Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-217a — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319b / Section 17a-217a
Sec. 17a-217a. Camp Harkness Advisory Committee.
Status: in_force

(b) The advisory committee shall promote communication regarding camp services and develop recommendations for the commissioner regarding the use of Camp Harkness.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-458 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319i / Section 17a-458
Sec. 17a-458. (Formerly Sec. 17-207a). Definitions.
Status: in_force

(a) “Persons with psychiatric disabilities” means those persons who are suffering from one or more mental disorders as defined in the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association's “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders”;

(b) “Persons with substance use disorders” means alcohol dependent persons, as that term is defined in subdivision (1) of section 17a-680 , or drug dependent persons, as that term is defined in subdivision (7) of section 17a-680 ;

(c) “State-operated facilities” means those hospitals or other facilities providing treatment for persons with psychiatric disabilities or for persons with substance use disorders, or both, which are operated in whole or in part by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Such facilities include, but are not limited to, the Capitol Region Mental Health Center, the Connecticut Valley Hospital, including the Addictions Division and the General Psychiatric Division of Connecticut Valley Hospital, the Whiting Forensic Hospital, the Connecticut Mental Health Center, the Franklin S. DuBois Center, the Greater Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center and River Valley Services.

Annotation to former section 17-207a:

Cited. 41 CS 229.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-116c — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319a / Section 17a-116c
Sec. 17a-116c. Minority recruitment specialist for foster and adoptive families. Duties. Cultural sensitivity training.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall designate a minority recruitment specialist for foster and adoptive families within the department as a permanent position. The minority recruitment specialist, in consultation with the Connecticut Association of Foster and Adoptive Parents, Inc., shall, within available appropriations: (1) Compile education or training materials for use by the child-placing agencies in training their staffs; (2) conduct in-service training for employees of the department; (3) provide consultation, technical assistance and other appropriate services to agencies in order to strengthen and improve delivery of services to diverse minority populations; (4) conduct workshops and training programs for foster care and adoption recruiters to enable such recruiters to evaluate the effectiveness of techniques for recruiting minority foster and adoptive families; and (5) perform other duties as may be required by the commissioner to implement the federal Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994, as amended.

See Sec. 17a-118 re responsibility of Department of Children and Families for adoption assistance agreement and subsidy payment.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-96 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319a / Section 17a-96
Sec. 17a-96. (Formerly Sec. 17-36). Custodians of children to file reports. Placing of children in foster homes.
Status: in_force

Annotation to former section 17-36:

Cited. 215 C. 31.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-347 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319y / Section 17b-347
Sec. 17b-347. (Formerly Sec. 17-314g). Termination of Medicaid provider agreements by nursing home facilities. Rates to be charged self-pay patients.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may enter into a limited provider agreement to provide Medicaid reimbursement for care rendered to eligible patients for up to ninety days following the date of termination of a facility's Medicaid provider agreement. Thereafter, the commissioner shall enter into a limited provider agreement only for patients eligible for Medicaid who are determined by the Department of Public Health to be in imminent danger of death if involuntarily transferred or discharged in accordance with section 19a-535 . The commissioner shall provide no reimbursement to any facility which has terminated its Medicaid provider agreement other than the reimbursement provided under a limited provider agreement entered into pursuant to this subsection.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, the commissioner shall enter into a limited provider agreement with any facility which provided notice to the commissioner of its intention to terminate its Medicaid provider agreement after July 1, 1989, and before March 1, 1990, to provide Medicaid reimbursement for care rendered to (1) patients residing in such a facility who are eligible for Medicaid on or before March 31, 1990, and (2) patients residing in such a facility on or before March 31, 1990, who become eligible for Medicaid. No such patient in such a facility shall be involuntarily transferred or discharged on the basis of source of payment.

(d) Notwithstanding any provisions of the general statutes, the public or special acts of 1989 or 1990 or the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, the Commissioner of Social Services shall determine the maximum rate to be charged self-pay patients in any nursing home facility which has notified the commissioner of its intention to terminate its Medicaid provider agreement on or after March 1, 1990, by (1) determining the rate to be paid for persons aided or cared for by the state or any town in this state pursuant to regulations in effect March 1, 1990, adopted under section 17b-238 ; and (2) adding to such rate a percentage of the state-wide median Medicaid rate as determined pursuant to regulations in effect March 1, 1990, adopted under section 17b-238 , according to the following schedule:
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-263 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319v / Section 17b-263
Sec. 17b-263. (Formerly Sec. 17-274b). Utilization of outpatient mental health services. Contracts for services. Fee schedule and payment for services.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of section 17b-239 , the commissioner shall establish a service-specific fee schedule for hospital outpatient mental health therapy services, except for partial hospitalization and other comprehensive services as defined by the commissioner. Payment for partial hospitalization services shall be considered payment in full for all outpatient mental health services.

Cited. 233 C. 557.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-689c — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319oo / Section 17b-689c
Sec. 17b-689c. Employability plans for TFA recipients.
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Social Services shall perform an initial assessment in the following areas: Education, employment and training history, basic educational needs and other social service needs, including transportation, child care, child support, domestic violence, substance abuse and mental health.

(2) Following completion of the initial assessment conducted pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, the Department of Social Services shall refer each such person to the Labor Department which shall, in conjunction with the regional workforce development boards, (A) conduct any further assessment of such person, as deemed necessary by the Labor Department to complete such person's employability plan, not later than six months after the initial assessment, (B) finalize the employability plan, (C) identify the services such person requires to fulfill his employability plan, and (D) refer such person for appropriate employment services, including the services identified in subsection (b) of section 17b-688i .

(b) The Department of Social Services shall assess each person found eligible for time-limited assistance under the temporary family assistance program on or before July 1, 1998, who is not currently reporting earnings to the Department of Social Services, at the time of redetermination. The Department of Social Services shall conduct such assessment in accordance with subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section, unless substantially similar assessment has already been completed for such person. Following the completion of such assessment by the Department of Social Services, the Department of Social Services shall refer such person to the Labor Department for further assessment in accordance with subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-753 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319k / Section 17a-753
Sec. 17a-753. Five-year strategic plan.
Status: in_force

(b) The five-year strategic plan shall be developed by means of a negotiated investment strategy and shall set forth goals to meet basic human needs for the northeastern region and establish benchmarks to measure progress towards achieving such goals. The plan shall identify regional issues and needs and resources and address efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery. The plan shall be consistent with the planning and policy objectives of the state that are implemented in the state budget and shall comply with state and federal law. The plan shall include a project component relating specific regional and local proposals to state planning goals and a component which describes the administration and fund distribution process. The project component shall be updated annually. The plan shall include a description of the planning process used to identify needs and set priorities for the region, a description of the programs to be funded, a description of any eligibility standards to be used, an implementation schedule and a budget detailing the specific use of funds available under the regional human services pilot program and related funds. The plan shall identify opportunities for state agencies to award grants on a regional basis and shall identify state, local and federal funding sources and make recommendations for legislation to implement the plan for the biennium beginning July 1, 1999. The plan shall include an analysis of the fiscal and administrative impact on the state and municipalities outside of the pilot region. If the plan recommends continuation of the negotiating council, the negotiating council shall continue.

(c) The five-year plan developed under this section shall not impact existing state, local or federal funds received by human service providers or the existing programs of northeastern region human service providers. Any realignment of existing human service programs shall be done by an affirmative action of the governing body of the program and be consistent with the five-year strategic plan.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-689 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319j / Section 17a-689
Sec. 17a-689. (Formerly Sec. 19a-126i). Liability of medical or police officer. False commitment and fraud, penalties.
Status: in_force

(b) Any medical officer or staff member of a treatment facility or hospital acting in compliance with sections 17a-673 and 17a-680 to 17a-690 , inclusive, shall be deemed to be acting in the course of his official duty and shall not be criminally or civilly liable therefor.

(c) Any police officer acting in compliance with sections 17a-465 , 17a-673 and 17a-680 to 17a-690 , inclusive, shall be deemed to be acting in the course of official duty and shall not be criminally or civilly liable therefor.

(d) Any person who is lawfully designated to assist in protective custody and transport under the provisions of section 17a-683 shall be deemed to be acting in the course of official duty and shall not be criminally or civilly liable therefor.

(e) Any person who wilfully and knowingly causes or attempts to cause any person not an alcohol-dependent person or not a drug-dependent person to be committed pursuant to section 17a-684 , or section 17a-685 , or any person who knowingly makes a false statement of fact or belief in any petition, certificate or report required by sections 17a-673 and 17a-680 to 17a-690 , inclusive, or any person who wilfully and knowingly reports falsely to any court, judge, prosecutor or law enforcement officer that any person is an alcohol-dependent person or a drug-dependent person, may be imprisoned not more than one year or fined not more than one thousand dollars or both.

(f) Any person who fraudulently makes application for treatment as a drug-dependent person, or who makes more than one application for such treatment with the intent of obtaining controlled drugs in excess of that provided for a patient in treatment or to conceal or thwart a prior treatment program at another or the same treatment facility, shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-245c — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319v / Section 17b-245c
Sec. 17b-245c. Demonstration project to provide telemedicine to Medicaid recipients at federally qualified community health centers.
Status: in_force

(1) “Telemedicine” means the use of interactive audio, interactive video or interactive data communication in the delivery of medical advice, diagnosis, care or treatment, and includes the types of services described in subsection (d) of section 20-9 and 42 CFR 410.78(a)(3). “Telemedicine” does not include the use of facsimile or audio-only telephone; and

(2) “Clinically appropriate” means care that is (A) provided in a timely manner and meets professionally recognized standards of acceptable medical care; (B) delivered in the appropriate medical setting; and (C) the least costly of multiple, equally effective alternative treatments or diagnostic modalities.

(b) The Commissioner of Social Services may establish a demonstration project to offer telemedicine as a Medicaid-covered service at federally qualified community health centers. Under the demonstration project, in-person contact between a health care provider and a patient shall not be required for health care services delivered by telemedicine that otherwise would be eligible for reimbursement under the state Medicaid plan program, to the extent permitted by federal law and where deemed clinically appropriate.

(c) The Commissioner of Social Services may establish rates for cost reimbursement for telemedicine services provided to Medicaid recipients under the demonstration project. The commissioner shall consider, to the extent applicable, reductions in travel costs by health care providers and patients to deliver or to access health care services and such other factors as the Commissioner of Social Services deems relevant.

(d) The Commissioner of Social Services may apply, if necessary, to the federal government for an amendment to the state Medicaid plan to establish the demonstration project.

(e) The transmission, storage and dissemination of data and records related to telemedicine services provided under the demonstration project shall be in accordance with federal and state law and regulations concerning the privacy, security, confidentiality and safeguarding of individually identifiable information.

(f) The commissioner shall submit a report, in accordance with section 11-4a , on any demonstration project established pursuant to this section to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and human services. The report shall concern the services offered and the cost-effectiveness of the program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-681 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319j / Section 17a-681
Sec. 17a-681. (Formerly Sec. 19a-126a). Regulations re treatment programs and facilities. Standards. Cooperation with Commissioner of Correction. Transfer of persons accused or convicted of nonviolent crimes.
Status: in_force

(1) If possible a patient shall be treated on a voluntary rather than an involuntary basis;

(2) A patient shall be initially assigned or transferred to outpatient or intermediate treatment, unless he is found to require inpatient treatment;

(3) A person shall not be denied treatment solely because he has withdrawn from treatment against medical advice on a prior occasion or because he has relapsed after earlier treatment;

(4) An individualized treatment plan shall be prepared and maintained on a current basis for each patient; and

(5) Provision shall be made for a continuum of coordinated treatment services, so that a person who leaves a facility or a form of treatment will have available and utilize other appropriate treatment.

(b) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Commissioner of Correction shall cooperate in establishing treatment and rehabilitation programs for alcohol-dependent and drug-dependent persons confined in correctional institutions. Persons convicted of nonviolent crimes or confined in lieu of bond on nonviolent charges may be transferred by the Commissioner of Correction to the commissioner for treatment and rehabilitation upon agreement of the commissioner.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-673c — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319j / Section 17a-673c
Sec. 17a-673c. Pilot program to prevent drug overdoses. Establishment of harm reduction centers in three municipalities. Funding.
Status: in_force

(1) “Harm reduction center” means a medical facility where a person with a substance use disorder may (A) receive substance use disorder and other mental health counseling, (B) use a test strip to test a substance for traces of fentanyl or xylazine, or traces of any other substance recognized by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services as having a high risk of causing an overdose, (C) receive educational information regarding opioid antagonists, as defined in section 17a-714a , and the risks of contracting diseases from sharing hypodermic needles, (D) receive referrals to substance use disorder treatment services, and (E) receive access to basic support services, including, but not limited to, laundry machines, a bathroom, a shower and a place to rest; and

(2) “Test strip” means a product that a person may use to test any substance prior to injection, inhalation or ingestion of the substance to prevent accidental overdose by injection, inhalation or ingestion of the substance.

(b) Not later than July 1, 2027, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in consultation with the Department of Public Health, shall establish a pilot program to prevent drug overdoses through the establishment of harm reduction centers in three municipalities in the state selected by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, subject to the approval of the chief elected officials of each municipality selected by said commissioner. No harm reduction center established pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to regulation by the Department of Public Health until the termination of the pilot program.

(c) Each harm reduction center established pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall (1) employ persons, including, but not limited to, licensed health care providers with experience treating persons with substance use disorders to provide substance use disorder or other mental health counseling and monitor persons utilizing the harm reduction center for the purpose of providing medical treatment to any person who experiences symptoms of an overdose, in a number determined sufficient by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, (2) provide persons with test strips at the request of such persons, and (3) provide referrals for substance use disorder or other mental health counseling or other mental health or medical treatment services that may be appropriate for persons utilizing the harm reduction center. A licensed health care provider's participation in the pilot program shall not be grounds for disciplinary action by the Department of Public Health pursuant to section 19a-17 or by any board or commission listed in subsection (b) of section 19a-14 .

(d) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may request a disbursement of funds from the Opioid Settlement Fund established pursuant to section 17a-674c , in whole or in part, for the establishment and administration of the pilot program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-857 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319l / Section 17a-857
Sec. 17a-857. (Formerly Sec. 17a-314). CHOICES health insurance assistance program. Definitions. Requirements. Reports. Responsibilities of hospitals re Medicare patients. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(1) “CHOICES” means Connecticut's programs for health insurance assistance, outreach, information and referral, counseling and eligibility screening; and

(2) “CHOICES health insurance assistance program” means the federally recognized state health insurance assistance program funded pursuant to P.L. 101-508 and administered by the Department of Aging and Disability Services, in conjunction with the area agencies on aging and the Center for Medicare Advocacy, that provides free information and assistance related to health insurance issues and concerns of older persons and other Medicare beneficiaries in Connecticut.

(b) The Department of Aging and Disability Services shall administer the CHOICES health insurance assistance program, which shall be a comprehensive Medicare advocacy program that provides assistance to Connecticut residents who are Medicare beneficiaries.

(c) The program shall provide: (1) Toll-free telephone access for consumers to obtain advice and information on Medicare benefits, including prescription drug benefits available through the Medicare Part D program, the Medicare appeals process, health insurance matters applicable to Medicare beneficiaries and long-term care options available in the state at least five days per week during normal business hours; (2) information, advice and representation, where appropriate, concerning the Medicare appeals process, by a qualified attorney or paralegal at least five days per week during normal business hours; (3) information through appropriate means and format, including written materials, to Medicare beneficiaries, their families, senior citizens and organizations regarding Medicare benefits, including prescription drug benefits available through Medicare Part D and other pharmaceutical drug company programs and long-term care options available in the state; (4) information concerning Medicare plans and services, private insurance policies and federal and state-funded programs that are available to beneficiaries to supplement Medicare coverage; (5) information permitting Medicare beneficiaries to compare and evaluate their options for delivery of Medicare and supplemental insurance services; (6) information concerning the procedure to appeal a denial of care and the procedure to request an expedited appeal of a denial of care; and (7) any other information the program or the Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services deems relevant to Medicare beneficiaries.

(d) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services may include any additional functions necessary to conform to federal grant requirements.

(e) All hospitals, as defined in section 19a-490 , which treat persons covered by Medicare Part A shall: (1) Notify incoming patients covered by Medicare of the availability of the services established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, (2) post or cause to be posted in a conspicuous place therein the toll-free number established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, and (3) provide each Medicare patient with the toll-free number and information on how to access the CHOICES program.

(f) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, as necessary to implement the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-710 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319j / Section 17a-710
Sec. 17a-710. (Formerly Sec. 19a-4f). Treatment programs for pregnant women with substance use disorders and their children.
Status: in_force

(b) In addition to establishing new programs pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the department shall incorporate the comprehensive services set forth in subsection (a) of this section in existing treatment programs when feasible.

