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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 461 - Protective Services for the Elderly › Section 17b-461-7 - Access to records, authority of the department and assistance by public or private agencies

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any person, department, agency or commission authorized to carry out the duties enumerated in Chapter 319dd inclusive of the Connecticut General Statutes shall have access to all relevant records, except that records which are confidential to an elderly person shall only be divulged with the written consent of the elderly person or his/her representative. The authority of the Department under Section 17b-454 of the Connecticut General Statutes, shall include, but not be limited to, the right to initiate or otherwise take those actions necessary to assure the health, safety and welfare of any elderly person, subject to any specific requirement for individual consent.
(b) In performing the duties set forth in Chapter 319dd of the Connecticut General Statutes, the department may request the assistance of the staffs and resources of all appropriate state departments, agencies and commissions and local health directors, and may utilize any other public or private agencies, groups or individuals who are appropriate and who may be available.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 461 - Protective Services for the Elderly › Section 17b-461-9 - Payment for protective services; procedures when elderly person unable to pay

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Protective services shall be provided for any elderly person prior to an evaluation of his or her ability to pay, if needed. The Department shall conduct an investigation to determine the client's ability to pay for such services as soon as possible.
(b) It shall be determined that an elderly person has the ability to pay for services if:
(1) his or her income exceeds 200% of the federal poverty income guidelines as published from time to time in the Federal Register and/or;
(2) his or her assets exceed those established for the state funded portion of the Connecticut Home Care Program for Elders.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 533 - Management of Continuing Care Facilities › Section 17b-533-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in Section 17b-533-1 to Section 17b-533-11, inclusive:
(a)
Continuing-care contract
means:
(1) An agreement pursuant to which a provider undertakes to furnish to a person not related by consanguinity or affinity to the provider, shelter and medical or nursing services or other health-related benefits for the life of a person or for a period in excess of one year, and which requires a present or future transfer of assets, or an entrance fee in addition to or instead of periodic charges, and the amount of the assets required to be transferred or the entrance fee is equal to or in excess of twenty thousand dollars.
(2) Notwithstanding the amount of assets or entrance fee, all contracts through which continuing-care is offered at a facility offering any "continuing-care contract" as hereinabove defined, shall be included in that definition.
(3) Contracts involving usual and customary leaseholds, and for conveyances of ownership interests, including condominiums, which are freely transferable and which constitute security for the purchaser's payment, shall not be deemed to constitute continuing-care contracts.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 533 - Management of Continuing Care Facilities › Section 17b-533-2 - Registration; filing and acknowledgment

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
(1) The commissioner, or the designee of the commissioner, shall acknowledge in writing the filing of a disclosure statement within ten business days of the date such statement is received if the disclosure statement, on its face, either meets the requirements of the Act, and these regulations, or contains only technical discrepancies. Such acknowledgment shall specify the fee which is due under Section 17b-533-10(c) (2) of these regulations.
(2) If the commissioner determines that the disclosure statement, on its face, does not meet the requirements of the Act or these regulations, and will not be accepted for filing, written notification of that determination, stating the reasons therefor, will be given to the provider within ten business days of the date such statement is received. Such notification will not be accompanied by a return of the documents tendered.
(3) If neither an acknowledgment of filing nor notification of non-acceptance for filing is made within ten business days a provider may, until notification to the contrary, utilize the disclosure statement for the purposes of the Act.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 533 - Management of Continuing Care Facilities › Section 17b-533-3 - Disclosure statements: form and content

