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CT Gen Stat § 17a-221. (Formerly Sec. 19a-464d) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319b - Department of Developmental Services|Section 17a-221. (Formerly Sec. 19a-464d) - Community Residential Facility Revolving Loan Fund.

 There is established a Community Residential Facility Revolving Loan Fund. The proceeds of any bonds issued pursuant to section 17a-225 and the payments on any loans made by the department pursuant to section 17a-222 shall be deposited in said fund. The department may draw on said fund for the purpose of making loans pursuant to section 17a-222.(P.A. 85-472, S. 2, 7; P.A. 86-107, S. 15, 19.)History: P.A. 86-107 removed reference to the state treasurer as trustee of the fund; Sec. 19a-464d transferred to Sec. 17a-221 in 1991.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-222. (Formerly Sec. 19a-464e) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319b - Department of Developmental Services|Section 17a-222. (Formerly Sec. 19a-464e) - Loans.

 (a) The department may make community residential facility loans to organizations for (1) construction or purchase and renovation of community-based residential facilities in principal amounts up to one hundred per cent of the total property development cost of the project or (2) the refinancing of an indebtedness created in December, 1983, which indebtedness is secured by a mortgage on such residential facility in principal amounts up to one hundred per cent of the total indebtedness provided in no case may the total amount of the loan exceed three hundred fifty thousand dollars.(b) The department may make community residential facility loans to organizations for rehabilitation of community-based residential facilities in principal amounts up to one hundred per cent of the total property development cost of the project provided in no case may the total amount of the loan exceed sixty thousand dollars.(c) The portion, if any, of the total property development cost which is to be paid by the organization may come from one or both of the following sources: (1) Actual cash under the control of the organization; or (2) a loan secured by a mortgage on the property, which mortgage may include both the land and the building.(d) The department may make community residential facility loans to organizations which own or have capital leases for existing community-based residential facilities for rehabilitation and capital repairs and improvements in amounts not less than three thousand dollars and not greater than forty thousand dollars. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17a-225, the department may make loans pursuant to this subsection upon execution of a promissory note equal to the amount of the loan which shall provide for repayment of the loan principal and interest. The term of such loans shall be consistent with the reimbursement through the rates established by the Department of Social Services in accordance with section 17b-224.(P.A. 85-472, S. 3, 7; P.A. 87-402, S. 2, 3; P.A. 96-181, S. 106, 121; 96-186, S. 4, 6.)History: P.A. 87-402 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the loan maximum from $150,000 to $350,000 and amended Subsec. (b) to increase the loan maximum from $40,000 to $60,000; Sec. 19a-464e transferred to Sec. 17a-222 in 1991; P.A. 96-181 and 96-186 added identical provisions as new Subsec. (d) re community residential facility loans to organizations for rehabilitation and capital repairs to existing community-based residential facilities, effective July 1, 1996, and May 31, 1996, respectively.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-224. (Formerly Sec. 19a-464g) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319b - Department of Developmental Services|Section 17a-224. (Formerly Sec. 19a-464g) - Administration of program through purchase-of-service contract or memorandum of understanding.

 The department may administer the residential facility revolving loan program through (1) a purchase-of-service contract with any state-wide private nonprofit housing development corporation that is organized for the purpose of expanding independent living opportunities for persons with disabilities, or (2) a memorandum of understanding with the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority established pursuant to section 8-244.(P.A. 85-472, S. 5, 7; P.A. 11-16, S. 11; P.A. 14-231, S. 66.)History: Sec. 19a-464g transferred to Sec. 17a-224 in 1991; P.A. 11-16 substituted “persons with disabilities” for “disabled persons”, effective May 24, 2011; P.A. 14-231 designated existing provision re purchase-of-service contract as Subdiv. (1), added Subdiv. (2) re memorandum of understanding and made a technical change, effective July 1, 2014.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-225. (Formerly Sec. 19a-464h) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319b - Department of Developmental Services|Section 17a-225. (Formerly Sec. 19a-464h) - Bond authorization.