(c) The department shall include in the state substance use disorder plan, developed in accordance with subsection (j) of section 17a-451 , goals to overcome barriers to treatment which are specific to pregnant women and women with children and to provide increased treatment services and programs to pregnant women. Such programs shall be developed in collaboration with other state agencies providing child care, family support, health services and early intervention services for parents and young children. Such collaboration shall not be limited to agencies providing substance use disorder services.

Annotation to former section 17a-644:

Cited. 223 C. 492.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-91 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319s / Section 17b-91
Sec. 17b-91. (Formerly Sec. 17-83a). Eligibility exclusions. State supplement program. Temporary family assistance program.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall exclude, in the determination of eligibility for the state supplement program and for the temporary family assistance program, the value of a burial plot not to exceed one exclusion per individual.

(c) The commissioner shall exclude from consideration as an asset, in the determination of eligibility for the state supplement program and for the temporary family assistance program, the value of an irrevocable funeral contract except that the value of such contract shall be considered towards the amount excluded in subsection (a) of this section.

(d) Nothing in this section shall prevent the commissioner from excluding from consideration as an asset in the determination of eligibility for the state supplement program, or the temporary family assistance program other personal or real property as he determines is necessary for the effective administration of such programs.

(e) Where federal law or regulations governing the state supplement program, the temporary family assistance program, or the medical assistance program conflict with the provisions of this section, such law or regulations shall prevail.

(f) The exclusion for the burial fund amount in subsection (a) of this section, the exclusion for the burial plot value in subsection (b) of this section and the exclusion for the irrevocable funeral contract value in subsection (c) of this section shall be applied by the commissioner uniformly throughout the state. For purposes of this section, “burial plot” means a purchase of a grave site, opening and closing of a grave site, cremation urn, casket, outer burial container and a headstone or marker.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-812 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319l / Section 17a-812
Sec. 17a-812. (Formerly Sec. 10-295). Specialized vision-related instruction, educational programs, goods and services. Expense of services. Teachers and educational resources; funding. Adult home instruction. Adaptive equipment.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services shall expend funds for the services made available pursuant to subsection (a) of this section from the educational aid for children who are blind or visually impaired account in accordance with the provisions of this subsection. The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services may adopt, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, such regulations as the commissioner deems necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of this subsection.

(1) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services shall provide, upon written request from any interested school district, the services of teachers who instruct students who are visually impaired, based on the levels established in the individualized education or service plan. The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services shall also make available resources, including, but not limited to, the braille and large print library, to all teachers of public and nonpublic school children. The commissioner may also provide vision-related professional development and training to all school districts and cover the actual cost for paraeducators from school districts to participate in agency-sponsored braille training programs. The commissioner shall utilize education consultant positions, funded by moneys appropriated from the General Fund, to supplement new staffing that will be made available through the educational aid for children who are blind or visually impaired account, which shall be governed by formal written policies established by the commissioner.

(2) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services may use funds appropriated to said account to provide specialized books, materials, equipment, supplies, adaptive technology services and devices, specialist examinations and aids, preschool programs and vision-related independent living services, excluding primary educational placement, for eligible children.

(3) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services may, within available appropriations, employ certified teachers who instruct students who are visually impaired in sufficient numbers to meet the requests for services received from school districts. In responding to such requests, the commissioner shall utilize a formula for determining the number of teachers needed to serve the school districts, crediting six points for each child learning braille and one point for each other child, with one full-time certified teacher who instructs students who are visually impaired assigned for every twenty-five points credited. The commissioner shall exercise due diligence to employ the needed number of certified teachers who instruct students who are visually impaired, but shall not be liable for lack of resources. Funds appropriated to said account may also be utilized to employ additional staff in numbers sufficient to provide compensatory skills, evaluations and training to children who are blind or visually impaired, special assistants and other support staff necessary to ensure the efficient operation of service delivery. Not later than October first of each year, the Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services shall determine the number of teachers needed based on the formula provided in this subdivision. Based on such determination, the Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services shall estimate the funding needed to pay such teachers' salaries and related expenses.

(4) In any fiscal year, when funds appropriated to cover the combined costs associated with providing the services set forth in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this subsection are projected to be insufficient, the Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services may collect revenue from all school districts that have requested such services on a per student pro rata basis, in the sums necessary to cover the projected portion of these services for which there are insufficient appropriations.

(c) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services may provide for the instruction of adults who are blind in their homes, expending annually for this purpose such sums as the General Assembly may appropriate.

(d) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services may expend up to ten thousand dollars per fiscal year per person twenty-one years of age or older who is both blind or visually impaired and deaf, in addition to any other expenditures for such person, for the purpose of providing community inclusion services through specialized public and private entities from which such person can benefit. The commissioner may determine the criteria by which a person is eligible to receive specialized services and may adopt regulations necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, “community inclusion services” means the assistance provided to persons with disabilities to enable them to connect with their peers without disabilities and with the community at large.

(e) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services may, within available appropriations, purchase adaptive equipment for persons receiving services pursuant to this chapter.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-247f — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319b / Section 17a-247f
Sec. 17a-247f. Reports of abuse or neglect of individual receiving services from Department of Social Services' Division of Autism Spectrum Disorder Services. Investigations.
Status: in_force

(b) (1) The Commissioner of Developmental Services, or the commissioner's designee, may investigate any reports alleging abuse or neglect of a person who receives services from the Department of Social Services' Division of Autism Spectrum Disorder Services. Such investigation shall include a visit to the residence of the person reported to have been abused or neglected and consultation with persons having knowledge of the facts surrounding such allegation. All state, local and private agencies shall have a duty to cooperate with any such investigation, including the release of complete records of such person for review, inspection and copying, except where such person refuses to permit his or her record to be released. All such records shall be kept confidential by the Department of Developmental Services.

(2) Upon completion of the investigation of each case, the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, shall prepare written findings that shall include a determination as to whether abuse or neglect has occurred and may include recommendations as to whether protective services are needed. The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, except in cases where the legal representative of the person reported to be abused or neglected is the alleged perpetrator of abuse or neglect or is residing with the alleged perpetrator, shall notify the legal representative, if any, of such person if a report of abuse or neglect is made that the department determines warrants investigation. The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, shall provide the legal representative who the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, determines is entitled to such information with further information upon request. The commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, shall provide the Commissioner of Social Services with the evaluation report concerning any person who receives services from the Department of Social Services' Division of Autism Spectrum Disorder Services. The person making the allegation of abuse or neglect shall be notified of the findings resulting from the investigation, upon such person's request.

(3) Neither the original report of alleged abuse or neglect nor the evaluation report of the investigator that includes findings and recommendations shall be deemed a public record for purposes of section 1-210 . The name of the person making the original report shall not be disclosed to any person unless the person making the original report consents to such disclosure or unless a judicial proceeding results therefrom.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-284 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319v / Section 17b-284
Sec. 17b-284. (Formerly Sec. 17-134ff). Medical assistance for certain employed persons.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may pay under the Medicaid program, within available appropriations, the employee's share of health insurance under an employer's group health insurance plan for employees who would otherwise be eligible for medical assistance.

(c) The commissioner may pay under the Medicaid program, within available appropriations, the premiums for continued health insurance coverage under an employer's group health insurance plan, pursuant to section 38a-512a , for chronically ill and disabled persons who are no longer employed and would otherwise be eligible for Medicaid.

Cited. 233 C. 557.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-597 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319mm / Section 17b-597
Sec. 17b-597. *(See end of section for amended version and effective date.) Working persons with disabilities program. Eligibility. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the Medicaid state plan to allow persons specified in subsection (a) of this section to qualify for medical assistance. The amendment shall include the following requirements: (1) That the person be engaged in a substantial and reasonable work effort as determined by the commissioner and as permitted by federal law and have an annual adjusted gross income, as defined in Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time, of no more than seventy-five thousand dollars per year; (2) a disregard of all countable income up to two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level; (3) for an unmarried person, an asset limit of ten thousand dollars, and for a married couple, an asset limit of fifteen thousand dollars; (4) a disregard of any retirement and medical savings accounts established pursuant to 26 USC 220 and held by either the person or the person's spouse; (5) a disregard of any moneys in accounts designated by the person or the person's spouse for the purpose of purchasing goods or services that will increase the employability of such person, subject to approval by the commissioner; (6) a disregard of spousal income solely for purposes of determination of eligibility; and (7) a contribution of any countable income of the person or the person's spouse which exceeds two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level, as adjusted for the appropriate family size, equal to ten per cent of the excess minus any premiums paid from income for health insurance by any family member, but which does not exceed the maximum contribution allowable under Section 201(a)(3) of Public Law 106-170, as amended from time to time.

(c) The Commissioner of Social Services shall implement the policies and procedures necessary to carry out the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures in regulation form, provided notice of intent to adopt the regulations is published in the Connecticut Law Journal within twenty days after implementation. The commissioner shall define “countable income” for purposes of subsection (b) of this section which shall take into account impairment-related work expenses as defined in the Social Security Act. Such policies and procedures shall be valid until the time final regulations are effective.

*Note: On and after April 1, 2025, this section, as amended by section 64 of public act 24-81, is to read as follows:

“Sec. 17b-597. Working persons with disabilities program. Eligibility. Regulations. (a) The Department of Social Services shall establish and implement a working persons with disabilities program to provide medical assistance as authorized under 42 USC 1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii), as amended from time to time, to persons who are disabled and regularly employed.

(b) The Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the Medicaid state plan to allow persons specified in subsection (a) of this section to qualify for medical assistance. The amendment shall include the following requirements: (1) That the person be engaged in a substantial and reasonable work effort as determined by the commissioner and as permitted by federal law and have an annual adjusted gross income, as defined in Section 62 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as amended from time to time, of not more than eighty-five thousand dollars per year; (2) a disregard of all countable income up to two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level; (3) for an unmarried person, an asset limit of twenty thousand dollars, and for a married couple, an asset limit of thirty thousand dollars; (4) a disregard of any retirement and medical savings accounts established pursuant to 26 USC 220 and held by either the person or the person's spouse; (5) a disregard of any moneys in accounts designated by the person or the person's spouse for the purpose of purchasing goods or services that will increase the employability of such person, subject to approval by the commissioner; (6) a disregard of spousal income solely for purposes of determination of eligibility; and (7) a contribution of any countable income of the person or the person's spouse which exceeds two hundred per cent of the federal poverty level, as adjusted for the appropriate family size, equal to ten per cent of the excess minus any premiums paid from income for health insurance by any family member, but which does not exceed the maximum contribution allowable under Section 201(a)(3) of Public Law 106-170, as amended from time to time.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, on and after July 1, 2026, the commissioner shall phase in the elimination of income and asset limits for a participant in the program over four fiscal years by annually increasing (1) the income limit prescribed in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section by ten thousand dollars, and (2) the asset limit prescribed in subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of this section by ten thousand dollars for an unmarried person and fifteen thousand dollars for a married couple. On and after July 1, 2029, there shall be no income or asset limit for eligibility for the program.

(d) The Commissioner of Social Services shall implement the policies and procedures necessary to carry out the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures in regulation form, provided notice of intent to adopt the regulations is posted on the eRegulations System in accordance with section 17b-10. The commissioner shall define “countable income” for purposes of subsection (b) of this section which shall take into account impairment-related work expenses as defined in the Social Security Act. Such policies and procedures shall be valid until the time final regulations are effective.”
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-853 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319ww / Section 17b-853
Sec. 17b-853. (Formerly Sec. 8-222). State grants-in-aid for human resource development programs. Submission of application and advisory opinion.
Status: in_force

(b) With respect to proposed contracts for grants-in-aid made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the Commissioner of Social Services shall review the program content of such proposals so as to determine whether they are designed to accomplish the purposes specified in this section and section 17b-852 and shall require audits in accordance with the provisions of sections 4-230 to 4-236 , inclusive.

(c) So much of the cost of a human resource development program as is not met by either a federal grant-in-aid or by a state grant-in-aid pursuant to this section may be paid by a municipality, any agency, board, commission or department thereof, or any public authority, or any private organization, in cash or in kind, including, but not limited to, in the discretion of the Commissioner of Social Services, additional plant and equipment, added services and increases in financial assistance furnished thereby, provided only such increments in plant and equipment, services and financial assistance as (1) are used for or in connection with human resource development programs, and (2) are funded otherwise than by federal or state financial assistance may be considered as payment by a municipality under this section.

(d) The Commissioner of Social Services is further authorized to make available technical assistance and financial assistance in accordance with the provisions of section 8-220 (b) to any municipality, region, human resource development agency, private nonprofit agency or any group of municipalities, regions or private nonprofit agencies for the purposes of planning a human resource development program consistent with the community development action plan of the municipality or municipalities or any such plan in the process of preparation.

(e) The Commissioner of Social Services shall at least once each fiscal year conduct an inquiry into the operations and administration of each grantee which has received financial assistance under this section or which has an application pending for such assistance. The cooperation of the grantee in such inquiry shall be a prerequisite to the further provision of financial assistance under this section.

(f) Prior to submission of any application to the Commissioner of Social Services for financial assistance for a human resource development program of a grantee designated under section 17b-852 (2)(b) or 17b-852 (2)(c), such application shall be referred to the grantee designated under section 17b-852 (2)(a), if any exists in the municipality. Such agency shall be allowed twenty days to render its advisory opinion concerning such program. After receiving such advisory opinion or if such opinion shall not have been received within the period of time specified, the application may be submitted to the commissioner. All such applications to the commissioner shall include such advisory opinion if received. In urgent or emergency situations, the commissioner, acting in his sole discretion, may specify a shorter period for the rendering of such advisory opinion or may dispense with it altogether.

See Sec. 8-222b re municipal powers with respect to programs under this section.

See Sec. 8-226 re use of prior bond proceeds for purposes of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-277d — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319v / Section 17b-277d
Sec. 17b-277d. Medicaid payment for maternity services. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) Consultation shall begin on or after July 1, 2023, and shall include solicitation of input and advice from health care providers, advocates for consumers of health care and other stakeholders covering at least the following topics: (1) The quality measures used to assess the performance of participating practices; (2) reimbursement and financing methods and amounts; and (3) safeguards designed to ensure access and network adequacy. Consultation shall include at least two live, online meeting opportunities for public input noticed at least ten days in advance on the department's Internet web site.

(c) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to implement the provisions of this section. The commissioner may implement policies and procedures while in the process of adopting such regulations, provided the commissioner publishes notice of intent to adopt regulations on the eRegulations System not later than twenty days after the date of implementation of such policies and procedures. Any policies and procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until the time final regulations are adopted.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-705 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319pp / Section 17b-705
Sec. 17b-705. Collective bargaining for family child care providers.
Status: in_force

(1) “Parent” means parent or legal guardian; and

(2) “Family child care providers” means persons who provide child care services under the child care subsidy program established pursuant to section 17b-749 (A) in a family child care home, as defined in section 19a-77 ; or (B) in a home not requiring a license pursuant to subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of section 19a-77 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-674 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319j / Section 17a-674
Sec. 17a-674. (Formerly Sec. 19a-4a). Substance Use Disorder Revolving Loan Fund.
Status: in_force

(b) Federal block grant funds allocated to the department pursuant to section 4-28b may be deposited in said fund, and the department may accept contributions from any source, public or private, for deposit in said fund.

(c) A loan made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be in an amount up to, but not exceeding ten thousand dollars, provided such amount does not exceed the maximum loan amount then in effect under federal law and for a term up to, but not more than two years. Each such loan shall be repaid in monthly installments and shall bear interest at a rate to be determined by the department, but not to exceed six per cent per year. The department may assess a penalty not to exceed five per cent of any amounts that are delinquent or past due for more than six months. Amounts received in repayment of a loan made under this section shall be applied first to the current monthly installment due, then to any interest due, then to the principal of the oldest outstanding loan. Such loan terms, interest requirements and penalty provisions shall be included in each loan agreement and in any contract for the administration of the program made pursuant to subsection (d) of this section. Each loan agreement shall specify that the recipient shall use such loan in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services of the federal government pursuant to the requirements of Public Law 100-690 for such loans.

(d) The department may administer said fund directly or through a contract with a private nonprofit agency. The department shall adopt such regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, as may be necessary to administer the program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-261a — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319v / Section 17b-261a
Sec. 17b-261a. Transfer or assignment of assets resulting in the imposition of a penalty period. Return or partial return of asset. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) Any transfer or assignment of assets resulting in the establishment or imposition of a penalty period shall create a debt, as defined in section 36a-645 , that shall be due and owing by the transferor or transferee to the Department of Social Services in an amount equal to the amount of the medical assistance provided to or on behalf of the transferor on or after the date of the transfer of assets, but said amount shall not exceed the fair market value of the assets at the time of transfer. The Commissioner of Social Services, the Commissioner of Administrative Services and the Attorney General shall have the power or authority to seek administrative, legal or equitable relief as provided by other statutes or by common law.

(c) The Commissioner of Social Services may waive the imposition of a penalty period when the transferor (1) in accordance with the provisions of section 3025.25 of the department's Uniform Policy Manual, suffers from dementia at the time of application for medical assistance and cannot explain transfers that would otherwise result in the imposition of a penalty period; or (2) suffered from dementia at the time of the transfer; or (3) was exploited into making such a transfer due to dementia. Waiver of the imposition of a penalty period does not prohibit the establishment of a debt in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.