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) There shall be one disclosure statement for each facility.
(1) No representation shall be made on the cover page or elsewhere in any disclosure statement as to the validity of the disclosure statement, a period of time during which the disclosure statement remains valid or effective, or which in any manner indicates, infers, or represents that the disclosure statement is effective or valid.
(2) The disclosure statement must include a cover page, table of contents, and the information required by the Act and these regulations.
(3) In addition to such other items as a provider may wish to list therein, the Table of Contents must include the following headings, in prominent type, to identify where in the disclosure statement, or the continuing-care contract, the information required by the Act is located: (Numerical reference is to the subsections of C.G.S. Section 17b-522(a).):
NAME AND ADDRESS OF PROVIDER
(1)
OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AND TRUSTEES
(2)
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
(3)
JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS
(4)
AFFILIATION
(5)
DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
(6)
BENEFITS INCLUDED
(7)
INTEREST ON DEPOSITS
(8)
TERMINATION OF CONTRACT
(9)
RIGHTS OF A SURVIVING SPOUSE
(10)
MARRIAGE OF A RESIDENT
(11)
DISPOSITION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY
(12)
TAX CONSEQUENCES
(13)
RESERVE FUNDING - ESCROWS
(14)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(15)
SOURCE OF FUNDS (if facility is not in operation)
(16)
PRO FORMA INCOME STATEMENTS
(17)
ENTRANCE FEES/PERIODIC CHARGES
(18)
PRE-PAID OBLIGATIONS, ACTUARIAL VALUE
(19)
DEPARTMENT ON AGING - FILINGS
(20)
CONTINUING-CARE CONTRACT
(21) (c)
(4) A disclosure statement may utilize a table of contents other than as set forth in subsection (3) if, when submitted for filing, the disclosure statement is accompanied by an index which cross-references the requirements of subsection (3) above with the table of contents in the disclosure statement.
(5) The disclosure statement may include the required information in any order, at the discretion of the provider, provided that the Table of Contents or separate index clearly sets forth the location of the required information.
(6) The disclosure statement shall be assembled into one document, except if a provider shall determine that financial and actuarial data can be more conveniently or logically combined into one separate document, then two documents may be submitted as the disclosure statement.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 533 - Management of Continuing Care Facilities › Section 17b-533-4 - Escrow accounts

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) No escrow agreement entered into pursuant to this section shall be deemed to meet the requirements of the Act or these regulations if it provides either for withdrawals contrary to the terms of the Act, or for changes in terms of the escrow agreement in regard thereto without prior notification to the commissioner of the proposed changes.
(b) Every escrow agreement shall contain, either in the original agreement, or in an amendment thereto, the requirement of prior notification to the commissioner as set forth in subsection (a), above.
(c) In the event the commissioner determines that an escrow agreement filed with the department does not meet the requirement of the Act and this section of the regulations, the commissioner may take such action as is consistent with the Act and these regulations.
(d) A provider may submit any existing or proposed escrow agreement to the department for an informal review. Notwithstanding either favorable or adverse comments thereon, such informal review or comments shall in no way be construed to be the position of the department, which can only be determined after such instrument is formally reviewed.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 533 - Management of Continuing Care Facilities › Section 17b-533-5 - Reserve fund escrow

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Upon written application by a provider, the commissioner may authorize a facility to maintain a reserve fund escrow or escrows in an amount less than required pursuant to the computation set forth in C.G.S. Sec. 17b-525, if the commissioner finds that the contractual liabilities of the provider and the best interests of the residents may be adequately protected by a reserve fund escrow or escrows in a lesser amount.
(b) The written application by the provider shall contain sufficiently detailed supporting information, including that relating to contracts, deposit agreements, and other material necessary to fully disclose to the commissioner the scope and status of such matters, and the basis for the application.
(c) Matters that will be considered by the commissioner in regard to the application include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Whether any separate fund which the provider wishes to have considered is maintained with an escrow agent pursuant to a written agreement;
(2) Whether the portion which would be withdrawn monthly from the reduced Section 17b-525 escrow without approval of the commissioner is substantially in accordance with the following formula:
Portion Authorized to be Withdrawn monthly = A/S × 1/12
Where A = The reduced escrow amount; and
Where S = The statutory escrow amount.
(3) Whether the combined total amount proposed to be withdrawn from all such reserve or operating funds without the prior approval of the commissioner, does not exceed 1/12 of the combined amount of such funds.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 533 - Management of Continuing Care Facilities › Section 17b-533-6 - Annual filings

