pediatric visits to access paid parental leave, allowing new parents and partners time at home to bond with their babies.
A pediatrician said Connecticut's paid-leave program has simplified access to paid parental leave by using one brief form completed at pediatric visits.
"Since CT Paid Leave has started, we have parents routinely coming in with this very simple 1 piece of paper. We sign it, we fill it out, and then that allows them to have paid parental leave, which is such a gift," the pediatrician said. The speaker added that the program has helped "a lot of really tired new parents, new moms, new dads, new partners" by giving them time to bond with and support a newborn.
The pediatrician described the process as straightforward for clinical staff and easy for families to use: staff sign and complete a single form during an office visit so eligible parents can receive paid leave. The speaker framed that administrative simplicity as one reason the program has been valuable to families.
The transcript contains no recorded motion or formal action related to CT Paid Leave. The statement in the transcript is a firsthand account of how the speaker's practice interacts with the program and does not purport to summarize program rules or broader eligibility beyond the speaker's description.
No next steps or formal votes on the program are recorded in the provided transcript.