(d) (1) For purposes of this subsection, an “institutionalized individual” means an individual who has applied for or is receiving (A) services from a long-term care facility, (B) services from a medical institution that are equivalent to those services provided in a long-term care facility, or (C) home and community-based services under a Medicaid waiver.

(2) An institutionalized individual shall not be penalized for the transfer of an asset if the entire amount of the transferred asset is returned to the institutionalized individual. A transferee may return any portion of a transferred asset to the transferor. If any transferred asset is returned to the transferor, the Department of Social Services shall adjust the penalty period to the extent permitted by federal law, provided the ending date of the penalty period as originally determined by the department shall not change. The department shall consider the entire amount of the returned asset to be available to the transferor only from the date of return of the transferred asset, and shall not determine the transferor to be ineligible in the month the transferred asset is returned, provided the transferor reduced the returned asset in accordance with federal law.

(3) If there are multiple transfers of assets to the same or different transferees, a return of anything less than the total amount of the transferred assets from all of the separate transferees shall not constitute a return of the entire amount of the transferred assets and shall represent a partial return.

(4) The conveyance and subsequent return of an asset for the purpose of shifting costs to the Medicaid program shall be regarded as a trust-like device. Such asset shall be considered available for the purpose of determining Medicaid eligibility. The conveyance and subsequent return of an asset made exclusively for a purpose other than to qualify for the payment of long-term care services under the Medicaid program shall not be regarded as a trust-like device.

(e) The Commissioner of Social Services, pursuant to section 17b-10 , shall implement the policies and procedures necessary to carry out the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures in regulation form, provided notice of intent to adopt regulations is published in the Connecticut Law Journal not later than twenty days after implementation. Such policies and procedures shall be valid until the time final regulations are effective.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-586 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319i / Section 17a-586
Sec. 17a-586. (Formerly Sec. 17-257g). Periodic report re mental condition of acquittee.
Status: in_force

Annotations to former section 17-257g:

Cited. 211 C. 591; 215 C. 675.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-484g — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319i / Section 17a-484g
Sec. 17a-484g. Psychedelic-assisted therapy pilot program.
Status: in_force

(1) “MDMA” means the synthetic psychoactive drug, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, commonly known as ecstasy or molly, that acts as a serotonin receptor agonist and reuptake inhibitor of serotonin and dopamine.

(2) “Psilocybin” means a serotonin receptor agonist that occurs naturally in some mushroom species.

(3) “Qualified patient” means a resident of the state who is (A) a veteran, (B) a retired first responder, or (C) a direct care health care worker.

(b) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall establish, within available appropriations, a psychedelic-assisted therapy pilot program, to be administered by a medical school in the state. Such pilot program shall provide qualified patients with MDMA-assisted or psilocybin-assisted therapy as part of a research program approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration pursuant to 21 CFR 312, as amended from time to time. The department shall cease to operate the pilot program when MDMA and psilocybin have been approved to have a medical use by the Drug Enforcement Administration, or any successor agency.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-479 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319i / Section 17a-479
Sec. 17a-479. (Formerly Sec. 17-226f). Purposes of mental health regions. Receipt of services by persons residing outside region.
Status: in_force

(b) A person receiving services from the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services may receive services outside the region in which such person resides.

See Sec. 17a-478 re establishment of mental health regions.

See Sec. 17a-482 for applicable definitions.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-6d — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319 / Section 17a-6d
Sec. 17a-6d. Development of procedures responsive to needs of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Report.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than February 1, 2019, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall submit a report describing the procedures developed and any legislative recommendations arising from said collaboration, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to children, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-880 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319l / Section 17a-880
Sec. 17a-880. (Formerly Sec. 17a-417). Additional duties of State Ombudsman.
Status: in_force

(1) Prepare an annual report:

(A) Describing the activities carried out by the office in the year for which the report is prepared;

(B) Containing and analyzing the data collected under section 17a-881 ;

(C) Evaluating the problems experienced by and the complaints made by or on behalf of residents;

(D) Containing recommendations for (i) improving the quality of the care and life of the residents, and (ii) protecting the health, safety, welfare and rights of the residents;

(E) (i) Analyzing the success of the program including success in providing services to residents of long-term care facilities; and (ii) identifying barriers that prevent the optimal operation of the program; and

(F) Providing policy, regulatory and legislative recommendations to solve identified problems, to resolve the complaints, to improve the quality of the care and life of residents, to protect the health, safety, welfare and rights of residents and to remove the barriers that prevent the optimal operation of the program.

(2) Analyze, comment on and monitor the development and implementation of federal, state and local laws, regulations and other government policies and actions that pertain to long-term care facilities and services, and to the health, safety, welfare and rights of residents in the state, and recommend any changes in such laws, regulations and policies as the office determines to be appropriate.

(3) (A) Provide such information as the office determines to be necessary to public and private agencies, legislators and other persons, regarding (i) the problems and concerns of older individuals residing in long-term care facilities; and (ii) recommendations related to the problems and concerns; and (B) make available to the public and submit to the federal assistant secretary for aging, the Governor, the General Assembly, the Department of Public Health and other appropriate governmental entities, each report prepared under subdivision (1) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22b — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319 / Section 17a-22b
Sec. 17a-22b. Local needs assessment by community collaborative. Lead service agencies to coordinate care of children and youths enrolled in Connecticut Community KidCare. Community collaborative composition and responsibilities.
Status: in_force

(b) The regional offices of the Department of Children and Families shall contract with lead service agencies, within available appropriations, to coordinate the care of all children and youths enrolled in Connecticut Community KidCare residing within their designated catchment areas, including children and youths with complex behavioral health service needs. The lead service agencies shall employ or subcontract for the employment of care coordinators to assist families in establishing and implementing individual service plans for children and youths with complex behavioral health service needs and to improve clinical outcomes and cost effectiveness. Parents shall be afforded a choice of contracted providers for authorized services.

(c) Each community collaborative may establish the number of members and the type of representatives to ensure that the membership of such collaborative is appropriately balanced. The chief elected officials of municipalities served by a community collaborative may designate a member to serve as a representative of the chief elected officials. A community collaborative, at a minimum, shall consist of representatives from the local or regional board of education, special education program, youth services bureau, local departments of social services and public health, representatives from private organizations serving children and youths and a substantial number of parents of children and youths with behavioral health needs. A community collaborative shall participate in the regional advisory councils established under section 17a-30 , provide outreach to community resources, coordinate behavioral health services by forming, with the consent of the family, child specific teams for children and youths with complex behavioral health service needs, conduct community need assessments to identify service gaps and service barriers, identify priority investment areas for the state and lead service agencies and provide public education and support. A community collaborative shall establish a governance structure, determine membership and identify or establish a fiscal agent.

(d) The Commissioner of Children and Families and the Commissioner of Social Services shall, within available appropriations, provide or arrange for the administrative services necessary to operate Connecticut Community KidCare.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-280a — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319v / Section 17b-280a
Sec. 17b-280a. Payment for over-the-counter medications under medical assistance program. Exceptions.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 17b-10a re implementation of policies and procedures while in the process of adopting as regulation.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-101r — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319a / Section 17a-101r
Sec. 17a-101r. Guidelines for appropriate interaction with youth athletes and identifying and reporting child sexual abuse. Distribution.
Status: in_force

(1) “Operator” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-432 ;

(2) “Youth athletic activity” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-432 ;

(3) “Youth camp” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-420 ; and

(4) “Youth coach” means any person who (A) holds or is issued a coaching permit by the State Board of Education, or (B) volunteers or is paid to act as a head coach, manager or instructor or an assistant coach, assistant manager or assistant instructor of a youth athletic activity.

(b) (1) Not later than December 1, 2021, the Governor's task force on justice for abused children, in collaboration with a national association of adult survivors of child abuse, shall (A) develop guidelines that provide instruction and best practices to youth coaches concerning ways to appropriately interact with youth athletes, and (B) make such guidelines available on the task force's Internet web site.

(2) Not later than January 1, 2022, and annually thereafter, each operator shall distribute a copy of the guidelines developed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection to each youth coach for such operator. Such distribution may occur by electronic mail.

(c) (1) Not later than December 1, 2021, the Governor's task force on justice for abused children, in collaboration with a national association of adult survivors of child abuse, shall (A) develop guidelines that describe (i) the stages of grooming typically employed by those who engage in child sexual abuse, (ii) behaviors that victims of child sexual abuse may engage in or exhibit as the result of such sexual abuse, (iii) for victims of child sexual abuse, how to tell a parent or other adult that such sexual abuse has occurred, and (iv) how to contact the appropriate authorities if child sexual abuse has occurred, and (B) make such guidelines available on the task force's Internet web site.

(2) On and after January 1, 2022, upon the enrollment or registration of any participant in a youth athletic activity, each operator shall distribute a copy of the guidelines developed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection to the parent or guardian of such participant. Such distribution may occur by electronic mail.

(3) On and after January 1, 2022, upon the enrollment or registration of any child in a youth camp, the licensee of such youth camp shall distribute a copy of the guidelines developed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection to the parent or guardian of such child. Such distribution may occur by electronic mail.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-235 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319b / Section 17a-235
Sec. 17a-235. (Formerly Sec. 19a-467e). Authority of receiver concerning leases, mortgages and secured transactions.
Status: in_force

(b) If the receiver is in possession of real estate or goods subject to a lease, mortgage or security interest which the receiver is permitted to avoid under subsection (a) of this section and, if the real estate or goods are necessary for the continued operation of the facility under this section, the receiver may apply to the court to set a reasonable rental, price or rate of interest to be paid by the receiver during the duration of the receivership. The court shall hold a hearing not later than fifteen days after application is made. Any known owners of the property involved shall receive notice of the application from the receiver at least ten days prior to the hearing. Payment by the receiver of the amount determined by the court to be reasonable is a defense to any action against the receiver for payment or for possession of the goods or real estate subject to the lease, security interest or mortgage involved by any person who received such notice, except that such payment does not relieve the owner of the facility of any liability for the difference between the amount paid by the receiver and the amount due under such lease, security interest or mortgage involved.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a lease, mortgage, secured transaction or other contract entered into with any financial institution regulated by a state or federal agency.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-495 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319i / Section 17a-495
Sec. 17a-495. (Formerly Sec. 17-176). Definitions.
Status: in_force

(b) For the purposes of this section, sections 17a-450 to 17a-483 , inclusive, 17a-496 to 17a-528 , inclusive, 17a-540 to 17a-550 , inclusive, and 17a-560 to 17a-575 , inclusive, the following terms shall have the following meanings: “Business day” means Monday to Friday, inclusive, except when a legal holiday falls on any such day; “hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities” means any public or private hospital, retreat, institution, house or place in which any person with psychiatric disabilities is received or detained as a patient, but shall not include any correctional institution of this state; “patient” means any person detained and taken care of as a person with psychiatric disabilities; “keeper of a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities” means any person, body of persons or corporation which has the immediate superintendence, management and control of a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities and the patients therein; “support” includes all necessary food, clothing and medicine and all general expenses of maintaining state hospitals for persons with psychiatric disabilities; “indigent person” means any person who has an estate insufficient, in the judgment of the Court of Probate, to provide for his or her support and has no person or persons legally liable who are able to support him or her; “dangerous to himself or herself or others” means there is a substantial risk that physical harm will be inflicted by an individual upon his or her own person or upon another person; “gravely disabled” means that a person, as a result of mental or emotional impairment, is in danger of serious harm as a result of an inability or failure to provide for his or her own basic human needs such as essential food, clothing, shelter or safety and that hospital treatment is necessary and available and that such person is mentally incapable of determining whether or not to accept such treatment because his judgment is impaired by his psychiatric disabilities; “respondent” means a person who is alleged to have psychiatric disabilities and for whom an application for commitment to a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities has been filed; “voluntary patient” means any patient sixteen years of age or older who applies in writing to and is admitted to a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities as a person with psychiatric disabilities or any patient under sixteen years of age whose parent or legal guardian applies in writing to such hospital for admission of such patient; and “involuntary patient” means any patient hospitalized pursuant to an order of a judge of the Probate Court after an appropriate hearing or a patient hospitalized for emergency diagnosis, observation or treatment upon certification of a qualified physician.

(c) For the purposes of this section and sections 17a-496 to 17a-528 , inclusive, “person with psychiatric disabilities” means any person who has a mental or emotional condition which has substantial adverse effects on his or her ability to function and who requires care and treatment, and specifically excludes a person who is an alcohol-dependent person or a drug-dependent person, as defined in section 17a-680 .

(d) For the purposes of sections 17a-453 , 17a-454 , 17a-456 , 17a-458 to 17a-464 , inclusive, 17a-466 to 17a-469 , inclusive, 17a-471 , 17a-474 , 17a-476 to 17a-483 , inclusive, 17a-540 to 17a-550 , inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575 , inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618 , inclusive, “person with psychiatric disabilities” means any person who has a mental or emotional condition which has substantial adverse effects on his or her ability to function and who requires care and treatment, and specifically includes a person who is an alcohol-dependent person or a drug-dependent person, as defined in section 17a-680 .

Annotations to former section 17-176:

Cited. 142 C. 329. Definition of “mentally ill person” is not limited to person who requires treatment for welfare of others but includes one who requires treatment for his own welfare; hence continued confinement of dementia praecox patient who maimed himself under religious delusions was proper. 157 C. 56. Cited. 158 C. 164; 173 C. 473.

Cited. 31 CS 197.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-456 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319i / Section 17a-456
Sec. 17a-456. (Formerly Sec. 17-207). Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Status: in_force

(b) On and after October 1, 2022, there shall be a Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services that shall consist of (1) nineteen members appointed by the Governor, subject to the provisions of section 4-9a , five of whom shall have lived experience with substance use disorders, five of whom shall have lived experience with a mental health diagnosis, five of whom shall be behavioral health practitioners licensed to practice in the state, two of whom shall be persons representing families of individuals with behavioral health disorders, and two of whom shall be persons representing families of individuals recovering from substance use disorders; and (2) five members appointed by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, each of whom shall represent a regional behavioral health action organization described in section 17a-484f . The Governor shall appoint a chairperson from among the members of the board. The members of the board shall serve without compensation except for necessary expenses incurred in performing their duties. The members of the board may include representatives of nongovernment organizations or groups, and of state agencies, concerned with planning, operation or utilization of facilities providing mental health and substance use disorder services, including consumers and providers of such services who are familiar with the need for such services, except that no more than half of the members of the board shall be providers of such services. Members shall serve on the board for terms of four years. No member of the board shall be employed by the state or be a member of the staff of any institution for which such member's compensation is paid wholly by the state. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-108 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319s / Section 17b-108
Sec. 17b-108. (Formerly Sec. 17-12k). Cross-matching of recipients' records.
Status: in_force

(b) Financial institutions shall not discriminate against recipients selected for cross-matching pursuant to this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-499 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319ff / Section 17b-499
Sec. 17b-499. Pharmacy outreach program: Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Eligible person” means any person who is a resident of Connecticut at the time such person files an application for prescription medications or nonprescription medications with a participating manufacturer;

(2) “Department” means the Department of Social Services;

(3) “Participating manufacturer” means a pharmaceutical manufacturer that offers prescription medications or nonprescription medications at a reduced cost or at no cost to persons pursuant to a voluntary drug assistance program established by such manufacturer;

(4) “Prescription medications” means prescription drugs that have been approved as safe and effective by the federal Food and Drug Administration or that are otherwise legally marketed and manufactured in the United States and manufactured and offered by pharmaceutical companies.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-20b — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319 / Section 17a-20b
Sec. 17a-20b. In-home respite care services fund. Program for in-home respite care services. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) There is established an account to be known as the “Department of Children and Families in-home respite care services fund” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Commissioner of Children and Families for the purposes of funding the in-home respite care services program established pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.

(c) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall establish a program to provide in-home respite care services. Such program shall be administered by the Department of Children and Families through contracts for services with providers of such services or by means of a direct subsidy paid to parents and guardians to enable such parents and guardians to purchase such services.

(d) The Commissioner of Children and Families may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement the provisions of this section, including, but not limited to, eligibility criteria for participation in the in-home respite care services program. The commissioner shall implement policies and procedures necessary to administer the provisions of this section prior to adoption of such regulations, provided the commissioner shall publish notice of intent to adopt such regulations on the department's Internet web site and the eRegulations System not later than twenty days after implementation of such policies and procedures. Any such policies and procedures shall be valid until such regulations are adopted.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-76 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319 / Section 17a-76
Sec. 17a-76. (Formerly Sec. 17a-205c). Application for commitment of mentally ill child. Jurisdiction. Transfer to Superior Court. Appointment of counsel. Three-judge court, powers.
Status: in_force

(b) Any application for commitment of any child under sections 17a-75 to 17a-83 , inclusive, shall be transferred from the Probate Court where it has been filed to the superior court of appropriate venue upon motion of any legal party except the petitioner.