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) A provider operating any facility located in this state shall file with the department the following financial and actuarial information pertaining to residents under continuing-care contracts for each facility located in this state and operated by the provider or by a manager under contract to the provider:
(1) The facility's current rate schedule;
(2) Residential turnover rates for the most recently completed fiscal year, and anticipated for the next five years;
(3) The projected average age of the residents for the next five years;
(4) Health-care utilization rates, including admission rates and days per one hundred residents by level of care for the most recently completed fiscal year, and anticipated for the next five years;
(5) Occupancy rates for the most recently completed fiscal year, and anticipated for the next five years;
(6) The number of Health care admissions pursuant to continuing-care contracts for the most recently completed fiscal year, and anticipated for the next five years;
(7) The days of care per year for the most recently completed fiscal year, and anticipated for the next five years;
(8) The number of permanent transfers to a facility that provides medical or nursing services or other health-related benefits for the most recently completed fiscal year;
(9) A statement of source and application of funds for the five-year period beginning the year of initial filing pursuant to C.G.S. section 17b-528 or subsequent filing pursuant to C.G.S. section 17b-528;
(10) Financial statements including certified current balance sheets and certified income statements, changes in financial position, and pro forma statements for the next five years as provided in C.G.S. section 17b-522, and either such information as is necessary to assess the actuarial soundness thereof or an actuarial certificate as provided below in subsection (i) (2) of this section;
(11) The basis for amortization assumptions for the provider's capital cost;
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 533 - Management of Continuing Care Facilities › Section 17b-533-7 - Disclosure statements: revisions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Within one hundred fifty days following the end of the first fiscal year of a provider in which a registration is filed, and if that registration has not been withdrawn, a provider shall file a revised disclosure statement.
(b) Subsequent to the mandatory submission of the first revision of its disclosure statement, a provider need only initiate the filing of such revised disclosure statements as it deems necessary to prevent a disclosure statement from containing a material misstatement of fact or from omitting a material fact required to be stated therein. Filings of optional disclosure statements shall be accompanied by a written statement from the provider setting forth why it deemed such a revision to be necessary.
(c) Acknowledgement of filing or rejection of revised disclosure statements, shall be in the same manner as set forth in Section 17b-533-2 of these regulations.
(d) The form and content of revised disclosure statements shall be the same as set forth in Section 17b-533-3 of these regulations.
(e) Notwithstanding an acknowledgement of acceptance for filing, the commissioner may at any time thereafter review and investigate the information contained in revised disclosure statements accepted for filing to determine accuracy and completeness thereof.
(f) In the event that a subsequent review determines that a revised disclosure statement does not in fact meet the requirements of the Act and of these regulations then the commissioner may take such actions as are set forth in Section 17b-533-2(d) (2).
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 533 - Management of Continuing Care Facilities › Section 17b-533-8 - Investigations

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Investigations, inquiries, and investigatory hearings as are deemed necessary by the commissioner to develop information for the use of the department may be conducted for the following purposes:
(1) To determine whether any person has violated any provision of the Act or of these regulations, relating to registration, disclosure, or escrow provisions relating to continuing-care contracts;
(2) To aid in the enforcement of the Act, including the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; and
(3) To aid in the prescribing of regulations by the commissioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 533 - Management of Continuing Care Facilities › Section 17b-533-9 - Receivership: rehabilitation, and liquidation

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The commissioner shall give not less than five calendar days written notice to a provider or a facility of an intention to request the Attorney General to apply for an order appointing a receiver to rehabilitate or liquidate a facility.
(b) Such notice shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, or delivered personally to the business or other office of the provider at the facility, or elsewhere within the state, in which event an affidavit of service shall be executed.
(c) Such notice shall include a summary of the basis for the action, and the date on which the commissioner will request the Office of the Attorney General to initiate action, together with the following statement:
YOU MAY REQUEST A HEARING
ON THIS MATTER NOT LATER THAN
(one day prior to the date on which
the commissioner is to take action.)
SUCH A REQUEST MUST BE IN WRITING.
FAILURE TO REQUEST SUCH A HEARING WILL
RESULT IN LEGAL ACTION FOR THE APPOINTMENT
OF A RECEIVER TO REHABILITATE OR LIQUIDATE YOUR FACILITY.
(d)
(1) A request for a hearing must be in writing, and shall be delivered to the commissioner.
(2) The provider or the facility may propose a date for the hearing which shall not be more than ten days from the date of the request, and may also request that a verbatim transcript be made of the proceeding, and that all testimony be taken under oath.
(3) Such request for a hearing shall specify the names of attorneys who will represent the facility.
(4) The commissioner shall, not more than 3 business days after receiving the request, notify the facility of the time and date of the hearing, which shall not be less than five business days from the date of the request.
(5) The commissioner shall, not more than 5 business days from the close of the hearing, make a determination which shall be communicated to the facility, and if appropriate simultaneously request the Attorney General to initiate action.
(6) Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations on the commissioner in regard to requesting action to have a receiver appointed, the commissioner may request the Office of the Attorney General to initiate such other action as the Attorney General may deem appropriate in the circumstance.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 533 - Management of Continuing Care Facilities › Section 17b-533-10 - Miscellaneous

