Title 17a — Title 17a: Social and Human Services and Resources
13 chapters · 783 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-1 (Formerly Sec. 17-410). Definitions.
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Sec. 17a-1. (Formerly Sec. 17-410). Definitions. As used in sections 17a-1 to 17a-26, inclusive, 17a-28 to 17a-49, inclusive, 17a-127 and 46b-120, unless otherwise provided in said sections: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Children and Families; (2) “Council” means t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-10 (Formerly Sec. 17-418). Custody of committed children. Support and health services. Extension or termination of commitment.
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Sec. 17a-10. (Formerly Sec. 17-418). Custody of committed children. Support and health services. Extension or termination of commitment. Section 17a-10 is repealed, effective July 1, 2018. (1969, P.A. 664, S. 11; 1971, P.A. 295, S. 1; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 75-524, S. 7, 30; …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-10a Visitation of child in care and custody of commissioner. Communication during public health or national emergency. Policy for temporary cessation of in-person visitation.
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Sec. 17a-10a. Visitation of child in care and custody of commissioner. Communication during public health or national emergency. Policy for temporary cessation of in-person visitation. (a) The Commissioner of Children and Families shall ensure that a child placed in the care and …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-10b Commissioner to make reasonable effort to identify and notify relatives when child removed from custody of parent.
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Sec. 17a-10b. Commissioner to make reasonable effort to identify and notify relatives when child removed from custody of parent. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17a-28, if the Commissioner of Children and Families removes a child from the custody of a parent, the co…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-10c Youth Advisory Board. Sibling Bill of Rights. Meeting between caseworker and child.
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Sec. 17a-10c. Youth Advisory Board. Sibling Bill of Rights. Meeting between caseworker and child. (a) For purposes of this section, “Youth Advisory Board” means a board established by each Department of Children and Families regional office that is comprised of youth in out-of-ho…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-10d Youth advisory councils.
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Sec. 17a-10d. Youth advisory councils. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Child” or “children” means any person or persons under eighteen years of age, except as otherwise specified, or any person or persons under twenty-one years of age who is or are in full-time attendance in a …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-10e Children in Care Bill of Rights and Expectations. Meeting between caseworker and child.
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Sec. 17a-10e. Children in Care Bill of Rights and Expectations. Meeting between caseworker and child. (a) There is created a Children in Care Bill of Rights and Expectations, which shall pertain to each child placed in out-of-home care by the Commissioner of Children and Families…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-11 (Formerly Sec. 17-419). Voluntary admission. Termination of admission. Transfer. Permanency plan. Review of plan by Probate Court. Appeals. Regulations. Plan for care and treatment of persons eighteen years of age or older.
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Sec. 17a-11. (Formerly Sec. 17-419). Voluntary admission. Termination of admission. Transfer. Permanency plan. Review of plan by Probate Court. Appeals. Regulations. Plan for care and treatment of persons eighteen years of age or older. (a) The commissioner may, in the commission…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-12 (Formerly Sec. 17-420). Transfer of child or youth to other program, agency, organization or facility.
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Sec. 17a-12. (Formerly Sec. 17-420). Transfer of child or youth to other program, agency, organization or facility. (a) When the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee, determines that a change of program is in the best interest of any child or youth committed or transferre…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-13 (Formerly Sec. 17-420a). Jurisdiction over person transferred to correctional facility.
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Sec. 17a-13. (Formerly Sec. 17-420a). Jurisdiction over person transferred to correctional facility. Section 17a-13 is repealed, effective July 1, 2018. (1971, P.A. 13, S. 2; P.A. 78-300, S. 2; P.A. 86-186, S. 9; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 11-157, S. 8; P.A. 15-14, S. 27; P.A. 16-…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-14 (Formerly Sec. 17-420b). Completion of special education programs permitted. Payment by Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
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Sec. 17a-14. (Formerly Sec. 17-420b). Completion of special education programs permitted. Payment by Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Each child or youth in the custody of the Commissioner of Children and Families due to behavioral problems, and served by an …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-15 (Formerly Sec. 17-421). Development of treatment and permanent placement plan. Review of plan. Modifications. Application for review. Hearing. Procedure.