(c) The motion for such transfer shall be filed with the Probate Court prior to the beginning of any hearing on the merits. The moving party shall send copies of such motion to all parties of record. The court shall grant such motion the next business day after its receipt by the court. Immediately upon granting the motion, the clerk of the court shall transmit by certified mail the original file and papers to the superior court having jurisdiction. All parties to the proceeding shall be notified of the date on which the file and papers were transferred.

(d) The Probate Court shall appoint an attorney for such child from the panel of attorneys established by subsection (b) of section 17a-498 on the next business day after receipt of the application, and as soon as reasonably possible shall appoint physicians as required under section 17a-77 , which appointments shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the fact that the matter has been transferred to the Superior Court.

(e) On any matter not transferred to the Superior Court in accordance with this section, upon the motion of the child for whom application has been made, or his or her counsel, or the probate judge having jurisdiction over such application, filed not later than three days prior to any hearing scheduled on such application, the Probate Court Administrator shall appoint a three-judge court from among the several probate judges to hear such application. The judge of the Probate Court having jurisdiction over such application under the provisions of this section shall be a member, provided such judge may disqualify himself or herself in which case all three members of such court shall be appointed by the Probate Court Administrator. Such three-judge court when convened shall have all the powers and duties set forth under sections 17a-75 to 17a-83 , inclusive, and shall be subject to all of the provisions of law as if it were a single-judge court. No such child shall be involuntarily hospitalized without the vote of at least two of the three judges convened under the provisions of this section. The judges of such court shall designate a chief judge from among their members. All records for any case before the three-judge court shall be maintained in the Probate Court having jurisdiction over the matter.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-453 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319dd / Section 17b-453
Sec. 17b-453. (Formerly Sec. 17a-433). Initiation of protective services. Injunction against interference by caregiver.
Status: in_force

(b) If the caregiver of an elderly person who has consented to the receipt of reasonable and necessary protective services refuses to allow the provision of such services to such elderly person, the commissioner may petition the Superior Court or the Probate Court for an order enjoining the caregiver from interfering with the provision of protective services to the elderly person. The petition shall allege specific facts sufficient to show that the elderly person is in need of protective services and consents to their provision and that the caregiver refuses to allow the provision of such services. If the judge finds that the elderly person is in need of such services and has been prevented by the caregiver from receiving the same, the judge may issue an order enjoining the caregiver from interfering with the provision of protective services to the elderly person.

Annotation to former section 46a-17:

Cited. 199 C. 524.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-363a — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319y / Section 17b-363a
Sec. 17b-363a. Return of unused prescription drugs dispensed in long-term care facilities to vendor pharmacies. Requirements. Regulations. Fines. Annual list of drugs in program.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section:

(1) If such drug products are packaged in manufacturer's unit-dose packages, such drug products shall be returned to the vendor pharmacy for redispensing and reimbursement to the Department of Social Services if such drugs may be redispensed for use before the expiration date, if any, indicated on the package.

(2) If such drug products are repackaged in manufacturer's unit-dose or multiple-dose blister packs, such drug products shall be returned to the vendor pharmacy for redispensing and reimbursement to the Department of Social Services if (A) the date on which such drug product was repackaged, such drug product's lot number and expiration date are indicated clearly on the package of such repackaged drug; (B) ninety days or fewer have elapsed from the date of repackaging of such drug product; and (C) a repackaging log is maintained by the pharmacy in the case of drug products repackaged in advance of immediate needs.

(3) No drug products dispensed in a bulk dispensing container may be returned to the vendor pharmacy.

(c) Each long-term care facility shall establish procedures for the return of unused drug products to the vendor pharmacy from which such drug products were purchased.

(d) The Department of Social Services (1) shall reimburse to the vendor pharmacy the reasonable cost of services incurred in the operation of this section, as determined by the commissioner, and (2) may establish procedures, if feasible, for reimbursement to non Medicaid payors for drug products returned pursuant to this section.

(e) The Department of Consumer Protection, in consultation with the Department of Social Services, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, which shall govern the repackaging and labeling of drug products returned pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section. The Department of Consumer Protection shall implement the policies and procedures necessary to carry out the provisions of this section until January 1, 2002, while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures in regulation form, provided notice of intent to adopt the regulations is published in the Connecticut Law Journal within twenty days after implementation.

(f) Any long-term care facility that violates or fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than thirty thousand dollars for each incidence of noncompliance. The Commissioner of Social Services may offset payments due a facility to collect the penalty. Prior to imposing any penalty pursuant to this subsection, the commissioner shall notify the long-term care facility of the alleged violation and the accompanying penalty and shall permit such facility to request that the department review its findings. A facility shall request such review not later than fifteen days after receipt of the notice of violation from the department. The department shall stay the imposition of any penalty pending the outcome of the review. The commissioner may impose a penalty upon a facility pursuant to this subsection regardless of whether a change in ownership of the facility has taken place since the time of the violation, provided the department issued notice of the alleged violation and the accompanying penalty prior to the effective date of the change in ownership and record of such notice is readily available in a central registry maintained by the department. Payments of fines received pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited in the General Fund and credited to the Medicaid account.

(g) The Commissioner of Social Services shall update and expand by June 30, 2003, and annually thereafter, the list of drugs that are included in the drug return program. Such list shall include the fifty drugs with the highest average wholesale price that meet the requirements for the program, as established in subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-105g — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319s / Section 17b-105g
Sec. 17b-105g. Selection of supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training community collaboratives to receive federal matching funds. Establishment and composition of collaborative. Use of funds.
Status: in_force

(b) Each supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training community collaborative shall establish a governance structure, determine membership and identify or establish a fiscal agent. A collaborative shall consist of at least five member entities representing institutions of higher education, regional workforce development boards, social services nonprofit agencies, business associations, philanthropic organizations, municipalities, community action agencies or other community partners. A majority of the membership of each collaborative shall be supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training providers.

(c) Funds provided to a supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training community collaborative shall be used to implement poverty reduction strategies in a municipality or region. Such strategies shall be aligned with the recommendations of the Child Poverty and Prevention Council and its plan to reduce child poverty developed pursuant to section 4-67x .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-484a — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319i / Section 17a-484a
Sec. 17a-484a. Grants-in-aid for support services to eligible households.
Status: in_force

(1) “Eligible households” means persons or families who are affected by psychiatric disabilities or substance use disorder, or both, and who are homeless or at risk of homelessness;

(2) “Homeless or at risk of homelessness” means (A) living on the streets or in shelters, (B) coming out of homeless programs or transitional housing and having no permanent housing, (C) living in unsafe or abusive environments, (D) paying more than fifty per cent of income for rent, (E) living in overcrowded conditions, or (F) being in need of supportive services in order to maintain permanent housing; and

(3) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

(b) The commissioner shall implement and administer a program to provide grants-in-aid to nonprofit corporations for the purpose of providing support services to eligible households. Such services shall be designed to enable residents of eligible households to (1) obtain and keep permanent housing, (2) increase their job skills and income, and (3) achieve greater self-determination.

(c) The commissioner shall leverage funding from private and federal funding sources in providing grants-in-aid for support services under this section.

(d) The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-210 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319b / Section 17a-210
Sec. 17a-210. (Formerly Sec. 19a-460). Department and Commissioner of Developmental Services. Duties. Patient programs and placement.
Status: in_force

(b) In the event of the death of a person with intellectual disability for whom the department has direct or oversight responsibility for medical care, the commissioner shall ensure that a comprehensive and timely review of the events, overall care, quality of life issues and medical care preceding such death is conducted by the department and shall, as requested, provide information and assistance to the Independent Mortality Review Board established by Executive Order No. 57 of Governor Dannel P. Malloy. The commissioner shall report to the board and the board shall review any death: (1) Involving an allegation of abuse or neglect; (2) for which the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner or local medical examiner has accepted jurisdiction; (3) in which an autopsy was performed; (4) which was sudden and unexpected; or (5) in which the commissioner's review raises questions about the appropriateness of care. The department's mortality review process and the Independent Mortality Review Board shall operate in accordance with the peer review provisions established under section 19a-17b for medical review teams and confidentiality of records provisions established under section 19a-25 for the Department of Public Health.

(c) The commissioner shall be responsible for the development of criteria as to the eligibility of any person with intellectual disability for residential care in any public or state-supported private residential facility and may assign such person to a public or state-supported private residential facility.

(d) Any person with intellectual disability, or the legal representative of such person, may request a hearing for any final determination by the department that denies such person eligibility for programs and services of the department. A request for a hearing shall be made in writing to the commissioner. Such hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.

(e) Any person with intellectual disability, or the legal representative of such person, may request a hearing to contest the category assignment made by the department for persons seeking residential placement, residential services or residential support. A request for hearing shall be made, in writing, to the commissioner. Such hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54.

(f) Any person with intellectual disability or the legal representative of such person, may object to (1) a proposed approval by the department of a program for such person that includes the use of behavior-modifying medications or aversive procedures, or (2) a proposed determination of the department that community placement is inappropriate for such person placed under the direction of the commissioner. The department shall provide written notice of any such proposed approval or determination to the person, or to the legal representative of such person, not less than ten days prior to making such approval or determination. In the event of an objection to such proposed approval or determination, the commissioner shall conduct a hearing in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, provided no such hearing shall be required if the commissioner withdraws such proposed approval or determination.

See Sec. 1-101aa re provider participation in informal committees, task forces and work groups of department not deemed to be lobbying.

See Sec. 17a-270 et seq. re Council on Developmental Services.

See Sec. 17a-475a re medical services for women in state-operated facilities.

See Sec. 17b-492b re authority of Commissioner of Developmental Services with respect to Medicare Part D program.

See Secs. 20-14h to 20-14j, inclusive, re administration of medication in day and residential programs and facilities.

Annotation to former section 19-570:

Cited. 31 CS 197.

Annotation to former section 19a-460:

Cited. 207 C. 296.

Annotation to present section:

Cited. 30 CA 463.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-10b — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319 / Section 17a-10b
Sec. 17a-10b. Commissioner to make reasonable effort to identify and notify relatives when child removed from custody of parent.
Status: in_force

(b) The notice provided pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall include: (1) A statement that the child has been removed from the custody of a parent; (2) a summary of the relative's rights under federal and state law to participate in the care and placement of the child, including any options that may be deemed waived through failure to respond to such notice; (3) a description of the requirements to become licensed or approved as a foster family home and the additional services and supports that are available for a child placed in such home; and (4) a description of how the caregiver of the child may subsequently enter into an agreement with the department to receive subsidies for the provision of foster care.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-837 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319l / Section 17a-837
Sec. 17a-837. (Formerly Sec. 46a-29). Assistance from other government agencies.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Education shall assign one vocational rehabilitation consultant to act as a liaison staff member of the Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf, Deafblind or Hard of Hearing.

See Sec. 46a-34 re definitions of “deaf”, “hard of hearing” and “deafblind”.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-857 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319ww / Section 17b-857
Sec. 17b-857. Hispanic, communities of color organizations. Pilot grant program. Report.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Social Services, within available appropriations, shall award an eligible program administrator a contract to administer a two-year pilot program to build the capacity of eligible community-based organizations by helping such organizations to (1) improve operational efficiencies through performance-based metrics, and (2) adopt strategies for long-term fiscal sustainability.

(c) In contracting with an eligible program administrator, the commissioner shall require such administrator to: (1) Establish a competitive procurement process through requests for proposals to eligible community-based organizations, (2) establish a results-based grant contract evaluation system, that includes goals that eligible community-based organizations shall meet in order to be considered for grant contract renewal, and (3) meet goals established by the commissioner for successful program administration, including, but not limited to, reporting to the commissioner on program expenditures and complying with limitations set by the commissioner on administrative expenses. Requests for proposals issued by the eligible program administrator shall state that preference shall be given to eligible community-based organizations that (A) satisfy both conditions described in subparagraph (E) of subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section and have annual budgets not exceeding one million dollars, and (B) offer culturally competent, language accessible services.

(d) The program shall provide grants to eligible community-based organizations to support capacity building, training and technical assistance opportunities in the following areas: (1) Financial management, including, but not limited to, financial planning, budget development, fiscal monitoring and cash flow analysis, (2) board development, including, but not limited to, establishing board committees, a fund-raising board and conducting professional board meetings, (3) fund development, including, but not limited to, gift solicitation and event planning, (4) nonprofit management and leadership training, (5) information technology, (6) collaborations and merger planning, and (7) results-oriented outcome training, including development of progress metrics and performance tracking tools.

(e) Not later than January 1, 2021, the Commissioner of Social Services shall submit a report in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human services and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies on (1) the number of eligible community-based organizations awarded grants under the program, (2) whether and how the program has improved the capacity of community-based organizations to meet needs, (3) the performance of the nonprofit organization administering the program, and (4) a recommendation on whether the program should continue or expand and any appropriations that may be necessary.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-33 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319 / Section 17a-33
Sec. 17a-33. (Formerly Sec. 17-435c). Undercliff Mental Health Center buildings and facilities under the control of the Department of Developmental Services.
Status: in_force

(b) If at any time, because of reconstruction or rehabilitation of the facilities under the supervision and control of the Department of Developmental Services, it becomes necessary to transfer the patients therein to another facility, such patients shall be placed in group homes in the immediate region or in suitable, segregated areas of the facilities of the Department of Children and Families at said center which shall be mutually agreed upon by the commissioners of said departments.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-359 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319y / Section 17b-359
Sec. 17b-359. (Formerly Sec. 17-134x). Nursing facility: Preadmission screening process in the case of mentally ill persons. Annual resident review. Appeal.
Status: in_force

(b) No nursing facility shall admit any person, irrespective of source of payment, who has not undergone a preadmission screening process by which the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services determines, based upon an independent physical and mental evaluation performed by or under the auspices of the Department of Social Services, whether the person is mentally ill and, if so, whether such person requires the level of services provided by a nursing facility and, if such person is mentally ill and does require such level of services, whether the person requires specialized services. A person who is determined to be mentally ill and not to require nursing facility level services shall not be admitted to a nursing facility. In order to implement the preadmission review requirements of this section and to identify applicants for admission who may be mentally ill and subject to the requirements of this section, nursing facilities may not admit any person, irrespective of source of payment, unless an identification screen developed, or in the case of out-of-state residents approved, by the Department of Social Services has been completed and filed in accordance with federal law. The Commissioner of Social Services may require a nursing facility to notify, within one business day, the Department of Social Services of the admission of a person who is mentally ill and meets the admission requirements of this subsection.

(c) No payment from any source shall be due to any nursing facility that admits a resident in violation of the preadmission screening requirements of this section.

(d) A nursing facility shall notify the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services when a resident who is mentally ill undergoes a significant change in condition or when a resident who has not previously been diagnosed as mentally ill undergoes a change in condition which may require specialized services. Upon such notifications, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, under the auspices of the Department of Social Services, shall perform an evaluation to determine whether the resident requires the level of services provided by a nursing facility or requires specialized services for mental illness.

(e) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in consultation with the Department of Social Services, may no less than annually review, within available appropriations, the status of each resident in a nursing facility who is mentally ill to determine whether the resident requires (1) the level of services provided by a nursing facility, or (2) specialized services for mental illness. Nursing facilities shall grant to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Department of Social Services access to nursing facility residents and their medical records for the purposes of this section.

(f) In the case of a mentally ill resident who is determined under subsection (b), (d) or (e) of this section not to require the level of services provided by a nursing facility but to require specialized services for mental illness and who has continuously resided in a nursing facility for at least thirty months before the date of the determination, the resident may elect to remain in the facility or to receive services covered by Medicaid in an alternative appropriate institutional or noninstitutional setting in accordance with the alternative disposition plan submitted by the Department of Social Services to the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and consistent with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services requirements for the provision of specialized services.

(g) In the case of a mentally ill resident who is determined under subsection (b), (d) or (e) of this section not to require the level of services provided by a nursing facility but to require specialized services for mental illness and who has not continuously resided in a nursing facility for at least thirty months before the date of the determination, the nursing facility in consultation with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall arrange for the safe and orderly discharge of the resident from the facility. If the department determines that the provision of specialized services requires an alternate residential placement, the discharge and transfer of the resident shall be made in accordance with the alternative disposition plan submitted by the Department of Social Services and approved by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, except if an alternate residential placement is not available, the resident shall not be transferred.

(h) In the case of a resident who is determined under subsection (b), (d) or (e) of this section not to require the level of services provided by a nursing facility and not to require specialized services, the nursing facility shall arrange for the safe and orderly discharge of the resident from the facility.