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Continuing-care:
A determination by the department that an arrangement in regard to existing or prospective shelter, and medical or nursing services or other health-related benefits constitutes a continuing care contract and the site or sites at which provision of services and benefits is made constitutes a continuing care retirement community, will be made after consideration of the following guidelines:
(1) The resident's right to occupy shelter does not solely constitute either an ownership interest, or a usual and customary leasehold;
(2) There are specific commitments for present or future medical or nursing services or other health-related benefits;
(3) A present or future transfer of assets is required, a specific part of which may be applicable to the obligation to provide medical or nursing services or other health-related benefits, and part of which may be applicable to the obligation to provide shelter;
(4) There are periodic charges or a part thereof which may be applicable to the obligation to provide medical or nursing services or other health related benefits;
(5) There are limited rights to transfer shelter to another person whether or not to or through the provider, or no such rights of transfer at all;
(6) There may be, in the event of the departure or death of a resident subsequent to the occupation of the shelter, limitations on return to a resident or his estate of any advance payments or transfers of funds made by him.
(7) The provision of qualifying medical or nursing services or other health related benefits is a condition of occupancy of any residential unit.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 533 - Management of Continuing Care Facilities › Section 17b-533-11 - Advisory committee

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The name of the committee established by the Act shall be
THE CONTINUING-CARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(b) The committee shall have the following purposes:
(1) To assist the commissioner in the various reviews and the registration functions to be performed under the Act and these regulations;
(2) To report to commissioner on developments in the field of continuing-care;
(3) To report to the commissioner any special problems in the field of continuing care;
(4) To recommend changes in relevant statutes, and these regulations; and
(5) To advise on any other matters referred to the committee by the commissioner.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 616 - Family Support Grant Program › Section 17b-616-15 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
For purposes of Sections 17b-616-15 through 17b-616-26:
(a) "Child with a disability" means any child under the age of 18 who has a developmental disability but does not include any child with mental retardation.
(b) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Human Resources.
(c) "Department" means the Department of Human Resources.
(d) "Developmental disability" means a severe, chronic disability of a person 5 years of age or older which:
(1) Is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments;
(2) Is manifested before the person attains age twenty-two;
(3) Is likely to continue indefinitely;
(4) Results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity;
(A) self-care;
(B) receptive and expressive language;
(C) learning;
(D) mobility;
(E) self-direction;
(F) capacity for independent living;
(G) economic self-sufficiency; and
(5) Reflects the person's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, treatment, or other services which are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated; except that such term, when applied to infants and young children means individuals from birth to age 5, inclusive, who have substantial developmental delay or specific congenital or acquired conditions with a high probability of resulting in developmental disabilities if services are not provided.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 616 - Family Support Grant Program › Section 17b-616-16 - Eligibility criteria

Current through July 10, 2024
In order to be eligible for a Family Support Grant under this program the requirements of both subsection (a) for the family applicant and of subsection (b) for the child with a disability must be met.
(a) In order to be eligible, the family applicant must meet the following criteria:
(1) Be a parent or adult family member;
(2) Be a resident of Connecticut;
(3) Reside in the same household as the child with a disability;
(4) Have primary responsibility for providing continuous care to the child with a developmental disability other than mental retardation;
(5) Have income not greater than 140% of the previous year's median family income for Connecticut as determined annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) pursuant to Section 3 (b) (2) of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 as amended; and
(6) Comply with the requirements of sections 17b-616-19 to 17b-616-25, inclusive.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 616 - Family Support Grant Program › Section 17b-616-17 - Grandfathered cases

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Participants in the Department's Pilot Phase of the Family Support Program during the calendar years 1990, 1991 and 1992 shall be grandfathered onto this program.
(b) Such cases shall be added effective January 1, 1993 when funding from the Developmental Disabilities Council ends.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 616 - Family Support Grant Program › Section 17b-616-18 - Waiting list and termination of funding in the event of inadequate appropriation

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The Family Support Grant Program is not an entitlement program. Funding shall be provided within available appropriations. The Department has established a waiting list as follows:
(1) The initial waiting list consists of a randomly ordered list of all persons who submitted their names to the Department as of June 30, 1992, and were not selected for the program.
(2) Thereafter, additional names will be submitted by the district offices in writing, or by any other person either orally or in writing, to the Bureau of Field Operations and will be added to the waiting list as received.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 616 - Family Support Grant Program › Section 17b-616-19 - Application filing