 (a) The State Bond Commission shall have the power, from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in the aggregate six million dollars.(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.(P.A. 85-472, S. 6, 7; P.A. 86-396, S. 24, 25; P.A. 87-405, S. 17, 26; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-1, S. 16; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b).)History: P.A. 86-396 increased bond authorization from $3,000,000 to $5,000,000; P.A. 87-405 decreased the bond authorization to $4,000,000; Sec. 19a-464h transferred to Sec. 17a-225 in 1991; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 04-1 amended Subsec. (a) to increase the authorization to $6,000,000, effective July 1, 2004; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 “Commissioner of Mental Retardation” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Developmental Services”, effective October 1, 2007.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-227b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319b - Department of Developmental Services|Section 17a-227b - Employment applicants required to submit to state child abuse and neglect registry check.

 The Commissioner of Developmental Services may require each applicant seeking employment with the department or seeking employment with a provider licensed or funded by the department to submit to a check for substantiated complaints in the Department of Children and Families child abuse and neglect registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k.(P.A. 09-85, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-229. (Formerly Sec. 19a-483a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319b - Department of Developmental Services|Section 17a-229. (Formerly Sec. 19a-483a) - Commissioner of Developmental Services to make payments for operating costs incurred prior to admission of residents.

 The Commissioner of Developmental Services may, upon application by a residential facility licensed under section 17a-227, at his or her discretion and prior to the opening of such facility, make payments for operating costs to be incurred up to forty-five days in advance of the initial admission of residents by such facility. The commissioner shall ensure that all payments made pursuant to this section and section 17a-228 have been properly expended and shall recoup payments improperly expended.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-39, S. 5, 18; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b); P.A. 18-32, S. 10.)History: Sec. 19a-483a transferred to Sec. 17a-229 in 1991; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 “Commissioner of Mental Retardation” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Developmental Services”, effective October 1, 2007; P.A. 18-32 made technical changes, effective July 1, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-231. (Formerly Sec. 19a-467a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319b - Department of Developmental Services|Section 17a-231. (Formerly Sec. 19a-467a) - Receivership of residential facilities for persons with intellectual disability: Definitions.

 As used in this section and sections 17a-232 to 17a-237, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:(1) “Residential facility for persons with intellectual disability” means a residential facility for persons with intellectual disability that is licensed, or required to be licensed, pursuant to section 17a-227, including staffing and other program resources associated with such facility;(2) “Emergency” means a situation, physical condition or one or more practices, methods or operations which present imminent danger of death or serious physical or mental harm to residents of a residential facility for persons with intellectual disability;(3) “Transfer trauma” means the medical and psychological reactions to physical transfer that increase the risk of death, or grave illness, or both, in persons with intellectual disability;(4) “Substantial violation” means a violation of regulations adopted pursuant to section 17a-227 which presents a reasonable likelihood of serious physical or mental harm to residents of a residential facility for persons with intellectual disability; and(5) “Habitual violation” means a violation of regulations adopted pursuant to section 17a-227 which, due to its repetition, presents a reasonable likelihood of serious physical or mental harm to residents of a residential facility for persons with intellectual disability.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-39, S. 7; P.A. 01-18; 01-195, S. 129, 181; P.A. 11-16, S. 16.)History: Sec. 19a-467a transferred to Sec. 17a-231 in 1991; P.A. 01-18 redesignated Subdivs. (a) to (e) as Subdivs. (1) to (5), amended definition of “residential facility for mentally retarded persons” to include associated staffing and other program resources and made technical changes; P.A. 01-195 made technical changes, effective July 11, 2001; P.A. 11-16 substituted “persons with intellectual disability” for “mentally retarded persons” and “persons with mental retardation”, effective May 24, 2011.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-233. (Formerly Sec. 19a-467c) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319b - Department of Developmental Services|Section 17a-233. (Formerly Sec. 19a-467c) - Imposition of receivership: Grounds; defenses.