(i) Any person seeking admittance to a nursing facility or any resident of a nursing facility who is adversely affected by a determination of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services under this section may appeal such determination to the Department of Social Services within fifteen days of the receipt of the notice of a determination by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. If an appeal is taken to the Department of Social Services the determination of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall be stayed pending determination by the Department of Social Services.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-297b — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319v / Section 17b-297b
Sec. 17b-297b. Procedures for sharing information in applications for school lunch program for purpose of determining eligibility under HUSKY Health program.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Education shall establish procedures whereby an individual may apply for the HUSKY Health program, at the same time such individual applies for the National School Lunch Program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-80 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319s / Section 17b-80
Sec. 17b-80. (Formerly Sec. 17-82d). Investigations. Grant of aid. Income disregard for students. Asset limits.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall disregard any earned income of a child who is a student in determining the eligibility, standard of need and amount of assistance of a family in the TFA program.

(c) No person shall be eligible for the state supplement program whose assets as defined by the commissioner exceed sixteen hundred dollars or, if living with a spouse, whose combined assets exceed twenty-four hundred dollars.

Annotations to former section 17-82d:

Since disclaimer is invalid, state may reassess eligibility for assistance under Social Security Act, Title XIX, and state guidelines. 179 C. 463. Cited. 214 C. 256; 225 C. 314.

Cited. 20 CA 470.

Child care allowable expense in determining eligibility. 30 CS 587. Plaintiff, denied a claim for medical benefits, disposed of her resources and renewed her claim on basis she now had no available resources; commissioner upheld in denying second claim under department regulations. 31 CS 544. This is a supplementary regulation promulgated within the legitimate sphere of state administration which does not conflict with the Social Security Act and thus does not violate the supremacy clause. 32 CS 514, 519. Cited. Id., 597. Commissioner must consider income and resources of each applicant in determining amount of assistance to be awarded. 34 CS 525. Cited. 40 CS 394.

Only question before fair hearing officer on appeal of an award as inadequate is whether award complied with standard established by commissioner; appellant cannot challenge commissioner's compliance with his duties. 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 291. Cited. 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 688.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 237 C. 550; 240 C. 141.

Subsec. (c):

Principal of Medicaid qualifying trust determined not to be available to grantor and therefore not included in calculation of eligibility for Medicaid benefits. 248 C. 708.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-261r — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319v / Section 17b-261r
Sec. 17b-261r. Determination of applied income. Notice. Action by nursing home facility to recover applied income.
Status: in_force

(b) In determining the amount of applied income, the Department of Social Services shall take into consideration any modification to the applied income due to revisions in a medical assistance recipient's community spouse minimum monthly needs allowance, as described in Section 1924 of the Social Security Act, and any other modification to applied income allowed by state or federal law.

(c) A nursing home facility shall provide written notice to a recipient of medical assistance and any person authorized under law to be in control of such recipient's applied income (1) of the amount of applied income due pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of this section, (2) of the recipient's legal obligation to pay such applied income to the nursing home facility, and (3) that the recipient's failure to pay applied income due to a nursing home facility not later than ninety days after receiving such notice from the nursing home facility may result in a civil action in accordance with this section.

(d) Pursuant to the notice provisions of subsections (c) and (f) of this section, a nursing home facility that is owed applied income may, in addition to all other remedies authorized under statutory and common law, bring a civil action to recover the applied income, provided the nursing home facility shall not commence such action against a recipient of medical assistance who has asserted that the applied income is needed to increase the minimum monthly needs allowance of the recipient's community spouse, pursuant to 42 USC 1396r-5(e)(2)(B). In such case, the nursing home facility may not commence such action until the recipient, the recipient's community spouse or the legal representative of either has exhausted their appeal rights before the Department of Social Services and in court. A nursing home facility may bring such action against (1) a medical assistance recipient who owes the applied income, or (2) a person with legal access to such recipient's applied income who acted with the intent to (A) deprive such recipient of the applied income, or (B) appropriate the applied income for himself, herself or a third person.

(e) If a court of competent jurisdiction determines, based upon clear and convincing evidence, that a defendant wilfully failed to pay or withheld applied income due and owing to a nursing home facility for more than ninety days after receiving notice pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, the court may award the amount of the debt owed, court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees to the nursing home facility. Court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees shall be awarded as a matter of law to a defendant who successfully defends an action or a counterclaim brought pursuant to this section. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a conservator who transfers income or principal with the approval of the Probate Court under subsection (d) or (e) of section 45a-655 .

(f) A nursing home facility shall not file any action under this section until (1) thirty days after it has given written notice of such action to any person who received notice pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, or (2) ninety-one days after it has given written notice of such action and the information required by subsection (c) of this section to any person who has not received notice pursuant to subsection (c) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-25 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319 / Section 17a-25
Sec. 17a-25. (Formerly Sec. 17-429). Superintendents and directors of facilities. Qualifications, responsibilities and duties.
Status: in_force

(b) Each superintendent or director shall be the administrative head of his or her respective institution or division and shall be responsible for the organization of its work and for the direction and coordination of its various activities. He or she shall appoint all members of the staff subject to the approval of the commissioner and in accordance with the general statutes.

(c) Each superintendent or director shall cooperate and coordinate with community programs in establishing the facility's policies and procedures concerning program planning and development, patient admissions, rehabilitation and follow-up services.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-485g — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319i / Section 17a-485g
Sec. 17a-485g. Pilot program for certain health care professionals. Pilot state police peer-counseling program. Report.
Status: in_force

(b) On or before January 1, 2009, the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall evaluate the pilot programs established under subsection (a) of this section and shall submit a report of the commissioner's findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a .

*Note: Section 52 of public act 06-188 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-288 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319v / Section 17b-288
Sec. 17b-288. Organ transplant account. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to provide for the distribution of funds available pursuant to this section and section 12-743 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-10d — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319 / Section 17a-10d
Sec. 17a-10d. Youth advisory councils.
Status: in_force

(1) “Child” or “children” means any person or persons under eighteen years of age, except as otherwise specified, or any person or persons under twenty-one years of age who is or are in full-time attendance in a secondary school, a technical school, a college or a state-accredited job training program; and

(2) “Child care facility” has the same meaning as provided in section 17a-93 .

(b) Not later than January 1, 2017, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall require each child care facility that has the capacity to house not less than ten children to establish a youth advisory council. Each youth advisory council shall (1) create leadership opportunities for children residing in such child care facility, (2) enable children residing in such child care facility an opportunity to express and address grievances, (3) encourage open communication with staff members of such child care facility, and (4) enable children residing in such child care facility to develop skills, including, but not limited to, peer advocacy, public speaking and conflict resolution.

(c) The Commissioner of Children and Families shall establish procedures to enable each youth advisory council to report, not less than quarterly, to each Youth Advisory Board established pursuant to section 17a-10c to offer recommendations for policy and practice reforms to be used in child care facilities.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-225 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319b / Section 17a-225
Sec. 17a-225. (Formerly Sec. 19a-464h). Bond authorization.
Status: in_force

(b) The proceeds of the sale of said bonds, to the extent of the amount stated in subsection (a) of this section, shall be used for the purposes of sections 17a-220 to 17a-224 , inclusive.

(c) All provisions of section 3-20 , or the exercise of any right or power granted thereby which are not inconsistent with the provisions of sections 17a-220 to 17a-224 , inclusive, are hereby adopted and shall apply to all bonds authorized by the State Bond Commission pursuant to said sections, and temporary notes in anticipation of the money to be derived from the sale of any such bonds so authorized may be issued in accordance with said section 3-20 and from time to time renewed. Such bonds shall mature at such time or times not exceeding twenty years from their respective dates as may be provided in or pursuant to the resolution or resolutions of the State Bond Commission authorizing such bonds. None of said bonds shall be authorized except upon a finding by the State Bond Commission that there has been filed with it a request for such authorization, which is signed by or on behalf of the Commissioner of Developmental Services and states such terms and conditions as said commission, in its discretion, may require. Said bonds issued pursuant to sections 17a-220 to 17a-224 , inclusive, shall be general obligations of the state and the full faith and credit of the state of Connecticut are pledged for the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds as the same become due, and accordingly and as part of the contract of the state with the holders of said bonds, appropriation of all amounts necessary for punctual payment of such principal and interest is hereby made, and the Treasurer shall pay such principal and interest as the same become due.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-274g — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319v / Section 17b-274g
Sec. 17b-274g. Preferred drug list purchases. Prohibition on Medicaid cost sharing. Reporting, notice requirements for other Medicaid cost-sharing requirements.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall not impose cost sharing for nonpreferred prescription drugs if a physician certifies that the nonpreferred drug is medically necessary.

(c) If the commissioner imposes a cost-sharing requirement on a parent or needy caretaker relative otherwise eligible for Medicaid pursuant to section 17b-261 , the commissioner shall submit a quarterly report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to human services on: (1) Any decrease in the number of visits to Medicaid providers by such parent or needy caretaker relative compared to the same time period before the cost-sharing requirement was imposed, and (2) any difference in the average number of visits to Medicaid providers made by such parent or needy caretaker relative compared to other Medicaid recipients of comparable health not subject to a cost-sharing requirement.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-27 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319o / Section 17b-27
Sec. 17b-27. Voluntary parentage establishment program. Protocols. Regulations. Voluntary acknowledgment of parentage system established by Department of Public Health.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to implement the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. Such regulations shall specify the requirements for participation in the voluntary parentage establishment program and shall include, but not be limited to, provisions (1) to assure that affirmations of parentage are voluntary and free from coercion, and (2) to establish the contents of notices which shall be provided to the parents before affirmation or acknowledgment. The notice to the parent who gave birth shall include, but not be limited to, notice that the affirmation or acknowledgment of parentage may result in rights of custody and visitation, as well as a duty of support, in the person named as a parent. The notice to the acknowledged parent shall include, but not be limited to, notice that: (A) The acknowledged parent has the right to: (i) Establish parentage voluntarily or through court action, or to contest parentage; (ii) appointment of counsel; (iii) in cases where the acknowledged parent is an alleged genetic parent, a genetic test to determine parentage prior to signing an acknowledgment or in conjunction with a court action; and (iv) a trial by the Superior Court or a family support magistrate, and (B) acknowledgment of parentage shall make the acknowledged parent liable for the financial support of the child until the child's eighteenth birthday and may result in rights of custody and visitation being conferred on the acknowledged parent. In no event shall the failure of the parent who gave birth to sign an affirmation or acknowledgment of parentage in the hospital or with any other entity agreeing to participate in the voluntary parentage establishment program be considered failure to cooperate with the establishment of support for the purposes of eligibility for temporary assistance for needy families.

(c) The Department of Public Health shall establish a voluntary acknowledgment of parentage system consistent with the provisions of sections 46b-476 to 46b-487 , inclusive.

*Note: Section 1 of public act 99-193 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-464 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319dd / Section 17b-464
Sec. 17b-464. Petition for order to enter premises of elderly person.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall document in the Department of Social Service's investigation file the factors considered when making the decision about whether to petition for an order to enter the premises.

(c) The commissioner shall state in the petition for an order to enter the premises that the order is being sought solely for the purpose of assessing whether the elderly person is in need of protective services and shall include, to the extent the facts can be ascertained with reasonable diligence, the following information:

(1) The name and address of the elderly person who may be in need of protective services and the premises on which this person may be found, if different;

(2) The reason for the belief that the elderly person may be in need of protective services, which may include information provided by other agencies or individuals who are familiar with the elderly person;

(3) The name and address, if known, of the individual or individuals who are responsible for preventing access to the elderly person;

(4) Previous efforts that have been made to enter the premises of the elderly person who may need protective services;

(5) The names of any individuals, such as the department's social worker, and any other health or mental health professionals, who may participate in the assessment of whether the elderly person needs protective services;

(6) The manner by which the assessment will be conducted; and

(7) Whether there has been a prior petition to the Probate Court to enter the premises of the elderly person, or for any similar relief, and, if so, the determination of such petition, and new facts, if any, that were not in the previous petition, which support submission of another petition.

(d) Any allegations of abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment that are not based on the commissioner's personal knowledge shall be based on the personal knowledge of the person reporting the abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment or the personal knowledge of any other person who has information relating to the report. Whenever possible, the allegations that are not based on the commissioner's knowledge shall be supported by an affidavit under penalty of perjury of the person having such knowledge and shall be attached to the petition.

(e) If the Probate Court finds that (1) there is reasonable cause to believe that an elderly person is at risk of imminent physical or mental harm and may be found at the premises described in the petition, (2) such person may be in need of protective services, and (3) access to such person has been refused, the court shall grant the petition and issue an order, ex parte and without prior notice, authorizing the commissioner, accompanied by a police officer or other law enforcement official, and any other person the commissioner determines necessary to enter the premises to conduct an assessment to determine whether the elderly person named in the petition is in need of protective services. The ex parte order shall expire ten days after the order is issued.

(f) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to authorize the commissioner to remove any person from the premises described in the petition, or to provide any involuntary protective services to any person, other than to assess an elderly person's need for protective services. Nothing in this section shall be construed to impair any existing right or remedy under law for any person subject to the provisions of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-103 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319s / Section 17b-103
Sec. 17b-103. (Formerly Sec. 17-83p). Refunds by vendors to persons eligible for medical assistance. Penalty.
Status: in_force

(b) Any vendor who wilfully refuses to refund payments under the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be subject to the penalties for violation of subsection (a) of section 17b-99 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-274c — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319v / Section 17b-274c
Sec. 17b-274c. Voluntary mail order option for maintenance prescription drugs and drugs covered under the Medicare Part D program.
Status: in_force

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the Commissioner of Social Services may provide a voluntary mail order option, regardless of a mail order pharmacy's location, for any prescription drug covered under the Medicare Part D program established pursuant to Public Law 108-173, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-106h — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319a / Section 17a-106h
Sec. 17a-106h. Training re identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking for law enforcement personnel, judges, persons involved with the criminal justice system, emergency and urgent care staff and school and constituent unit employees.
Status: in_force

(b) The training program shall include a video presentation, developed and approved by said commissioners, that offers awareness of human trafficking issues and guidance to (1) law enforcement personnel, (2) judges of the Superior Court, (3) prosecutors, (4) public defenders and other attorneys who represent criminal defendants, (5) hospital emergency room staff, urgent care facility staff and emergency medical services personnel who have contact with patients, and (6) persons employed by a local or regional board of education or a constituent unit, as defined in section 10a-1 , who have contact with students.

(c) Any person described in subsection (b) of this section shall complete the initial educational training program not later than July 1, 2018, and shall complete the refresher training program every three years thereafter, provided any person being employed as such a person shall complete such initial educational training program not later than six months after beginning such employment or July 1, 2018, whichever is later.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-861 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319l / Section 17a-861
Sec. 17a-861. (Formerly Sec. 17b-251). Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care: Outreach program established.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 17b-252 re overview of program.

See Sec. 17b-253 re amendments to Medicaid regulations and state plan, and regulations re determining eligibility of applicants for Medicaid and coverage requirements for long-term care benefits.

See Sec. 17b-254 re foundation funds and federal approval and report to General Assembly.

See Sec. 38a-475 re precertification of long-term care insurance policies.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-103d — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319a / Section 17a-103d
Sec. 17a-103d. Initial contact with parent or guardian. Written notice re parent or guardian rights. List of legal services.
Status: in_force

(b) The department shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that the notice and list provided to a parent or guardian pursuant to this section are written in a manner that will be understood by the parent or guardian, which reasonable efforts shall include, but not be limited to, ensuring that the notice and list are written in a language understood by the parent or guardian.

(c) The representative of the department shall request the parent or guardian to sign and date the notice described in subsection (a) of this section as evidence of having received the notice and list. If the parent or guardian refuses to sign and date the notice upon such request, the representative of the department shall specifically indicate on the notice that the parent or guardian was requested to sign and date the notice and refused to do so and the representative of the department shall sign the notice as witness to the parent's or guardian's refusal to sign the notice. The department shall provide the parent or guardian with a copy of the signed notice at the time of the department's initial face-to-face contact with the parent or guardian.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-86 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319s / Section 17b-86
Sec. 17b-86. (Formerly Sec. 17-82k). Aid inalienable.
Status: in_force

Annotations to former section 17-82k:

Cited. 192 C. 460.

Cited. 21 CA 77.

Public aid funds of welfare recipient held by recipient's attorney in client funds account are not subject to attachment under section. 33 CS 85.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-128 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319s / Section 17b-128
Sec. 17b-128. (Formerly Sec. 17-283). Reimbursement of towns or municipalities for relief. Recovery of overpayments.
Status: in_force

(b) Any town that overpays a person receiving financial assistance under sections 17b-122 , 17b-124 to 17b-132 , inclusive, 17b-136 to 17b-138 , inclusive, 17b-194 to 17b-197 , inclusive, 17b-222 to 17b-250 , inclusive, 17b-263 , 17b-340 to 17b-350 , inclusive, 17b-689b and 17b-743 to 17b-747 , inclusive, shall recover such overpayment from such person's ongoing assistance. The amount of such recovery shall not exceed ten per cent of such person's ongoing benefit in any month.

See Sec. 17b-122 re reimbursement of town by pauper.