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Application forms shall be available at the Department's district offices and shall be mailed to the next family applicant on the waiting list as funds become available.
(b) Upon request of the family applicant, a Department worker shall assist with the application and arrange for a social study at the same time. If no assistance has been requested, a Department worker shall, upon receipt of the completed application form, contact the family applicant and arrange for a home visit in order to prepare a social study.
(c) A properly completed and signed application form and other documents as may be necessary to determine eligibility shall be submitted to enable the Department to conduct a thorough review of the family applicant's eligibility for family support under this program.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 616 - Family Support Grant Program › Section 17b-616-20 - Elements of the application

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The Family Support Program application shall include, but is not limited to, the following information:
(1) Nature of the child's disabling condition;
(2) A statement of the diagnosis and medical needs signed by the child's health care professional; including verification that the child does not have mental retardation;
(3) Verification of Income: wage stubs for the last six (6) weeks, and a complete copy of the I.R.S. Federal Income Tax Return for the previous calendar year; and
(4) Expected use of the family grant including information as to the ongoing extraordinary financial expenses.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 616 - Family Support Grant Program › Section 17b-616-21 - Application review, notification and funding

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Within forty five (45) days of the receipt of a completed application as described in Section 17b-616-20(a) and other supplementary material, the Department shall determine the eligibility of the family applicant and notification of acceptance or non-acceptance into the program shall be mailed to the family applicant.
(b) It shall be the responsibility of the recipient to notify the district office within fifteen (15) days of any change in circumstances affecting eligibility. Failure to do so may be cause for discontinuance from the program.
(c) Funding shall be provided within available appropriations at the rate of $250 per month.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 616 - Family Support Grant Program › Section 17b-616-22 - Family support payments

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Family Support payments shall be used to pay for disability-related expenses incurred on behalf of the child with a disability.
(b) The Department shall require a written participant agreement between the Department and the family applicant accepted into the program. The terms of the participant agreement shall include:
(1) The recipient must reside in the same household and have primary responsibility for the continuous care of a child, who has a developmental disability other than mental retardation. The child must be under the age of eighteen (18).
(2) The recipient must agree to provide information about the expenditures made with the Family Support Grant to the Department.
(3) The recipient must notify the Department within fifteen (15) days of any change in income or any other circumstances which affect eligibility.
(4) The Department will redetermine eligibility at least semi-annually.
(5) Upon full execution of the participant agreement the Department shall provide the family applicant with a monthly check for the agreed upon amount of family support.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 616 - Family Support Grant Program › Section 17b-616-23 - Department review

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All conditions of eligibility shall be subject to review semi-annually. Semiannual review shall include verification of expenditures of the Family Support Grant received for the previous six months. Failure to provide such verification may be cause for discontinuance from the program. Prior to discontinuance of the Family Support Grant a recipient shall be given thirty (30) days written notice.
(b) If the Department's worker finds, at the time of review or at any other time that a child who was initially found eligible for the program is thereafter diagnosed as having mental retardation, that child shall be discontinued from the program upon thirty (30) days written notice to the recipient. A referral will be made to the Department of Mental Retardation which administers a similar program for families with children who have mental retardation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 616 - Family Support Grant Program › Section 17b-616-25 - Overpayment recovery procedure

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Program recipients and former recipients are obligated to reimburse the Department for any overpayment received.
(b) The Commissioner may waive recoupment of an overpayment if in his/her judgment the imposition of recoupment measures would result in unnecessary hardship for the recipient's family.
(c) Prior to the Department initiating any recoupment process, the recipient shall be notified of the amount of the overpayment, the reason the overpayment occurred, the time period covered by the overpayment, the proposed method for recovering the overpayment and the process for appealing the recoupment action in accordance with Section 17b-616-26.
(d)
Method of Recoupment:
(1) The Department shall attempt to recover overpayments from recipients and former recipients by the lump-sum recoupment method.
(2) If the recipient or former recipient who owes the overpayment is unable to make a lump sum repayment, the Department will attempt to recover the money through the installment recoupment method. Recipients may agree to the grant reduction recoupment method in lieu of installment recoupment.
(3) In cases where the recipient who owes the overpayment fails or refuses to make a lump sum payment, sign an installment agreement, or comply with the provisions of an installment agreement, the Department may utilize the grant reduction recoupment method by reducing each subsequent payment made to the recipient by up to 25% of the total amount owed until such overpayment is recovered.
(4) When there is failure to agree to an appropriate repayment plan, the Commissioner shall take whatever action he/she deems appropriate to recover such overpayment including referral to the office of the Attorney General.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 616 - Family Support Grant Program › Section 17b-616-26 - Fair hearings