 (a) The court may grant an application for the appointment of a receiver for a residential facility for persons with intellectual disability upon a finding of any of the following: (1) The facility is operating without a license issued pursuant to section 17a-227; (2) the facility intends to close and adequate arrangements for relocation of its residents have not been made not less than thirty days prior to the date of the intended closing; (3) there exists in the facility a condition in substantial violation of regulations established pursuant to section 17a-227; (4) there exists in the facility a practice of habitual violation of regulations established pursuant to section 17a-227.(b) It shall be a sufficient defense to a receivership application if any owner of a residential facility for persons with intellectual disability establishes that: (1) Such owner did not have knowledge or could not reasonably have known that any conditions in violation of section 17a-227 existed, or (2) such owner did not have a reasonable time in which to correct such violations, or (3) the violations listed in the application do not, in fact, exist, or (4) in the event the grounds upon which the petition is based are those set forth in subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this section, the facility does not intend to close.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-39, S. 9; P.A. 11-16, S. 18; P.A. 18-32, S. 13.)History: Sec. 19a-467c transferred to Sec. 17a-233 in 1991; P.A. 11-16 substituted “persons with intellectual disability” for “mentally retarded persons” and made technical changes, effective May 24, 2011; P.A. 18-32 amended Subsec. (b)(1) and (2) by making technical changes, effective July 1, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-234. (Formerly Sec. 19a-467d) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319b - Department of Developmental Services|Section 17a-234. (Formerly Sec. 19a-467d) - Duties of receiver.

 A receiver appointed pursuant to the provisions of sections 17a-231 to 17a-237, inclusive, in operating such facility, shall have the same powers as a receiver of a corporation under section 52-507 and shall exercise such powers to remedy the conditions which constituted grounds for the imposition of receivership, assure adequate care for the residents and preserve the assets and property of the owner. If a facility is placed in receivership it shall be the duty of the receiver to notify residents and the residents' legal representatives, except where medically contraindicated. The receiver may correct or eliminate any deficiency in the structure or furnishings of the facility which endangers the safety or health of the residents while they remain in the facility, provided the total cost of correction does not exceed three thousand dollars. The court may order expenditures for this purpose in excess of three thousand dollars upon the application of the receiver. If any resident is transferred or discharged the receiver shall provide for: (1) Transportation of the resident and the resident's belongings and records to the place where the resident is being transferred or discharged; (2) aid in locating an alternative placement and discharge planning; (3) preparation for transfer to mitigate transfer trauma, including, but not limited to, participation by the resident or the resident's legal representative in the selection of the resident's alternative placement, explanation of alternative placements and orientation concerning the placement chosen; and (4) custodial care of all property or assets of residents which are in the possession of the owner of the facility. The receiver shall preserve all property, assets and records of residents which the receiver has custody of and shall provide for the prompt transfer of the property, assets and records to the alternative placement of any transferred resident. In no event may the receiver transfer all residents and close a facility without a court order and without preparing a discharge plan for each resident.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-39, S. 10; P.A. 18-32, S. 14.)History: Sec. 19a-467d transferred to Sec. 17a-234 in 1991; P.A. 18-32 replaced references to family and guardian with references to legal representative, effective July 1, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-235. (Formerly Sec. 19a-467e) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319b - Department of Developmental Services|Section 17a-235. (Formerly Sec. 19a-467e) - Authority of receiver concerning leases, mortgages and secured transactions.

 (a) A receiver may not be required to honor any lease, mortgage, secured transaction or other contract entered into by the owner of the facility if, upon application to the Superior Court, the court determines that: (1) The person seeking payment under the agreement was an owner or controlling stockholder of the facility or was an affiliate of such owner or controlling stockholder at the time the agreement was made; or (2) the rental, price or rate of interest required to be paid under the agreement was substantially in excess of a reasonable rental, price or rate of interest at the time the contract was entered into.(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.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-39, S. 11.)History: Sec. 19a-467e transferred to Sec. 17a-235 in 1991.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-236. (Formerly Sec. 19a-467f) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319b - Department of Developmental Services|Section 17a-236. (Formerly Sec. 19a-467f) - Appointment of receiver. Accounting by receiver.