Cited. 38 CA 522.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-670 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319j / Section 17a-670
Sec. 17a-670. (Formerly Sec. 19a-2d). Regional planning for substance abuse prevention and treatment.
Status: in_force

(b) The department shall designate subregions within each region established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The boundaries of such subregions may be redesignated by said department as it deems necessary. Each subregion shall be located entirely within the boundaries of a substance abuse planning region.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-560 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319i / Section 17a-560
Sec. 17a-560. (Formerly Sec. 17-238). Definitions.
Status: in_force

Annotation to former section 17-238:

Cited. 41 CS 229.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-351 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319y / Section 17b-351
Sec. 17b-351. (Formerly Sec. 19a-155a). Nursing homes. Increased bed capacity. Capital construction project.
Status: in_force

(b) The General Assembly finds evidence of insufficient need for all the nursing home beds permitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, but not licensed by the Department of Public Health and finds allowing unnecessary beds to be licensed will result in severely damaging economic consequences to the state and to consumers. An addition of beds initiated pursuant to this section shall be licensed no later than June 9, 1993. A facility which has initiated the addition of beds but has not obtained licensure of such beds, may, no later than July 15, 1993, apply to the Office of Health Care Access for authorization to proceed with completion of the additional beds and application for licensure, provided (A) plans for the additional beds have been approved by the Department of Public Health pursuant to section 19-13-D-8t(v)(4) of the Public Health Code no later than June 1, 1993, and (B) twenty-five per cent of estimated project costs have been expended no later than June 9, 1993, provided project costs may not exceed thirty-one thousand two hundred eleven dollars per bed. The office shall issue a decision on such application within forty-five days of receipt of documentation necessary to determine expended project costs. Evidence of project costs expended shall be submitted in the form of a report prepared by a certified public accountant having no affiliation with the owner of the facility or the developer of the project. The owner of a facility for which completion of additional beds is not so authorized may apply to the Commissioner of Social Services for compensation on or after June 29, 1993, but no later than September 1, 1993, provided plans for the additional beds have been approved by the Department of Public Health no later than June 1, 1993. Such compensation shall be limited to actual verifiable losses which directly result from the failure to gain authorization pursuant to this subsection and which cannot be otherwise recouped through the mitigating efforts of the owner, excluding consequential and incidental losses such as lost profits. In no event may such compensation exceed project costs. An owner aggrieved by the amount of compensation determined by the commissioner may request a hearing in accordance with the provisions of sections 17b-60 and 17b-61 .

Cited. 235 C. 128.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-20c — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319 / Section 17a-20c
Sec. 17a-20c. Peer-to-peer support program for mental and behavioral health issues. State funds for services not covered.
Status: in_force

(b) If the program described in subsection (a) of this section exhausts the state funds allocated under said subsection, the program may continue to provide services to parents and caregivers of children with mental and behavioral health issues who are covered under HUSKY Health.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-781 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319l / Section 17a-781
Sec. 17a-781. (Formerly Sec. 17b-650). Vocational rehabilitation; definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Person with a disability” means any individual with a disability, excluding blindness, as such term is applied to Title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 USC 701 et seq., as amended from time to time;

(2) “Vocational rehabilitation service” means any goods and services necessary to render a person with a disability employable, in accordance with Title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 USC 701 et seq., as amended from time to time;

(3) “Community rehabilitation program” means a program that provides directly for or facilitates the provision of vocational rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities, as defined in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 USC 701 et seq., as amended from time to time;

(4) “Products are made or manufactured by or services are provided by persons with disabilities” if not less than seventy-five per cent of the hours of direct labor required for such products or services are performed by persons with disabilities.

Annotation to former section 17b-650:

Cited. 44 CA 143.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-85 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319s / Section 17b-85
Sec. 17b-85. (Formerly Sec. 17-82j). Notice by beneficiary of receipt of property, transfer or encumbrance of property or change in information previously furnished. Exception for participants in supplemental assistance nutrition program.
Status: in_force

Annotations to former section 17-82j:

Cited. 179 C. 463. Court reaffirmed conclusion that statute is an independent bar to disclaimers. 211 C. 323.

Cited. 40 CS 394.

Annotation to present section:

Discussed. 247 C. 686.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-59 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319o / Section 17b-59
Sec. 17b-59. (Formerly Sec. 17-21d). Notice to other states of repeal of part.
Status: in_force

Annotation to former section 17-21d:

Cited. 149 C. 223.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-61 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319q / Section 17b-61
Sec. 17b-61. (Formerly Sec. 17-2b). Decision. Appeal. Extension of time limit for filing appeal.
Status: in_force

(b) If the commissioner or the commissioner's designated hearing officer fails to render a final decision within the time limits set forth in subsection (a) of this section, the aggrieved person may file a request for a final decision with the designated hearing officer. Such officer shall render such decision not later than twenty days after receiving such request.

(c) The applicant for a fair hearing, if aggrieved, may appeal the final decision in accordance with section 4-183 . Appeals from decisions of said commissioner shall be privileged cases to be heard by the court as soon after the return day as shall be practicable.

(d) The commissioner may, for good cause shown by an aggrieved person, extend the time for filing an appeal to Superior Court beyond the time limitations of section 4-183 , as set forth below:

(1) Any aggrieved person who is authorized to appeal a decision of the commissioner, pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, but who fails to serve or file a timely appeal to the Superior Court pursuant to section 4-183 , may, as provided in this subsection, petition that the commissioner, for good cause shown, extend the time for filing any such appeal. Such a petition must be filed with the commissioner in writing and contain a complete and detailed explanation of the reasons that precluded the petitioner from serving or filing an appeal within the statutory time period. Such petition must also be accompanied by all available documentary evidence that supports or corroborates the reasons advanced for the extension request. In no event shall a petition for extension be considered or approved if filed later than ninety days after the rendition of the final decision. The decision as to whether to grant an extension shall be made consistent with the provisions of subdivision (2) of this subsection and shall be final and not subject to judicial review.

(2) In determining whether to grant a good cause extension, as provided for in this subsection, the commissioner, or the commissioner's authorized designee, shall, without the necessity of further hearing, review and, as necessary, verify the reasons advanced by the petition in justification of the extension request. A determination that good cause prevented the filing of a timely appeal shall be issued in writing and shall enable the petitioner to serve and file an appeal within the time provisions of section 4-183 , from the date of the decision granting an extension. The circumstances that precluded the petitioner from filing a timely appeal, and which may be deemed good cause for purposes of granting an extension petition, include, but are not limited to: (A) Serious illness or incapacity of the petitioner which has been documented as materially affecting the conduct of the petitioner's personal affairs; (B) a death or serious illness in the petitioner's immediate family that has been documented as precluding the petitioner from perfecting a timely appeal; (C) incorrect or misleading information given to the petitioner by the agency, relating to the appeal time period, and shown to have been materially relied on by the petitioner as the basis for failure to file a timely appeal; (D) evidence that the petitioner did not receive notice of the agency decision; and (E) other unforeseen and unavoidable circumstances of an exceptional nature which prevented the filing of a timely appeal.

Annotations to former section 17-2b:

Where objection was made to constitutionality of Sec. 17-90 on the basis of violation of due process of law, held that hearing procedure set forth in this section and Sec. 17-2a satisfies requirement of due process. 152 C. 56, 57. Cited. 165 C. 490; 168 C. 336; 172 C. 292. Plaintiffs, who were denied AFDC benefits while residents of Connecticut and who appealed the denial while still residents, were “aggrieved” parties, and thus could maintain the appeal notwithstanding their subsequent removal from Connecticut. 174 C. 8. Cited. 177 C. 599; 189 C. 29; 191 C. 384; 214 C. 601; 222 C. 69; 229 C. 664; 233 C. 370.

Cited. 30 CS 587; 31 CS 515. A classification of obligations recognized in regulations concerning disposition of assets by welfare claimants is not a violation of equal protection provisions of U.S. Constitution as to those not recognized. Id., 547. Conclusions drawn from facts proved must not be the result of speculation and conjecture; does not permit reliance on hearsay when better evidence is readily available. 32 CS 560. Substantial and competent evidence requirement means such evidence that has rational probative force. Id., 564. Cited. Id., 603; Id., 605. Failure to make a finding of facts from evidence introduced at hearing constitutes an abuse of discretion. Id., 606. Cited. 33 CS 769; 34 CS 265; Id., 586; 40 CS 554.

In an appeal taken under section, the basic issue before the court is whether commissioner has acted illegally or so arbitrarily and unreasonably as to abuse his discretion. 3 Conn. Cir. Ct. 271. Cited. Id., 504, 505; 4 Conn. Cir. Ct. 67; Id., 85; Id., 138; Id., 338, 339; Id., 450, 647; 5 Conn. Cir. Ct. 294. On appeal from commissioner's hearing, court cannot substitute its judgment for that of commissioner; it can only decide whether action of agency was illegal, arbitrary or an abuse of discretion. Id., 505. Cited. 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 353; Id., 687.

Annotation to present section:

Cited. 44 CA 143. Subsec. (b): An individual who applies for an administrative hearing may appeal from that decision provided that he or she also is aggrieved; Subsec. (b) does not diminish standing requirements set forth in Sec. 4-183(a) for filing administrative appeals. 176 CA 64. Department's failure to render final hearing decision within 90-day statutory deadline should have led to ruling sustaining plaintiff's appeal despite change in federal regulation stating that final decisions are “ordinarily” due within 90 days. 183 CA 392.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-95 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319s / Section 17b-95
Sec. 17b-95. (Formerly Sec. 17-83g). Claim of state on death of Medicaid beneficiary for amounts due under federal law. Priority of claims.
Status: in_force

(b) Claims pursuant to this section shall have priority over all unsecured claims against such estate, except (1) expenses of last sickness not to exceed three hundred seventy-five dollars, (2) funeral and burial expenses in accordance with sections 17b-84 and 17b-131 , and (3) administrative expenses, including probate fees and taxes, and including fiduciary fees not exceeding the following commissions on the value of the whole estates accounted for by such fiduciaries: On the first two thousand dollars or portion thereof, five per cent; on the next eight thousand dollars or portion thereof, four per cent; on the excess over ten thousand dollars, three per cent. Upon petition by any fiduciary, the Probate Court, after a hearing thereon, may authorize compensation in excess of the above schedule for extraordinary services. Notice of any such petition and hearing shall be given to the Commissioner of Administrative Services in Hartford at least ten days in advance of such hearing. The allowable funeral and burial payment herein shall be reduced by the amount of any prepaid funeral arrangement. Any amount paid from the estate under this section to any person which exceeds the limits provided herein shall be repaid to the estate by such person, and such amount may be recovered in a civil action with interest at six per cent from the date of demand.

(c) For purposes of this section, all sums due on or after July 1, 2003, to any individual after the death of a Medicaid beneficiary pursuant to the terms of an annuity contract purchased at any time with assets of a Medicaid beneficiary, shall be deemed to be part of the estate of the deceased beneficiary and shall be payable to the state by the recipient of such annuity payments to the extent necessary to achieve full reimbursement of any Medicaid benefits paid to, or on behalf of, the deceased beneficiary that the state is required to recover under federal law and the provisions of section 17b-93 , irrespective of any provision of law. The recipient of beneficiary payments from any such annuity contract shall be solely liable to the state of Connecticut for reimbursement of Medicaid benefits paid to, or on behalf of, the deceased beneficiary that the state is required to recover under federal law and the provisions of section 17b-93 to the extent of any payments received by such recipient pursuant to the annuity contract.

Annotations to former section 17-83g:

Cited. 34 CS 518; 42 CS 548.

Annotations to present section:

Cited. 239 C. 471. Statute requires a person's Medicaid debt be satisfied prior to payment of other personal debts, such as credit card debts, that the person incurs. 248 C. 708.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-673 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319j / Section 17a-673
Sec. 17a-673. (Formerly Sec. 19a-4e). Treatment programs. Annual report of facilities.
Status: in_force

(b) The programs of the department shall be consistent with its state plan and shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Emergency treatment; (2) inpatient treatment; (3) intermediate treatment; and (4) outpatient and follow-up treatment, including appropriate rehabilitation services.

(c) The department shall provide for adequate and appropriate treatment for alcohol-dependent persons, drug-dependent persons and intoxicated persons admitted under sections 17a-680 to 17a-690 , inclusive. Treatment may not be provided at a correctional institution except for inmates.

(d) The administrator of each treatment facility operated by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall make an annual report of its activities to the department in the form and manner the department specifies.

(e) All appropriate public and private resources shall be coordinated with and utilized in the program if possible.

See Sec. 17a-714a re legal protections for licensed health care professionals who prescribe opioid antagonists to drug users.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-227c — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319b / Section 17a-227c
Sec. 17a-227c. Energy efficiency and environementally friendly construction of residential facilities. Energy assessment programs and reports.
Status: in_force

(b) Any residential facility licensed pursuant to section 17a-227 may participate in any energy assessment program available under section 16-245m . The owner or operator of a residential facility participating in such energy assessment program, or such owner or operator's designee, shall provide a copy of any energy assessment report received by such facility to the Department of Developmental Services not later than ten days after the date such owner or operator receives such report. A copy of an energy assessment report provided to the department pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 .

(c) Not later than July 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Developmental Services shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a , to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health on (1) the findings of the energy assessments performed on licensed residential facilities pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, and (2) recommendations for energy efficiency improvement in facilities licensed pursuant to section 17a-227 .
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-673a — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319j / Section 17a-673a
Sec. 17a-673a. Opioid use disorder treatment program requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) “Treatment program” means a program operated by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services or approved by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services for treatment of the physical and psychological effects of drug dependency or for the detoxification of a drug-dependent person, as defined in section 17a-680 ;

(2) “Opioid use disorder” means a medical condition characterized by a problematic pattern of opioid use and misuse leading to clinically significant impairment or distress; and

(3) “Opioid antagonist” means naloxone hydrochloride or any other similarly acting and equally safe drug approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of a drug overdose.

(b) A treatment program that provides treatment or detoxification services to any person with an opioid use disorder shall (1) educate such person regarding opioid antagonists and the administration thereof at the time such person is admitted to or first receives services from such program, (2) offer education regarding opioid antagonists and the administration thereof to the relatives and significant other of such person if the relatives and significant other have been identified by such person, and (3) if there is a prescribing practitioner affiliated with such program who determines that such person would benefit from access to an opioid antagonist, issue a prescription for or deliver to such person at least one dose of an opioid antagonist at the time such person is admitted to or first receives treatment services from such program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-274f — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319v / Section 17b-274f
Sec. 17b-274f. Step therapy program for Medicaid prescription drugs.
Status: in_force

(b) The duration of any step therapy program requirement shall not be longer than a period of thirty days, after which time the prescribing practitioner may deem such treatment as clinically ineffective for the patient. When the prescribing practitioner deems the treatment to be clinically ineffective, the drug prescribed and recommended by the practitioner shall be dispensed and covered under the Medicaid program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-713 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319j / Section 17a-713
Sec. 17a-713. (Formerly Sec. 19a-4h). Chronic gamblers treatment and rehabilitation program. Account.
Status: in_force

(b) The program established by subsection (a) of this section shall be funded by: (1) Imposition of a fee of one hundred thirty-five dollars on each association license, for each performance of jai alai conducted under the provisions of chapter 226, provided no such licensee shall contribute more than forty-five thousand dollars in any one year; (2) imposition of a fee of twenty-five dollars for each teletheater performance on each operator of a teletheater facility; (3) the amount received from the Connecticut Lottery Corporation pursuant to section 12-818 ; and (4) any amount received pursuant to section 12-871 from the holder of a master wagering license under section 12-852 . The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall collect the fee from each association licensee or such operator on a monthly basis. The receipts shall be deposited in the General Fund and credited to a separate, nonlapsing chronic gamblers treatment and rehabilitation account which shall be established by the Comptroller. All moneys in the account are deemed to be appropriated and shall be expended for the purposes established in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) The department shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to carry out the purposes of this section.

See Sec. 12-563a re informational materials concerning programs for prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of chronic gamblers prepared by Department of Consumer Protection.

See Sec. 12-818 re transfer of funds from Connecticut Lottery Corporation for educational, prevention and treatment programs.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-478 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319i / Section 17a-478
Sec. 17a-478. (Formerly Sec. 17-226e). Mental health regions established.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 17a-482 for applicable definitions.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-58 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319o / Section 17b-58
Sec. 17b-58. (Formerly Sec. 17-21c). Administrator to coordinate activities.
Status: in_force

Annotation to former section 17-21c:

Cited. 149 C. 223.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-65 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319 / Section 17a-65
Sec. 17a-65. Academic progress reports. Case plan requirements. Plan re ability of facilities and school programs to meet academic and related service needs. Review of educational files.
Status: in_force

(b) For each child or youth who is in state custody pursuant to sections 17a-101 and 46b-129 , the Department of Children and Families shall include a description of the child's or youth's educational status and academic progress in his or her case plan, as defined in section 17a-15 . Such description shall include information regarding the child's or youth's current levels of educational performance, including absenteeism and grade level performance, and what supports or services will or are being provided to improve academic performance. For children and youth who are committed to Department of Children and Families' custody pursuant to section 46b-129 , the educational status information shall be included in reports to the Juvenile Court and shall be reviewed by the court when decisions are made regarding the child's or youth's care.

