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CT Gen Stat § 17b-14. (Formerly Sec. 17-12j) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-14. (Formerly Sec. 17-12j) - Notification of federal sanctions and fines. Report.

 The Commissioner of Social Services shall report in writing within five days to the president pro tempore of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives and the minority leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives, whenever the federal government notifies the commissioner that sanctions or fines or both are likely to be imposed, or have been imposed, against any program under the jurisdiction of the commissioner. Any such report shall include, but not be limited to, a description of the circumstances which resulted in such sanction or fine or both and shall set forth the course of action the commissioner proposes to mitigate or to eliminate the circumstances which resulted in such sanction or fine or both.(P.A. 83-354, S. 2, 4; P.A. 84-59, S. 2; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87.)History: P.A. 84-59 substituted “within five days” for “forthwith”, changed provisions re report to committees to report to legislative leaders, and added provisions re report of fines and requirement that report include description of circumstances and course of action of commissioner; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of income maintenance, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17-12j transferred to Sec. 17b-14 in 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-15. (Formerly Sec. 17-12p) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-15. (Formerly Sec. 17-12p) - Implementation of the Family Support Act of 1988. Day care provisions of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1990.

 Section 17b-15 is repealed, effective October 1, 2003.(P.A. 89-280, S. 1, 9; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-8, S. 3, 63; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; P.A. 03-28, S. 4.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-16. (Formerly Sec. 17-12t) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-16. (Formerly Sec. 17-12t) - Information and assistance to be provided re federal earned income credit. Promotion of greater utilization of federal earned income credit.

 The Labor Department, in cooperation with the Department of Social Services, shall provide information and assistance in obtaining, within available appropriations, the federal earned income credit established pursuant to 26 USC 32, to each applicant for or recipient of assistance from the department. The Labor Department, in cooperation with the Department of Revenue Services, shall promote the earned income credit program to recipients of benefits pursuant to section 17b-112. The Department of Social Services, in consultation with the Child Poverty and Prevention Council established in section 4-67x, shall, within available appropriations, promote greater utilization of the federal earned income credit to municipalities, public and private employers, community-based organizations and other entities that have frequent contact with low-income families and shall enhance financial literacy and self-sufficiency programs. School and business partnership funds, private funds and other available funds may be used for purposes of this section.(P.A. 90-92, S. 1; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; P.A. 95-194, S. 5, 33; P.A. 99-203, S. 2, 3; P.A. 05-244, S. 2; P.A. 06-179, S. 4.)History: P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of income maintenance, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17-12t transferred to Sec. 17b-16 in 1995; P.A. 95-194 added a provision requiring the Department of Social Services, in cooperation with the Department of Revenue Services, to promote the earned income credit program to recipients of time-limited benefits received pursuant to Sec. 17b-112, effective June 29, 1995; P.A. 99-203 required the Labor Department in cooperation with the Department of Social Services to provide information and assistance in obtaining the federal earned income credit, and required the Labor Department instead of the Department of Social Services in cooperation with the Department of Revenue Services to promote the earned income credit program to recipients of benefits pursuant to Sec. 17b-112, effective July 1, 1999, and applicable to income years commencing on or after January 1, 1999; P.A. 05-244 required Department of Social Services to promote greater utilization of federal earned income credit; P.A. 06-179 substituted “Child Poverty and Prevention Council established in section 4-67x” for “Child Poverty Council”.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-16a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-16a - Disclosure of current address of applicants or recipients of benefits under programs administered by the department.