Current through July 10, 2024
An aggrieved person shall be given an opportunity for a fair hearing in accordance with the Connecticut General Statutes Sections 17-603 and 17-604, as same may be amended. The Department of Human Resources fair hearing procedures are governed by applicable provisions of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act and the agency's separate fair hearing regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 653 - Bureau of Rehabilitation Services › Section 17b-653-1 - Description

Current through July 10, 2024
Sections 17b-653-2 to 17b-653-24, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies shall apply to the state Department of Social Services, Bureau of Rehabilitation Services in its implementation of vocational rehabilitation services as described in Section 17b-650 through 17b-665 of the Connecticut General Statutes, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and implementing regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 653 - Bureau of Rehabilitation Services › Section 17b-653-3 - Administration

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Designated State Unit.
The designated state unit to administer this plan shall be the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services of the state Department of Social Services.
(b)
Staffing.
The designated State unit shall have a full-time director and a staff, all or almost all of whom are employed full time on the rehabilitation work of the designated state unit.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 653 - Bureau of Rehabilitation Services › Section 17b-653-4 - Standards and prohibited practices

Current through July 10, 2024
The following practices and standards shall apply to every phase of the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program including the determination and certification of eligibility or ineligibility for vocational rehabilitation services:
(a)
Creed, Race, Age, Color, Ancestry, National Origin, Gender or Physical or Mental Disability
The bureau shall not discriminate against an applicant or client on the grounds of creed, race, age, color, ancestry, national origin, gender or physical or mental disability.
(b)
Native Americans
The bureau shall apply the same eligibility requirements to Native Americans as is applied to the rest of the client population.
(c)
Standards of Reasonableness
Sections 17b-653-1 to 17b-653-24, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies will be governed by a standard of reasonableness and all interpretations shall be based on what is reasonably necessary and cost efficient when considering both the applicant or client and the entire client population. In such cases where an applicant or client chooses goods or services which are beyond those necessary to render the individual employable or which are at a higher cost to the bureau than necessary in providing a commensurate service, the bureau shall not be responsible for the additional cost.
(d)
Payment for Experimental Procedures
The bureau shall not be responsible for the provision of procedures which are determined by the bureau to be experimental. In cases where the bureau has made such a determination, the applicant or client shall have the burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that the procedure is not experimental.
(e)
Preference for In-State Services
Preference shall be given to services provided within the state of Connecticut. Exceptions may be made when either:
(1) there are no commensurate services offered within the state of Connecticut, or
(2) out-of-state services can be provided at a lower total cost to the bureau. In such cases where a commensurate service is available to the client within the state of Connecticut at a lower cost than an out-of-state option, a client may choose to pay the additional cost of the out-of-state option.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 653 - Bureau of Rehabilitation Services › Section 17b-653-5 - Order of selection

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The intent of this section is to establish a contingency plan to be utilized in the event that services cannot be provided to all eligible persons who apply.
(b) An order of selection shall be invoked in the event that the funding needed by eligible persons exceeds the funding available to the bureau.
(c) The following shall be followed:
(1) A priority selection forecast shall be completed at the discretion of the director based on the cost of current services provided, the budgeted appropriations, grants for the current year, and the projected client population and cost of services. The priority selection forecast shall, if applicable, state a date prospectively in which the priority selection shall be invoked. The forecast may be revoked at the discretion of the director when money from all sources shall meet the cost of current and projected services.
(2) Clients who are determined eligible for services shall be assigned a priority level, in descending order of priority, as follows:
(A) all individuals with the most significant disabilities;
(B) all individuals with significant disabilities;
(C) all individuals with non-significant disabilities;
(3) All individuals shall be placed in the highest priority level for which they are eligible.
(4) Every individual within a particular priority level shall be served before individuals in the next highest priority level are served.
(5) In the event that all individuals within the same priority level cannot be served, individuals in that priority category shall be served chronologically based on the date of eligibility determination.
(6) At least 30 days prior to invoking priority selection, all individuals shall be notified in writing of their priority level and their right to appeal.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 653 - Bureau of Rehabilitation Services › Section 17b-653-6 - Confidentiality