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Sec. 17a-15. (Formerly Sec. 17-421). Development of treatment and permanent placement plan. Review of plan. Modifications. Application for review. Hearing. Procedure. (a) The commissioner shall prepare and maintain a written case plan for care, treatment and permanent placement o…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-15a Inclusion of information in documents concerning permanent placement plan.
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Sec. 17a-15a. Inclusion of information in documents concerning permanent placement plan. The Department of Children and Families shall include the following information in each document of the department entitled study in support of permanency plan and status report for permanenc…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-15b Department responsibilities re child eligible for benefits from Social Security Administration. Documentation of benefit eligibility in child's permanency plan.
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Sec. 17a-15b. Department responsibilities re child eligible for benefits from Social Security Administration. Documentation of benefit eligibility in child's permanency plan. (a) The permanency plan of a child in the care and custody of the Commissioner of Children and Families s…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-15c Inclusion of educational, vocational and financial information in permanency plan documents and hearings.
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Sec. 17a-15c. Inclusion of educational, vocational and financial information in permanency plan documents and hearings. Any permanency plan documents submitted by the Department of Children and Families pursuant to section 46b-129 and any hearing held to address a child's or yout…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-15d Policy re Social Security disability insurance benefit payments.
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Sec. 17a-15d. Policy re Social Security disability insurance benefit payments. (a) Not later than January 1, 2023, the Department of Children and Families shall establish a policy concerning the management and expenditure of Social Security disability insurance benefit payments r…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-16 (Formerly Sec. 17-440). Rights of children and youths under the supervision of the Commissioner of Children and Families.
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Sec. 17a-16. (Formerly Sec. 17-440). Rights of children and youths under the supervision of the Commissioner of Children and Families. (a) No child or youth placed or treated under the direction of the Commissioner of Children and Families in any public or private facility shall …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-16a School placement for children in out-of-home care. Nexus school districts.
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Sec. 17a-16a. School placement for children in out-of-home care. Nexus school districts. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Child” means (A) any school-aged child, (B) any child ages three to five, inclusive, who has been identified as eligible for special education pursuant …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-17 (Formerly Sec. 17-421a). Direct payment for goods and services. Single cost accounting system for payment of room and board and education expenses. Payment system for child care facilities.
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Sec. 17a-17. (Formerly Sec. 17-421a). Direct payment for goods and services. Single cost accounting system for payment of room and board and education expenses. Payment system for child care facilities. (a) The Commissioner of Children and Families may, after consultation with th…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-18 (Formerly Sec. 17-422). Receipt of grants or gifts.
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Sec. 17a-18. (Formerly Sec. 17-422). Receipt of grants or gifts. The Commissioner of Children and Families may accept and receive on behalf of the department or any institution or facility thereof, subject to section 4b-22, any bequest, devise or grant made to the department or t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-19 (Formerly Sec. 17-422a). Administration of the parent-child resource system.
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Sec. 17a-19. (Formerly Sec. 17-422a). Administration of the parent-child resource system. The Commissioner of Children and Families or his designee, shall administer the parent-child resource system. (P.A. 76-285, S. 1, 3; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2.) History: Sec. 17-422a transferred t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-2 (Formerly Sec. 17-411). Composition of department. Name change.
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Sec. 17a-2. (Formerly Sec. 17-411). Composition of department. Name change. (a) There shall be a Department of Children and Families which shall be a single budgeted agency consisting of the institutions, facilities and programs existing within the department, any programs and fa…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-20 (Formerly Sec. 17-424). Definition of psychiatric clinic and child guidance clinic. Grant of funds.
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Sec. 17a-20. (Formerly Sec. 17-424). Definition of psychiatric clinic and child guidance clinic. Grant of funds. (a) For the purposes of this section, “psychiatric clinic” means an organization licensed by the Department of Children and Families and staffed by psychiatrists, psyc…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-20a Mental and behavioral health consultation and care coordination program. Regulations.
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Sec. 17a-20a. Mental and behavioral health consultation and care coordination program. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Children and Families shall establish and implement a regional mental and behavioral health consultation and care coordination program for (1) primary care …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-20b In-home respite care services fund. Program for in-home respite care services. Regulations.