 The Department of Social Services shall disclose the current address of an applicant or recipient of benefits under any program administered by the department, unless prohibited by federal law, upon the request of a federal, state or local law enforcement officer if the following conditions are met:(1) Such officer provides said department with the name of the recipient;(2) (A) Such officer notifies said department that the recipient is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place from which the individual flees, for a crime, or an attempt to commit a crime, which is a felony or high misdemeanor under the laws of the place from which the individual flees, or violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under federal or state law as a result of the commission of such a felony or high misdemeanor, or (B) the recipient has information necessary for such officer to conduct official duties in relation to a crime committed or an attempt to commit a crime which is a felony or high misdemeanor in the state in which the crime is committed or attempted; and(3) The location or apprehension of the recipient is within official duties of such officer.(June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 125, 165; P.A. 98-239, S. 31, 35.)History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2 effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-239 extended requirement to disclose current address of recipients to applicants for “benefits under any program administered by the department, unless prohibited by federal law,” deleting reference to Temporary Assistance For Needy Families and food stamp program, amended Subdiv. (2)(A) to clarify that the officer notifies the department that the individual is violating a condition of probation or parole “as a result of the commission of such a felony or high misdemeanor” and amended Subdiv. (2)(B) to clarify that the officer notifies the department that the individual has information necessary for such officer to conduct official duties “in relation to a crime committed or an attempt to commit a crime which is a felony or high misdemeanor in the state in which the crime is committed or attempted”, effective June 8, 1998.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-16b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-16b - Ineligibility for benefits under programs administered by department due to outstanding felony arrest warrants.

 To the extent permitted by federal law, any person for whom there is an outstanding arrest warrant for any offense that is classified as a felony under state or federal law may be determined ineligible for benefits under any program administered by the Department of Social Services, after due notice and hearing in accordance with hearing procedures adopted by the Commissioner of Social Services.(P.A. 98-239, S. 13, 35.)History: P.A. 98-239 effective June 8, 1998.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-16c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-16c - Treatment of tax refunds made under Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 to applicants or recipients of benefits under programs operated by the department.

 Section 17b-16c is repealed, effective January 15, 2009.(P.A. 08-68, S. 2; P.A. 09-1, S. 35.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-19. (Formerly Sec. 17-291) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-19. (Formerly Sec. 17-291) - Annual general assistance report. Records and reports by selectmen. Penalty.

 Section 17b-19 is repealed, effective March 1, 2004.(1949 Rev., S. 2602; 1953, S. 1433d; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 608, 610; P.A. 85-564, S. 4, 12; P.A. 89-239, S. 4; P.A. 91-45; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; P.A. 94-192, S. 1; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 97.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-20. (Formerly Sec. 17-574) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-20. (Formerly Sec. 17-574) - Grants for pilot projects or demonstrations.

 The Commissioner of Social Services may provide grants to public or private agencies for pilot projects or demonstrations, or both, where the commissioner believes such projects or demonstrations may be of value to the Department of Social Services, under criteria established by regulations of said commissioner.(1971, P.A. 374, S. 2; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 521, 610; P.A. 86-279, S. 1; P.A. 91-401, S. 17, 20; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87.)History: P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare commissioner and department with commissioner and department of social services; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner and department of social services with commissioner and department of human resources, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 17-3e transferred to Sec. 17-31e in 1979; P.A. 86-279 required commissioner to adopt regulations to insure audits of grants, to conduct inquiry into status and fiscal stability of unaudited grant programs and to order audits and seek court enforcement in cases of noncompliance and divided section into Subsecs.; Sec. 17-31e transferred to Sec. 17-574 in 1991; P.A. 91-401 repealed former Subsec. (a) re regulations to ensure grants by department are audited as required under Sec. 7-396a, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of human resources, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17-574 transferred to Sec. 17b-20 in 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-21. (Formerly Sec. 17-583) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-21. (Formerly Sec. 17-583) - Civil legal services programs for indigent persons. Funding.

 The Commissioner of Social Services shall, upon application of any private, nonprofit organization or agency which provides legal services, make grants, within available appropriations, to such organizations or agencies for the purpose of providing civil legal services to indigent persons in the areas of housing and domestic relations.(P.A. 82-468, S. 1, 3; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87.)History: Sec. 17-31o transferred to Sec. 17-583 in 1991; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of human resources, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17-583 transferred to Sec. 17b-21 in 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-22. (Formerly Sec. 17-106) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-22. (Formerly Sec. 17-106) - Agreements with other states.