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) All client and applicant information shall be kept confidential to the extent allowed by law. All clients or their representatives shall be informed that applicant and client information shall be kept confidential to the extent allowed by law.
(b) When information held by the bureau is requested and is not exempted by law from the requirement for written consent in order to be released, the authorization to so release shall be obtained from the client or applicant, or their legal guardian, prior to release of the information.
(c) Medical, psychological or other information which the bureau believes may be harmful to the client or applicant shall not be released directly to the client or applicant but shall be provided through his or her designated representative.
(d) Notwithstanding any provision of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies, including the Department of Social Services' uniform policy manual, information regarding a change of circumstances reported by a client to the bureau shall not constitute the reporting of such a change to the department for recipients of any department assistance or services, except those administered directly by the bureau.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 653 - Bureau of Rehabilitation Services › Section 17b-653-7 - Applicants for services

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) An individual is considered to have applied for services at such time as she or he:
(1) has completed and signed an agency application form or has otherwise requested services;
(2) has provided information necessary to initiate an assessment to determine eligibility and priority for services; and
(3) is available to complete the assessment process.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 653 - Bureau of Rehabilitation Services › Section 17b-653-9 - Employment plan

Current through July 10, 2024
The following standards and procedures shall apply in the development, amendment and use of the employment plan.
(a)
Timing and Initiation of the Employment Plan
The employment plan shall be initiated after certification of eligibility for individuals for whom the bureau is able to provide services under an order of selection, if applicable.
(b)
Plan Development and Approval
(1) The employment plan may be developed by the client or in conjunction with the appropriate representative of the bureau and the client with a disability and, as appropriate, his or her parent, guardian or other representative.
(2) The plan shall be jointly reviewed by the client and counselor, or other appropriate bureau representative.
(3) The plan shall be approved by the client, counselor and, as deemed necessary by the bureau, other representative of the bureau. Reasons for which the bureau may deny approval of an employment plan, in whole or in part, may include but shall not be limited to a determination by the bureau that:
(A) The employment outcome chosen by the client is inconsistent with the individual's unique strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests or informed choice;
(B) The nature, scope or duration of one or more of the services contained within the plan are not necessary to achieve the employment outcome or otherwise not appropriate to the vocational rehabilitation needs of the client; or
(C) The plan is otherwise inconsistent with federal or state statute, regulations or the state plan.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 653 - Bureau of Rehabilitation Services › Section 17b-653-10 - Counseling and guidance services

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Counseling and guidance services will be provided by the bureau to each applicant or client throughout the vocational rehabilitation process, to the extent appropriate, for the purpose of:
(1) developing an appropriate employment plan towards the employment outcome;
(2) reviewing the applicant's or client's progress towards the vocational goal, amending the employment plan if necessary; and
(3) developing the applicant's or client's ability to seek and maintain employment.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 653 - Bureau of Rehabilitation Services › Section 17b-653-11 - Comparable services and benefits

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Definitions.
The terms used in this section shall, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings.
(1) "Eligible", when used in relation to an applicant's or client's qualification for comparable services and benefits, means legal entitlement or the applicant's or client's ability to meet the criteria for obtaining services from other programs.
(2) "Program" means an organized, ongoing form of service or assistance, whether public or private, free or requiring a deductible, coinsurance feature, token payment, or personal claim.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 653 - Bureau of Rehabilitation Services › Section 17b-653-12 - Physical and mental restoration services

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The treatment of disability is not the primary focus of the bureau of rehabilitation services program. Physical and mental restoration services are provided only insofar as the bureau determines they will benefit the client in removing or adjusting to barriers to an employment outcome. Disabling conditions that do not or are not expected to adversely affect the attainment of the employment outcome are not to be remediated through the provision of physical or mental services by the bureau.
(b) Restoration services provided by the bureau shall, within a reasonable period of time, be expected to correct or modify substantially an impairment which constitutes a substantial impediment to employment. In estimating "a reasonable period of time", the following factors shall be considered:
(1) the nature of the disability;
(2) prognosis with respect to life expectancy;
(3) employment potential, and;
(4) other contributing factors such as age, work and premorbid personality. In general, restoration services provided by the bureau should not exceed six months in duration.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 653 - Bureau of Rehabilitation Services › Section 17b-653-13 - Rehabilitation technology services