(c) Each youth who is in a secure facility run or contracted for by the Court Support Services Division shall have a case plan that describes the youth's educational needs and grade-level performance and identifies what supports or services will or are being provided to support academic performance.

(d) The Department of Children and Families and Court Support Services Division shall develop a plan to ensure that all facilities and school programs run or contracted for by the department and the division are able to meet the academic and related service needs of enrolled children and youth. The plan shall ensure the ability to provide for (1) the development of effective practices for acquiring and reviewing students' educational records, including assessment of enrolled youth's present levels of academic performance; (2) the youth's identified educational and related service needs; (3) appropriate and ongoing professional development on providing educational and related services to abused, neglected and juvenile justice-involved youth; (4) research-based instruction and standards-based core curriculum for all enrolled youth; and (5) administrative review of all programs run or contracted for by the department or division. Such plan shall be finalized by July 1, 2014, and submitted to the achievement gap task force established pursuant to section 10-16mm .

(e) The superintendent of each school district that is providing education to a child or youth who is committed to the Department of Children and Families' custody pursuant to sections 17a-101 and 46b-129 shall provide (1) the department, (2) a foster parent of such child or youth, and (3) the attorney for such child or youth, a description of the child's or youth's educational status and academic progress that is substantially similar to the description provided to the parent or legal guardian of a child or youth who is not committed to the Department of Children and Families' custody. Such description shall include, but not be limited to, information regarding the child's or youth's current levels of educational performance, including absenteeism and grade level performance, test results, report cards, individual success plans and discipline reports.

(f) The Department of Children and Families and Court Support Services Division shall promptly review the educational files of any child or youth upon his or her entry into any facility or school program run or contracted for by the department or the division to determine if such child or youth may be eligible for special education pursuant to sections 10-76a to 10-76h , inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-698 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319j / Section 17a-698
Sec. 17a-698. (Formerly Sec. 19a-127g). Modification or termination of suspension of prosecution prior to completion of treatment program.
Status: in_force

(b) If a person being treated has not complied with conditions set pursuant to subsection (c) of section 17a-696 , the Court Support Services Division shall notify the clerk of the court. The court may terminate the suspension of prosecution and the state's attorney may proceed with prosecution of the crime if the court, after a hearing, finds the person has not complied with such conditions.

(c) A person who has not completed treatment may not be discharged sooner than four days after the Court Support Services Division is notified of the proposed discharge, except that if immediate discharge from treatment is necessary to protect the health or safety of persons in the program or staff of the program, the person may be discharged less than four days after notification with the agreement of the Court Support Services Division.

Annotations to former section 17a-655:

Cited. 223 C. 907; 226 C. 191.

Cited. 27 CA 225.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-15 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319 / Section 17a-15
Sec. 17a-15. (Formerly Sec. 17-421). Development of treatment and permanent placement plan. Review of plan. Modifications. Application for review. Hearing. Procedure.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner shall at least every six months, review the written case plan of each child under the commissioner's supervision for the purpose of determining whether such plan is appropriate and make any appropriate modifications to such plan. If the child is represented by an attorney or guardian ad litem, the commissioner shall notify the child's attorney or guardian ad litem in writing not less than twenty-one days prior to the date of any administrative meeting to review the plan.

(c) Any child or the parent or guardian of such child aggrieved by any provision of a plan prepared under subsection (a) of this section, or by the commissioner's decision upon review under subsection (b) of this section, or any child or the parent or guardian of such child aggrieved by a refusal of any other service from the commissioner to which the child is entitled, shall be provided a hearing within thirty days following a written request for the same directed to the commissioner.

(d) Upon motion of any sibling of any child committed to the Department of Children and Families pursuant to section 46b-129 , in any pending hearing held pursuant to subsection (c) of this section, such sibling shall have the right to be heard concerning visitation with, and placement of, any such child.

(e) Any hearing held pursuant to a request made under subsection (c) or (d) of this section shall be conducted as a contested case in accordance with chapter 54 provided: (1) A final decision shall be rendered within fifteen days following the close of evidence and filing of briefs; and (2) any appeal of a decision pursuant to section 4-183 shall be to the district of the superior court for juvenile matters, where the child is located, as established in section 46b-142 .

The meaning of section is clear and unambiguous; under section, a youth who is aggrieved by the temporary placement provision of his treatment plan, which calls for him to spend two years at the training school, is required to be given hearing on that plan not later than 30 days after a request has been made. 288 C. 163.

Trial court's dismissal of plaintiff's administrative appeal as moot upheld where filing of termination petitions by department eliminated the possibility that plaintiff could obtain the relief sought in an administrative hearing requested under section. 49 CA 706.

Subsec. (a):

Treatment plan is limited to preparation of a written plan for care and treatment of every child and youth under commissioner's supervision. 49 CA 706.

Subsec. (c):

Hearing must necessarily be limited to the plan required by Subsec. (a) for the care and treatment of children and youth under supervision of department and is heard by an administrative hearing officer in department. 49 CA 706.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-127 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319a / Section 17a-127
Sec. 17a-127. Development and implementation of individual service plan. Child specific team.
Status: in_force

(b) The provisions of this section shall not be construed to grant an entitlement to any child or youth with behavioral health needs to receive particular services under this section in an individual service plan if such child or youth is not otherwise eligible to receive such services from any state agency or to receive such services pursuant to any other provision of law.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-215h — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319b / Section 17a-215h
Sec. 17a-215h. Compensation of family caregivers in Medicaid waiver programs for clients of the Department of Developmental Services.
Status: in_force

(b) Not later than November 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Social Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Developmental Services, shall amend the current Medicaid waiver programs to authorize compensation for family caregivers providing personal care assistance services to participants in the Medicaid waiver programs, including, but not limited to, family caregivers who are legally responsible relatives. Such amendment shall be implemented upon approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. For purposes of this section, “family caregiver” means a caregiver related by blood or marriage or a legal guardian of a participant in a Medicaid waiver program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-483 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319i / Section 17a-483
Sec. 17a-483. (Formerly Sec. 17-226k). Catchment area council; representatives; duties.
Status: in_force

(b) Each catchment area council shall study and evaluate the delivery of mental health services in its respective catchment area in accordance with regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Each council shall make such reports and recommendations to the regional behavioral health action organizations as such organizations may require or which the catchment area council may deem necessary.

(c) Each catchment area council shall elect four members of its council to serve as members of the regional behavioral health action organization of the region in which it is located, not more than two of whom shall be providers of mental health services. The regional behavioral health action organizations shall consist of the members elected by the catchment area councils and one representative designated by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services from each state-operated facility serving the region.

(d) Members of catchment area councils shall receive no compensation for their services but may be reimbursed by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

See Sec. 17a-478 re establishment of mental health regions.

See Sec. 17a-482 for applicable definitions.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-6 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319o / Section 17b-6
Sec. 17b-6. Department of Social Services: Regional administrators. Agency goals.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioners of Social Services and Public Health, and the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, on behalf of other state agencies, shall ensure that the following intra-agency and interagency goals are addressed and met: (1) The establishment by the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to section 16a-4a of not more than six uniform regional service delivery areas to be developed in consideration of (A) geographical size; (B) general population distribution; (C) agency target population and caseload; (D) location of department facilities; (E) the accessibility of transportation for clients to service delivery offices and for workers to clients and (F) any federal requirements; (2) the coordination by the Office of Policy and Management pursuant to section 16a-4a of the regional service delivery areas of other state agencies which provide services closely linked with health and human services programs with the regional service delivery areas developed pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection; (3) the decentralization of the service delivery operations of each agency to provide as much autonomy as possible to each regional office enabling the office to respond effectively to the particular service needs of the region; (4) coordinated control and direction for programs to ensure consistency and uniformity among the regions in the development and provision of services; (5) the development of a strategic planning unit in the office of each commissioner to centralize policy development and planning within the agency and promote interagency coordination of health and human services planning and policy development; (6) development of a common intake process for entry into the health and human services system for information and referral, screening, eligibility determinations and service delivery; (7) the creation of a single application form for client intake and eligibility determinations with a common client identifier; (8) development of a commonly-linked computerized management information system with the capacity to track clients and determine eligibility across programs; (9) the coordination of current advisory boards and councils to provide input and expertise from consumers, advocates and other interested parties to the commissioners; and (10) the encouragement of collaborations that will foster the development and maintain the client-focused structure of the health and human services system, as well as involve partnerships between clients and their service providers.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, any agency participating in the commonly-linked computerized management information system developed pursuant to subdivision (8) of subsection (b) of this section shall provide the name, address, date of birth and Social Security account numbers of the agency's clients to any agency using said system. Such information shall only be utilized by agencies participating in the system for accomplishing the goals set forth in subdivisions (6) and (8) of subsection (b) of this section. The information supplied by the agencies under this subsection shall not be subject to disclosure under sections 1-200 and 1-210 to 1-212 , inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-270 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319c / Section 17a-270
Sec. 17a-270. (Formerly Sec. 19a-445). Council on Developmental Services.
Status: in_force

(b) The council shall consider and advise on such matters as its members, the board of trustees of the training school and the Commissioner of Developmental Services may request. The council shall consult with the Commissioner of Developmental Services on the administration of the state program for persons with intellectual disability. The council shall recommend to the Governor and to the General Assembly such legislation as will in its judgment improve the care and training of persons with intellectual disability.

See Sec. 17a-210 re Department and Commissioner of Developmental Services.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-245g — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319v / Section 17b-245g
Sec. 17b-245g. Telehealth services under the Connecticut medical assistance program. Audio-only telehealth services. Coverage criteria. Reimbursement.
Status: in_force

(1) “Telehealth” means the mode of delivering health care or other health services via information and communication technologies to facilitate the diagnosis, consultation and treatment, education, care management and self-management of a patient's physical, oral and mental health, and includes (A) interaction between the patient at the originating site and the telehealth provider at a distant site, and (B) synchronous interactions, asynchronous store and forward transfers or remote patient monitoring. “Telehealth” does not include the use of facsimile, texting or electronic mail.

(2) “Connecticut medical assistance program” means the state's Medicaid program and the Children's Health Insurance Program under Title XXI of the Social Security Act, as amended from time to time.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17b-245c , 17b-245e or 19a-906 or any other section, regulation, rule, policy or procedure governing the Connecticut medical assistance program, the Commissioner of Social Services shall, to the extent permissible under federal law, provide coverage under the Connecticut medical assistance program for audio-only telehealth services when (1) clinically appropriate, as determined by the commissioner, (2) it is not possible to provide comparable covered audiovisual telehealth services, and (3) provided to individuals who are unable to use or access comparable, covered audiovisual telehealth services.

(c) To the extent permissible under federal law, the commissioner shall provide Medicaid reimbursement for services provided by means of telehealth to the same extent as if the service was provided in person.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-346 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319y / Section 17b-346
Sec. 17b-346. (Formerly Sec. 17-314f). Chronic and convalescent nursing facility: Title XIX Medicaid program participant. Provider agreement.
Status: in_force

(b) The commissioner may issue a rate for any facility which fails to comply with the provisions of this section provided such rate may not be lower than the lowest rate paid to a facility for the same level of care.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-56 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319o / Section 17b-56
Sec. 17b-56. (Formerly Sec. 17-21a). Compact.
Status: in_force

INTERSTATE COMPACT ON WELFARE SERVICES

ARTICLE I

The policy of the states party to this compact is to make welfare services available on a reciprocal basis under this compact and to eliminate barriers caused by restrictive residence or settlement requirements of the several states. However, it is recognized that law and policy relating generally to the provision of welfare services by a particular state should not be determined by interstate compact and will remain a matter for determination by that party state and its subdivisions. This compact shall be open for joinder by any state of the United States and the District of Columbia.

ARTICLE II

As used in this compact, the phrase “welfare service” shall mean and include: (1) Old age assistance; (2) aid to the blind; (3) temporary family assistance; (4) aid to the permanently and totally disabled; (5) general assistance or home relief, by whatever name known, for persons not eligible under other assistance categories; (6) child welfare services; (7) care of unwed mothers; (8) welfare medical services for those in need; provided that no party state shall be obligated to provide a welfare service which is not made available generally by its laws.

ARTICLE III

(a) No person who has removed himself from one party state to another party state shall be ineligible for a welfare service in such other party state because of failure to meet that state's residence or settlement requirements for eligibility. The cost of providing a welfare service to any person made eligible therefor by reason of this compact shall be charged within the state in accordance with the laws of such state.

(b) The appropriate official, department or agency of the state where application for a welfare service is made pursuant to this compact shall be entitled to request and receive any pertinent information available from any other party state with respect to such applicant.

ARTICLE IV

(a) The duly constituted administrative authorities of any two or more party states may enter into supplementary agreements for the provision of any service or facility in the field of social welfare which may be in addition to those denominated as welfare services in this compact whenever the states concerned shall find that such agreements will improve social welfare, its services or facilities. No such supplementary agreement shall be construed so as to relieve any party state of any obligation which it otherwise would have under other provisions of this compact; nor shall it authorize or require any party state to assume any obligation not otherwise authorized by law.

(b) Nothing in this compact shall be construed to invalidate any reciprocal agreement between a party state and a nonparty state relating to the reciprocal provision of welfare services nor to invalidate any statutory authority for such agreements.

ARTICLE V

Each party state shall appoint a compact administrator who shall act as general coordinator of activities under the compact in his state, and whose duty it shall be to cooperate with the compact administrators of other party states. The compact administrators of the respective party states shall have power to promulgate reasonable regulations to carry out the terms and provisions of this compact.

ARTICLE VI

(a) This compact shall enter into full force and effect as to any state when enacted by it into law and such state shall thereafter be a party thereto with any and all states legally joining therein.

(b) A state party to this compact may withdraw therefrom by enacting a statute repealing the same. Such withdrawal shall take effect six months after notice thereof has been communicated officially and in writing to the governors and compact administrators of all other party states. However, the withdrawal of any state shall not affect the rights of any person who is receiving a welfare service pursuant to the provisions of this compact.

(c) Withdrawal from any supplementary agreement made pursuant to Article IV shall be in accordance with the terms of such agreement.

ARTICLE VII

This compact shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes thereof. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any party state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state party thereto, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.

Annotation to former section 17-21a:

Cited. 149 C. 223.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-501 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319i / Section 17a-501
Sec. 17a-501. (Formerly Sec. 17-182). Hospitals to which person with psychiatric disabilities committed.
Status: in_force

Annotation to former section 17-182:

Will construed to permit trustees to use funds for patient committed to one institution because other had no room to receive him. 84 C. 554.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-461 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319i / Section 17a-461
Sec. 17a-461. (Formerly Sec. 17-209c). Charges for care.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 17b-745 re issuance of court order for support of persons supported by state and wage executions.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-52a — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319 / Section 17a-52a
Sec. 17a-52a. *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (c) and effective date.) Evidence-based youth suicide prevention training program.
Status: in_force

(b) The Youth Suicide Advisory Board, established pursuant to section 17a-52 , and the Office of the Child Advocate, shall jointly administer an evidence-based youth suicide prevention training program in each local health department and district department of health formed pursuant to section 19a-241 . The training program shall provide certification in QPR Institute Gatekeeper Training, utilizing a training model that will enable participants to provide QPR Institute Gatekeeper Training to other individuals upon completion of the training program. Such training program shall be offered not later than July 1, 2022, and at least once every three years thereafter.

*(c) The director of health for each local health department and district department of health shall determine the eligibility criteria for participation in the youth suicide prevention training program. Participants shall be members of the following groups within such district: (1) Employees of such local health department and district department of health, (2) employees of youth service bureaus established pursuant to section 10-19m , (3) school employees, as defined in section 10-222d , (4) employees and volunteers of youth-serving organizations, (5) employees and volunteers of operators of youth athletic activities, as defined in section 21a-432 , (6) employees of municipal social service agencies, (7) members of paid municipal or volunteer fire departments, and (8) members of local police departments. With respect to school employees, such training program may be included as part of an in-service training program provided pursuant to section 10-220a .

(d) Any individual who has received certification in QPR Institute Gatekeeper Training through the training program administered pursuant to subsection (b) of this section may, during the period in which such certification is valid, provide QPR Institute Gatekeeper Training to any member of a group described in subdivisions (1) to (8), inclusive, of subsection (c) of this section and members of the public.

(e) The Youth Suicide Advisory Board and the Office of the Child Advocate may contract with a nongovernmental entity that provides evidence-based suicide prevention training to carry out the provisions of this section.