 The commissioner is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with other states relative to provision of social services and aid to residents and nonresidents.(1949 Rev., S. 2914.)History: Sec. 17-106 transferred to Sec. 17b-22 in 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-23. (Formerly Sec. 17-572) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-23. (Formerly Sec. 17-572) - Commissioner may contract with Commissioner of Children and Families re delivery of services to children.

 Section 17b-23 is repealed, effective July 1, 2014.(1971, P.A. 374, S. 1; P.A. 74-251, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 520, 521, 587, 608, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 88-156, S. 1; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; 93-262, S. 1, 87; P.A. 14-39, S. 88.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-24. (Formerly Sec. 17-573) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-24. (Formerly Sec. 17-573) - Contracts for comprehensive health care.

 The Commissioner of Social Services may enter into contracts with an organized group which provides comprehensive health care on a prepayment or per capita basis.(1971, P.A. 421; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 521, 610; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87.)History: P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare commissioner with commissioner of social services; P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of social services with commissioner of human resources, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 17-3d transferred to Sec. 17-31d in 1979; Sec. 17-31d transferred to Sec. 17-573 in 1991; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of human resources, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17-573 transferred to Sec. 17b-24 in 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-25. (Formerly Sec. 17-576) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-25. (Formerly Sec. 17-576) - Purchase or lease and management of property.

 The Commissioner of Social Services may obtain real and personal property with the approval of the Attorney General, by purchase or lease. The expense of obtaining and maintaining such property shall be paid out of appropriations for the Department of Social Services. Said commissioner may, subject to the provisions of chapter 67, appoint such supervisory and other personnel as may be necessary for the management of such property.(1971, P.A. 814, S. 2; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 521, 610; P.A. 88-156, S. 2; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87.)History: P.A. 75-420 replaced welfare commissioner and department with commissioner and department of social services; P.A. 77-614 replaced social services commissioner and department with commissioner and department of human resources, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 17-2h transferred to Sec. 17-31g in 1979; P.A. 88-156 deleted reference to Sec. 17-2g, repealed by the same act; Sec. 17-31g transferred to Sec. 17-576 in 1991; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of human resources, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17-576 transferred to Sec. 17b-25 in 1995.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-25a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-25a - Toll-free vendor fraud telephone line.

 (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall provide toll-free telephone access for a person to report vendor fraud in any program operated by the Department of Social Services.(b) The commissioner shall include a reference to its toll-free vendor fraud telephone line established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section in any advertisement of its programs or services.(c) The commissioner shall establish a public relations campaign, within available appropriations, to announce the creation of the toll-free telephone line established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.(P.A. 96-169, S. 15.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-25b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-25b - Program for persons suffering from Huntington's disease.

 The Department of Social Services shall establish and administer a program of services for persons suffering from Huntington's disease. A clinic for such persons shall be geographically located so as to conveniently serve the population of the state. The clinic shall (1) provide genetic testing for persons who are at risk of acquiring Huntington's disease, (2) offer counseling to such persons who have tested positive for Huntington's disease and their families, and (3) offer medical care to such persons who are in the early phases of the disease. The clinic shall provide consulting services and continuing education for any health care provider providing services to persons suffering from Huntington's disease.(P.A. 97-264.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-28a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-28a - Waiver Application Development Council. Medicaid waiver unit.

 Section 17b-28a is repealed, effective July 1, 2013.(P.A. 95-257, S. 7, 58; P.A. 96-268, S. 30, 34; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 114, 165; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8, S. 29, 88; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b); P.A. 13-139, S. 21; 13-299, S. 95.)
CT Gen Stat § 17b-28b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-28b - Competitive bidding for Medicaid managed care plans.

 On and after January 1, 1997, the Department of Social Services may award, on the basis of a competitive bidding procedure, contracts for Medicaid managed care health plans.(P.A. 96-268, S. 29, 34.)History: P.A. 96-268 effective July 1, 1996.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-28d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-28d - Amendment to state Medicaid plan to increase federal matching funds for Medicaid services provided to children requiring special education. Notice to boards of education re changes to policies or procedures.