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Rehabilitation technology services are provided only insofar as they will benefit the client in removing, adjusting, or adapting to functional limitations that are barriers to required assessments in accordance with subsections (a), (b) or (e) of section 17b-653-8 or the achievement of an employment outcome, in accordance with section 17b-653-9(g). Functional limitations that are not expected to adversely affect the attainment of the vocational objective are not to be addressed through the provision of rehabilitation technology services by the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services.
(b)
Scope of Services
- Rehabilitation technology services may include one or more of the following:
(1) rehabilitation engineering services
(2) assistive technology services
(3) assistive technology devices
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 653 - Bureau of Rehabilitation Services › Section 17b-653-14 - Vocational and other training services

Current through July 10, 2024
The bureau may provide vocational and other training services, when necessary to achieve an employment outcome, as part of an employment plan approved by the bureau.
(a)
Scope of Services
- Vocational and other training services may include one or more of the following types of training:
(1) personal and vocational adjustment training;
(2) training in the use of artificial limbs, hearing aids or other appliances;
(3) remedial training;
(4) literacy training;
(5) vocational training;
(6) academic training;
(7) speech and hearing training which is not medically directed;
(8) lip reading;
(9) mobility training;
(10) rehabilitation teaching;
(11) transitional employment;
(12) on-the-job training;
(13) any other kind of organized training needed to meet the rehabilitation needs of the client being served.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 653 - Bureau of Rehabilitation Services › Section 17b-653-16 - Maintenance services

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Maintenance may be provided under the following conditions:
(1) Maintenance payments shall be limited to the increased cost directly attributable to the applicant's or client's participation in the vocational rehabilitation program.
(2) Maintenance after employment has started may be continued or paid to an eligible client up to the date of receipt of his or her first pay or, in the case of self-employment, up to thirty (30) days.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 653 - Bureau of Rehabilitation Services › Section 17b-653-17 - Alterations to client housing or small business property

Current through July 10, 2024
Subject to the conditions listed below, architectural alteration services may be provided to enable a client to accomplish safe egress from and ingress to the home or the workplace, or to enable a client to function vocationally within the home or workplace.
(a) The bureau's participation in alterations shall be limited to those determined by the bureau to meet the functional needs of the client at the least cost. Ramps, grab bars, lifts, or bathroom modifications are examples of such services.
(b) Alterations to work sites or business properties shall only be considered when they are not covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 29 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.
(c)
Exempted Services
(1) Except as provided in subsection (c)(2) of this section, the bureau shall not be responsible for financial participation in extensive or elaborate reconstruction, structural modifications, the addition of a room or rooms, or any other alteration that adds appreciable value to the property.
(2) The director or his/her designee may approve bureau participation in a structural addition or reconstruction in such cases where the bureau determines that, with respect to removing the architectural barriers which need to be eliminated in order for the individual to achieve an employment outcome:
(A) there is no other alternative; or
(B) such addition or reconstruction is the least costly alternative for the bureau.
(3) In any case where the bureau makes an exception under subsection (c)(2) of this section, the bureau's participation shall be limited to the minimum cost necessary to eliminate such architectural barriers.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 653 - Bureau of Rehabilitation Services › Section 17b-653-18 - Transportation and related expenses

Current through July 10, 2024
The following standards and procedures shall apply in the provision of transportation services and related expenses to clients and applicants:
(a) Transportation service may be provided only:
(1) in connection with the provision of another vocational rehabilitation service and needed by the individual to achieve an employment outcome, or
(2) to enable the client or applicant to participate in the informal review or administrative hearing procedures.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 653 - Bureau of Rehabilitation Services › Section 17b-653-19 - Purchase of tools and equipment

Current through July 10, 2024
Subject to the conditions listed below, tools and equipment may be provided to enable a client achieve the employment outcome identified in the employment plan.
(a) Tools and equipment provided for a client shall become the property of the client.
(b) The client will be responsible for maintenance, repair and insurance of all tools and equipment so provided.
(c) Tools and equipment shall be provided only in conjunction with and to support the attainment of a specific employment outcome.