*Note: On and after July 1, 2025, subsection (c) of this section, as amended by section 69 of public act 23-167, is to read as follows:

“(c) The director of health for each local health department and district department of health shall determine the eligibility criteria for participation in the youth suicide prevention training program. Participants shall be members of the following groups within such district: (1) Employees of such local health department and district department of health, (2) employees of youth service bureaus established pursuant to section 10-19m, (3) school employees, as defined in section 10-222aa, (4) employees and volunteers of youth-serving organizations, (5) employees and volunteers of operators of youth athletic activities, as defined in section 21a-432, (6) employees of municipal social service agencies, (7) members of paid municipal or volunteer fire departments, and (8) members of local police departments. With respect to school employees, such training program may be included as part of an in-service training program provided pursuant to section 10-220a.”
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-253 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319v / Section 17b-253
Sec. 17b-253. (Formerly Sec. 17-12r). Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care: Amendments to Medicaid regulations and state plan. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) The Commissioner of Social Services, after consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states to extend the resource exclusions under section 17b-252 and subsection (a) of this section to purchasers of qualified long-term care insurance policies issued in states entering into such reciprocal agreements if such purchasers apply to the Medicaid program or its successor program. Such reciprocal agreements shall also allow purchasers of precertified policies under section 38a-475 to receive a Medicaid resource exclusion in states entering into such reciprocal agreements. The provisions of such reciprocal agreements shall be effective for the life of a purchaser of a precertified policy. For the purposes of this subsection, “qualified long-term care insurance policy” means a long-term care insurance policy approved through a program in another state that provides a Medicaid resource exclusion or asset disregard substantially similar to the Medicaid resource exclusion included in precertified policies and includes benefits substantially similar to those included in a precertified policy.

See Sec. 17a-861 re outreach program.

See Sec. 17b-252 re overview of program.

See Sec. 17b-254 re foundation funds and federal approval and report to General Assembly.

See Sec. 38a-475 re precertification of long-term care insurance policies.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-32a — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319 / Section 17a-32a
Sec. 17a-32a. Children's facilities' annual report to State Advisory Council on Children and Families and advisory groups.
Status: in_force

(b) Such advisory groups shall respond to their facility's annual report, submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, and provide any recommendations for improvement or enhancement that they deem necessary.

(c) The Department of Children and Families shall serve as administrative staff of such advisory groups.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-190 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319t / Section 17b-190
Sec. 17b-190. (Formerly Sec. 17b-111). State-administered general assistance program.
Status: in_force

Annotation to former section 17b-111:

Cited. 233 C. 557.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-366 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319y / Section 17b-366
Sec. 17b-366. Assisted living services pilot program. State-funded program.
Status: in_force

(b) The pilot program established pursuant to this section may begin operation on or after January 1, 2003. Not later than January 1, 2005, the Commissioner of Social Services shall report, in accordance with section 11-4a , to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health, human services, appropriations and the budgets of state agencies on the pilot program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-101a — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319a / Section 17a-101a
Sec. 17a-101a. Report of abuse, neglect or injury of child or imminent risk of serious harm to child. Factors for mandated reporter's suspicion or belief; preliminary inquiries.
Status: in_force

(b) For purposes of this section and section 17a-101b , a mandated reporter's suspicion or belief may be based on factors including, but not limited to, observations, allegations, facts or statements by a child, victim, as described in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, or third party. Such suspicion or belief does not require certainty or probable cause. Nothing in this section shall preclude a mandated reporter from conducting a preliminary inquiry to determine if reasonable cause exists for such mandated reporter to make a report pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-129 — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319s / Section 17b-129
Sec. 17b-129. (Formerly Sec. 17-283a). Town's claim against proceeds of cause of action. Assignment of interest in estate to the town. Limitation.
Status: in_force

(b) In the case of an inheritance of an estate by a beneficiary of aid under sections 17b-122 , 17b-124 to 17b-132 , inclusive, 17b-136 to 17b-138 , inclusive, 17b-194 to 17b-197 , inclusive, 17b-222 to 17b-250 , inclusive, 17b-263 , 17b-340 to 17b-350 , inclusive, 17b-689b and 17b-743 to 17b-747 , inclusive, fifty per cent of the assets of the estate payable to the beneficiary or the amount of such assets equal to the amount of assistance paid, whichever is less, shall be assignable to the town. The total amount of the claims of the town under this subsection shall not exceed fifty per cent of the assets of the estate payable to the beneficiary and the town's assigned share shall be reduced accordingly. The Court of Probate shall accept any such assignment executed by the beneficiary and filed by the town with the court prior to the distribution of such inheritance, and to the extent of such inheritance not already distributed, the court shall order distribution in accordance therewith. If the town receives any assets of an estate pursuant to any such assignment, the town shall be subject to the same duties and liabilities concerning such assigned assets as the beneficiary.

(c) No claim shall be made, or lien applied, against any payment made pursuant to chapter 135, any payment made pursuant to section 47-88d or 47-287 , any moneys received as a settlement or award in a housing or employment or public accommodation discrimination case, any court-ordered retroactive rent abatement, including any made pursuant to subsection (e) of section 47a-14h , or section 47a-4a , 47a-5 or 47a-57 , or any security deposit refund pursuant to subsection (d) of section 47a-21 paid to a beneficiary of assistance under sections 17b-122 , 17b-124 to 17b-132 , inclusive, 17b-136 to 17b-138 , inclusive, 17b-194 to 17b-197 , inclusive, 17b-222 to 17b-250 , inclusive, 17b-263 , 17b-340 to 17b-350 , inclusive, 17b-689b and 17b-743 to 17b-747 , inclusive.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-682 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319j / Section 17a-682
Sec. 17a-682. (Formerly Sec. 19a-126b). Voluntary admissions to treatment facilities operated by the department. Assistance on leaving.
Status: in_force

(b) Subject to regulations adopted by the department, the administrator of a treatment facility operated by the department may determine, on the advice of the medical officer of the facility, who shall be admitted for treatment. If a person is refused admission to a treatment facility operated by the department, the administrator, subject to regulations adopted by the department, shall refer the person to another treatment facility operated by the department or to a private treatment facility for treatment if possible and appropriate.

(c) If a patient receiving inpatient care leaves a treatment facility operated by the department, he shall be encouraged to consent to appropriate outpatient or intermediate treatment. If it appears to the administrator in charge of the treatment facility, on the advice of the medical officer of the facility, that the patient is an alcohol-dependent person or drug-dependent person who requires help, the department shall arrange for assistance in obtaining supportive services and residential facilities.

(d) If a patient leaves a treatment facility operated by the department, with or against the advice of the administrator of the facility, the department shall make reasonable provisions for his transportation to another facility or to his home. If he has no home, he shall be assisted in obtaining shelter. If he is a minor or an incompetent person, the request for discharge from an inpatient facility shall be made by a parent, legal guardian or other legal representative or by the minor or incompetent person if he was the original applicant.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-688i — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319oo / Section 17b-688i
Sec. 17b-688i. (Formerly Sec. 17b-688e). Administration of employment services program for TANF recipients.
Status: in_force

(b) The Labor Department shall be responsible for the administration of employment services to recipients of temporary family assistance under the employment services program, administered by the Department of Social Services pursuant to section 17b-688c . The employment services provided by the Labor Department shall include appropriate basic education and occupational skills training combined with subsidized or unsubsidized work experience and employment, as deemed appropriate by the Labor Department, and any other programs or services deemed appropriate by the Labor Department, to the extent permitted under state and federal law, including, but not limited to, the following: (1) Employment; (2) work-study, internship or apprenticeship opportunities; (3) adult skills training, including literacy, mathematics and language proficiency with curriculum related to job opportunities and job search skills; (4) occupational skills training; (5) case management and counseling in successful work skills; (6) enrollment at a public or independent institution of higher education; and (7) access to state-subsidized child care and transportation, where needed. Services may be provided by existing service providers, including, but not limited to, local or regional boards of education or regional educational service centers that offer adult education programs, community-technical colleges, the Technical Education and Career System and public and independent institutions of higher education.

(c) Not later than January 1, 1999, and annually thereafter, the Labor Department shall submit a report to the Governor, the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations, human services and labor and public employees, in accordance with section 11-4a , and the Governor's Workforce Council. Each report shall contain an evaluation of the operation of the employment services administered by the Labor Department pursuant to this section, including the number of persons who receive employment services, their gender and outcomes. Each such report shall also provide specific information regarding the cost-effectiveness of the employment services.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-674b — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319j / Section 17a-674b
Sec. 17a-674b. Opioid Settlement Fund. Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

(2) “Committee” means the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee established pursuant to section 17a-674d .

(3) “Department” means the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

(4) “Evidence-based” means meeting one of the following evidentiary criteria for an activity, practice, program, service, support or strategy: (A) Meta-analyses or systematic reviews have found the activity, practice, program, service, support or strategy to be effective; (B) evidence from a scientifically rigorous experimental study, including, but not limited to, a randomized controlled trial, demonstrates the activity, practice, program, service, support or strategy is effective; or (C) multiple observational studies from locations in the United States indicate the activity, practice, program, service, support or strategy is effective. As used in this subdivision, “effective” means helping persons avoid the development and progression of substance use disorders or drug-related harms, reducing the adverse consequences of substance use among persons who use substances, or managing, slowing the progression of, or supporting recovery from a person's substance use disorder or co-occurring mental health disorder.

(5) “Fund” means the Opioid Settlement Fund established pursuant to section 17a-674c .

(6) “Harm reduction” means a reduction of, or attempt to reduce, the adverse consequences of substance use, including, but not limited to, by addressing the substance use and conditions that give rise to such substance use. “Harm reduction” includes, but is not limited to, syringe service programs, naloxone distribution and public awareness campaigns about Good Samaritan laws.

(7) “Infrastructure” means the resources, including, but not limited to, personnel, buildings and equipment, required for an agency of the state, municipality, other government entity or nonprofit organization to provide substance use disorder prevention, treatment, recovery and harm reduction programs, services, supports and resources.

(8) “Prevention” means efforts to avoid the development and progression of substance use disorders and drug-related harms.

(9) “Recovery” means an active process of continual growth that addresses the biological, psychological, social and spiritual disturbances inherent in addiction.

(10) “Substance use disorder” means a pattern of use of alcohol or other substances that meets the applicable diagnostic criteria delineated in the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

(11) “Treatment” means a service to intervene upon, care for, manage, slow progression of or support recovery from a substance use disorder or co-occurring mental health disorder. “Treatment” includes, but is not limited to, an individualized service to address a person's medical needs, including, screening for and diagnosing of substance use disorders and co-occurring mental or physical health disorders and pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapeutic interventions.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-450 — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319i / Section 17a-450
Sec. 17a-450. (Formerly Sec. 17-207b). Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Functions and duties.
Status: in_force

(b) For the purposes of chapter 48, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall be organized to promote comprehensive, client-based services in the areas of mental health treatment and substance abuse treatment and to ensure the programmatic integrity and clinical identity of services in each area. The department shall perform the functions of: Centralized administration, planning and program development; prevention and treatment programs and facilities, both inpatient and outpatient, for persons with psychiatric disabilities or persons with substance use disorders, or both; community mental health centers and community or regional programs and facilities providing services for persons with psychiatric disabilities or persons with substance use disorders, or both; training and education; and research and evaluation of programs and facilities providing services for persons with psychiatric disabilities or persons with substance use disorders, or both. The department shall include, but not be limited to, the following divisions and facilities or their successor facilities: The office of the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services; Capitol Region Mental Health Center; Connecticut Valley Hospital, including the Addictions Division and the General Psychiatric Division of Connecticut Valley Hospital; the Whiting Forensic Hospital; the Connecticut Mental Health Center; Ribicoff Research Center; the Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System, including the Franklin S. DuBois Center and the Greater Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center; the Southeastern Mental Health Authority; River Valley Services; the Western Connecticut Mental Health Network; and any other state-operated facility for the treatment of persons with psychiatric disabilities or persons with substance use disorders, or both, but shall not include those portions of such facilities transferred to the Department of Children and Families for the purpose of consolidation of children's services. All department divisions and facilities shall provide their patient records to the electronic health record system established pursuant to subdivision (7) of subsection (c) of this section. Disclosures of patient information from the electronic health record system outside of the department shall be in accordance with applicable federal and state law.

(c) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services may:

(1) Solicit and accept for use any gift of money or property made by will or otherwise, and any grant of money, services or property from the federal government, the state or any political subdivision thereof or any private source, and do all things necessary to cooperate with the federal government or any of its agencies in making an application for any grant;

(2) Keep records and engage in research and the gathering of relevant statistics;

(3) Work with public or private agencies, organizations, facilities or individuals to ensure the operation of the programs set forth in accordance with sections 17a-75 to 17a-83 , inclusive, 17a-450 to 17a-488a , inclusive, 17a-495 to 17a-528 , inclusive, 17a-540 to 17a-550 , inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575 , inclusive, 17a-580 to 17a-603 , inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618 , inclusive;

(4) Hold hearings, issue subpoenas, administer oaths, compel testimony and order production of books, papers and records in the performance of its duties;

(5) Operate trustee accounts, in accordance with procedures prescribed by the Comptroller, on behalf of inpatient and outpatient department clients;

(6) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 4-101 and 17b-239 , establish medical reimbursement rates for behavioral health services including, but not limited to, inpatient, outpatient and residential services purchased by the department;

(7) Establish and utilize an electronic health record system that allows authorized department personnel to have access to patient health information, including psychiatric records from any of the department's divisions and facilities set forth in subsection (b) of this section for purposes of (A) providing diagnosis and treatment, and (B) improving the department's health care operations, as defined in 45 CFR 164.501; and

(8) Perform such other acts and functions as may be necessary or convenient to execute the authority expressly granted to it.

(d) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is designated as the lead state agency for substance abuse prevention and treatment in this state, and as such is designated as the state methadone authority. As the designated state methadone authority, the department is authorized by the federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration within the United States Department of Health and Human Services to exercise responsibility and authority for the treatment of opiate addiction with an opioid medication, and specifically for: (1) Approval of exceptions to federal opioid treatment protocols in accordance with the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, (2) monitoring all opioid treatment programs in the state, and (3) approval of Center for Substance Abuse Treatment certification of all opioid treatment programs in the state. The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to carry out the provisions of this subsection.

See Sec. 1-101aa re provider participation in informal committees, task forces and work groups of department not deemed to be lobbying.

See Sec. 17b-492c re authority of commissioner with respect to Medicare Part D program.

Annotations to former section 17-207b:

Cited. 185 C. 517; 213 C. 548.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-688c — Connecticut Code / Title 17b / Chapter 319oo / Section 17b-688c
Sec. 17b-688c. Employment services program for recipients of TANF established. Regulations.
Status: in_force

(b) In no event shall temporary family assistance be granted to an applicant for such assistance, who is not exempt from participation in the employment services program, prior to the applicant's attendance at an initial scheduled employment services assessment interview and participation in the development of an employment services plan. The Department of Social Services shall promptly conduct an application interview with an applicant for temporary family assistance to determine whether such applicant is exempt from participation in the employment services program. If the department determines that such applicant is not exempt, the department shall schedule the initial employment services assessment interview not later than ten business days after the date of the application interview. In cases where the department does not schedule the initial employment services assessment interview within ten business days of the date on which the application interview was completed, or where the Labor Department does not complete an employment services plan for the benefit of the applicant within ten business days of the date on which the applicant attends an employment services assessment interview, the Department of Social Services shall not delay granting temporary family assistance to an applicant who is otherwise eligible for such assistance. The Commissioner of Social Services shall refer any applicant denied temporary family assistance, who may be in need of emergency benefits, to other services offered by the Department of Social Services or community services that may be available to such applicant. The Department of Social Services shall reduce the benefits awarded to a family under the temporary family assistance program when a member of the family who is required to participate in the employment services program fails to comply with an employment services requirement without good cause. The Department of Social Services shall impose this reduction by excluding the noncompliant family member from the household when calculating the family's monthly benefit. Such exclusion shall continue until the noncompliant family member (1) begins to comply with employment services requirements, (2) becomes exempt from such requirements, or (3) demonstrates good cause for his or her failure to comply with such requirements. If only one member of a family is eligible for temporary family assistance and such member fails without good cause to comply with an employment services requirement, the department shall reduce such family's benefit by twenty-five per cent for each month such member fails to comply.

(c) The Department of Social Services shall not enter into or renew any contractual obligations for the employment services program that extend beyond June 30, 1998. Within fifteen days after execution of such contractual obligations, the Department of Social Services shall send to the Labor Department a copy of such contracts for the information of the Labor Department.

(d) The Commissioner of Social Services shall implement policies and procedures necessary to carry out the purposes of this section while in the process of adopting such policies and procedures in regulation form, provided notice is published in the Connecticut Law Journal within twenty days of implementation of such policies and procedures. Policies and procedures implemented pursuant to this section shall be valid until the time final regulations are effective.

See Sec. 17b-112 re temporary family assistance program.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-116a — Connecticut Code / Title 17a / Chapter 319a / Section 17a-116a
Sec. 17a-116a. Information handbook re adoption of children with special needs.
Status: in_force

See Sec. 17a-118 re responsibility of Department of Children and Families for adoption assistance agreement and subsidy payment.