 (a) The Commissioner of Social Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services an amendment to the state Medicaid plan concerning school-based child health services provided to Medicaid enrolled children requiring special education pursuant to an individualized education program. Such amendment to the Medicaid plan shall maintain and enhance, to the extent permitted, federal financial participation associated with such costs through a service-specific rate method.(b) The Commissioner of Social Services shall provide written notification to each local or regional board of education in the state of any change in policy or billing procedure not later than thirty days after the effective date of such change.(P.A. 98-239, S. 8, 35; P.A. 03-19, S. 37; P.A. 11-44, S. 105; P.A. 12-173, S. 10.)History: P.A. 98-239 effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 03-19 made technical changes, including replacing “Health Care Financing Administration” with “Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services”, effective May 12, 2003; P.A. 11-44 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same to replace reference to Social Security Act requirement with “school-based child health”, delete provisions re amendment proposals and establishment of fixed fee and add provision re federal financial participation, and added Subsec. (b) re notification to boards of education, effective June 13, 2011; P.A. 12-173 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “individualized education plan” with “individualized education program”, effective June 15, 2012.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-28f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-28f - Care management subcontractors. Report on costs and profit.

 On and after July 1, 2002, each care management subcontractor paying claims for mental health or dental care paid by a Medicaid care management plan shall submit a report on a quarterly basis to the Commissioner of Social Services on the proportion and amount of its monthly payment received from the plan which has been (1) paid directly to providers of health services, and (2) used by the subcontractor for its own administrative costs and profit.(P.A. 02-3, S. 6; P.A. 10-179, S. 75.)History: P.A. 02-3 effective April 1, 2002; P.A. 10-179 replaced references to managed care with references to care management, effective July 1, 2010.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-28g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-28g - Notice of amendment to Medicaid state plan.

 The Commissioner of Social Services shall submit notice of any proposed amendment to the Medicaid state plan to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters related to human services and appropriations prior to submission of such amendment to the federal government.(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 50.)History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5 effective October 5, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-28h (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-28h - Amendment to Medicaid state plan re pilot program to provide managed care to persons served by Oak Hill.

 The Commissioner of Social Services may, to the extent permitted by federal law, amend the Medicaid state plan to establish a pilot program that serves not more than five hundred persons served by Oak Hill - The Connecticut Institute for the Blind, Inc. who are eligible for Medicare and who voluntarily agree to participate in the program. Such program shall be designed to demonstrate the feasibility and cost effectiveness of delivering comprehensive health insurance coverage in a managed care setting to such persons. The commissioner may include medical assistance services in the program not covered on October 5, 2009, in the state medical assistance program or other modifications to the state medical assistance program to encourage voluntary participation in the pilot program.(Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, S. 76.)History: Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5 effective October 5, 2009.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-28i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-28i - Income disregard for veterans' Aid and Attendance pension benefits. Amendment to Medicaid state plan.

 (a) To the extent permissible by federal law, the Commissioner of Social Services shall disregard federal Aid and Attendance pension benefits granted to a veteran or the surviving spouse of such veteran when determining income eligibility for the state's Medicare savings, medical assistance and energy assistance programs administered under section 17b-2. As used in this subsection, “veteran” means any person (1) honorably discharged from, or released under honorable conditions from active service in, the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, or (2) with a qualifying condition, as defined in said section, who has received a discharge other than bad conduct or dishonorable from active service in the armed forces.(b) The Commissioner of Social Services may seek approval of an amendment to the state Medicaid plan or a waiver from federal law, if necessary, to exempt such benefits from income eligibility criteria.(P.A. 12-208, S. 1; P.A. 18-47, S. 19.)History: P.A. 12-208 effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 18-47 amended Subsec. (a) to add definition of “veteran”.
CT Gen Stat § 17b-31 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17b - Social Services|Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services|Section 17b-31 - Parent's Fair Share Program.

 (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall seek a waiver from federal law to participate in the federal Parent's Fair Share Program, Section 482(d)(3) of the Social Security Act. Such program shall assist noncustodial parents in becoming current in delinquent child support payments.(b) The Commissioner of Social Services may accept private foundation grants and may use such grants to carry out the purposes of this section.(P.A. 95-266, S. 1.)