 (a) The court may name any responsible person to act as a receiver, including an employee of the Department of Developmental Services. The court may remove such receiver in accordance with section 52-513. A receiver, other than an employee of the Department of Developmental Services, appointed pursuant to this section shall be entitled to a reasonable receiver's fee as determined by the court. The receiver shall be liable only in his or her official capacity for injury to person and property by reason of the conditions of the residential facility. Such receiver shall not be personally liable, except for acts or omissions constituting gross, wilful or wanton negligence.(b) The court, in its discretion, may require a bond of such receiver in accordance with section 52-506.(c) Each receiver shall, during the first week of January, April, July and October in each year, sign, swear to and file with the clerk of the court by which such receiver was appointed a full and detailed account of the receiver's doings for the previous three months together with a statement of all court orders issued during such three months and the present condition and prospects of the facility in the receiver's charge, and cause a motion for a hearing and approval of the same to be filed with the court.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-39, S. 12; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(a); P.A. 18-32, S. 15.)History: Sec. 19a-467f transferred to Sec. 17a-236 in 1991; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 “Department of Mental Retardation” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Department of Developmental Services”, effective October 1, 2007; P.A. 18-32 amended Subsecs. (a) and (c) by making technical changes, effective July 1, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-237. (Formerly Sec. 19a-467g) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319b - Department of Developmental Services|Section 17a-237. (Formerly Sec. 19a-467g) - Termination of receivership.

 The Superior Court, upon a motion by the receiver or the owner of such facility, may terminate the receivership if it finds that the facility has been rehabilitated so that the violations complained of no longer exist or, if the receivership was instituted pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of section 17a-233, the orderly transfer of the residents has been completed and the facility is ready to be closed. Upon such finding, the court may terminate the receivership and return the facility to its owner. In its termination order the court may include such terms as it deems necessary to prevent the conditions complained of from recurring.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-39, S. 13; P.A. 18-32, S. 16.)History: Sec. 19a-467g transferred to Sec. 17a-237 in 1991; P.A. 18-32 replaced “patients” with “residents”, effective July 1, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-242. (Formerly Sec. 19a-473) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319b - Department of Developmental Services|Section 17a-242. (Formerly Sec. 19a-473) - Annual evaluation reports.

 Section 17a-242 is repealed, effective October 1, 2007.(P.A. 77-587, S. 4, 9; 77-614, S. 302, 610; P.A. 01-195, S. 132, 181; P.A. 04-54, S. 6; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b); 07-238, S. 10.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-243. (Formerly Sec. 19a-474) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319b - Department of Developmental Services|Section 17a-243. (Formerly Sec. 19a-474) - Placement of child. Costs.

 Section 17a-243 is repealed.(P.A. 77-587, S. 5, 9; P.A. 83-169, S. 6; 83-394, S. 1, 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-11, S. 24.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-244. (Formerly Sec. 19a-475) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319b - Department of Developmental Services|Section 17a-244. (Formerly Sec. 19a-475) - Regulations.

 Section 17a-244 is repealed, effective October 1, 2014.(P.A. 77-587, S. 6, 9; 77-614, S. 302, 610; P.A. 86-333, S. 15, 32; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-11, S. 5, 25; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b); P.A. 14-231, S. 72.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-245. (Formerly Sec. 19a-483c) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319b - Department of Developmental Services|Section 17a-245. (Formerly Sec. 19a-483c) - Work incentive grant for certain fully employed residents of private community-based residential facilities. Regulations.

 Section 17a-245 is repealed.(P.A. 88-219, S. 1, 3; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-11, S. 24.)