Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17b - Social Services › 4(a) - Community-Based Services › Section 17b-4(a)-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in Sections 17b-4(a) -1 through 17b-4 (a)-6, inclusive, as follows:
(a) "Adult" means a person with a disability between the ages of 18-64 years.
(b) "Administrative Overpayment" is an overpayment caused by the Department's incorrect action or failure to act within the appropriate time limits.
(c) "Applicant" means any person who has submitted to the Department a completed and signed application form for Community-Based Services for families and adults.
(d) "Assets" means all personal property and resources including, but not limited to, cash, bank accounts, stocks, bonds, credit union shares, mortgage notes, real estate, automobiles, cash value of life insurance, assignments of interest in estates or causes of action.
(e) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Social Services or a designee.
(f) "Community-Based Services" means the following services:
(1) Adult Day Care Services - day care in a center for adults provided for a scheduled number of hours per week. Elements of this service are directed toward meeting supervision, health maintenance and restoration needs of participants.
(2) Adult Companion Service - home-based supervision and monitoring activities which assist and/or instruct an adult in maintaining a safe environment, including escorting adults to medical or other appointments or recreational activities, supervising and/or assisting with activities of adult daily living, and reminding individuals to take self-administered medications.
(3) Home-Delivered Meals - the preparation and delivery of meals for adults who are unable to prepare or obtain nourishing meals on their own.
(4) Case Management - the implementation, coordination and monitoring by a department social worker of a community-based plan of care developed as a result of a comprehensive client needs assessment completed by the Department.
(5) Chore Service - the performance of heavy indoor work, outdoor work or household tasks that are necessary to maintain and promote a healthy and safe environment for recipients in their own homes.
(6) Case Work - duties performed by a social worker dealing with problems of a particular case.
(7) Homemaker Services - general household management activities provided in the home on a part-time, intermittent, or full-time basis as determined by a department social worker to assist and/or instruct the recipient in managing a household.
(8) Temporary Foster Care - the placement of minor child(ren), for a period of up to 90 days, in an approved foster home or with relatives when parents or a legal guardian are out of the home due to illness or other factors beyond their control.
(9) Social Work Services - assessment and evaluation of need by a Department social worker including service planning, contracting, counseling, case work, advocacy for the recipient, and crisis intervention when appropriate.
(10) Teaching Homemaker - a trained provider who assists and/or instructs a parent in child development, household management, shopping, meal planning, meal preparation and family household finances.
(11) Personal Emergency Response System - a 24 hour electronic alarm system placed in an adult's home that enables him or her to obtain immediate help in case of an emergency.