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Sec. 17a-20b. In-home respite care services fund. Program for in-home respite care services. Regulations. (a) For purposes of this section, (1) “children with behavioral health needs” means children who are suffering from one or more mental disorders as defined in the most recent…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-20c Peer-to-peer support program for mental and behavioral health issues. State funds for services not covered.
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Sec. 17a-20c. Peer-to-peer support program for mental and behavioral health issues. State funds for services not covered. (a) The peer-to-peer support program for parents and caregivers of children with mental and behavioral health issues that is operated by an administrative ser…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-21 (Formerly Sec. 17-424a). Statistical reporting on psychiatric care of children and youths.
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Sec. 17a-21. (Formerly Sec. 17-424a). Statistical reporting on psychiatric care of children and youths. Section 17a-21 is repealed, effective July 1, 2009. (P.A. 81-92, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 06-196, S. 111; P.A. 09-205, S. 12.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-21a Guidelines for use and management of psychotropic medications. Database established.
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Sec. 17a-21a. Guidelines for use and management of psychotropic medications. Database established. The Department of Children and Families shall, within available resources and with the assistance of The University of Connecticut Health Center, (1) establish guidelines for the us…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22 (Formerly Sec. 17-425). Extended day treatment programs. Grants. Definition of day treatment center.
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Sec. 17a-22. (Formerly Sec. 17-425). Extended day treatment programs. Grants. Definition of day treatment center. The Department of Children and Families shall develop and maintain a program of day treatment centers and extended day treatment programs for emotionally disturbed, m…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22a Connecticut Community KidCare. Requirements. Memorandum of understanding for joint administration. Consultation during development. Federal waivers or amendments.
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Sec. 17a-22a. Connecticut Community KidCare. Requirements. Memorandum of understanding for joint administration. Consultation during development. Federal waivers or amendments. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services and the Commissioner of Children and Families shall, within ava…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22aa Availability of flexible emergency funding for children with psychiatric disabilities.
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Sec. 17a-22aa. Availability of flexible emergency funding for children with psychiatric disabilities. The Commissioner of Children and Families, in consultation with the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, shall, within available appropriations, maintain the ava…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22b Local needs assessment by community collaborative. Lead service agencies to coordinate care of children and youths enrolled in Connecticut Community KidCare. Community collaborative composition and responsibilities.
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Sec. 17a-22b. Local needs assessment by community collaborative. Lead service agencies to coordinate care of children and youths enrolled in Connecticut Community KidCare. Community collaborative composition and responsibilities. (a) Each community collaborative shall, within ava…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22bb Implementation plan for meeting mental, emotional and behavioral needs of children. Departmental strategies. Training. Reimbursement. Records re instances of physical restraint and seclusion.
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Sec. 17a-22bb. Implementation plan for meeting mental, emotional and behavioral needs of children. Departmental strategies. Training. Reimbursement. Records re instances of physical restraint and seclusion. (a) The Commissioner of Children and Families, in consultation with repre…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22c Performance measures for Connecticut Community KidCare. Curricula and training.
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Sec. 17a-22c. Performance measures for Connecticut Community KidCare. Curricula and training. (a) The Commissioner of Children and Families and the Commissioner of Social Services shall establish performance measures in the areas of finance, administration, utilization, client sa…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22cc Professional development training provided to pediatricians and child care providers.
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Sec. 17a-22cc. Professional development training provided to pediatricians and child care providers. The Office of Early Childhood, in collaboration with the Department of Children and Families, shall provide, to the extent that private, federal or philanthropic funding is availa…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22d Establishment of organization with regional local chapters to provide family-to-family support, family advocates and assistance with individual service plan process and to encourage participation in Connecticut Community KidCare planning.
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Sec. 17a-22d. Establishment of organization with regional local chapters to provide family-to-family support, family advocates and assistance with individual service plan process and to encourage participation in Connecticut Community KidCare planning. The Commissioner of Childre…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22dd Coordination of home visitation programs. Public information and education campaign.
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Sec. 17a-22dd. Coordination of home visitation programs. Public information and education campaign. (a) Not later than December 1, 2014, the Office of Early Childhood, through the Early Childhood Education Cabinet, shall provide recommendations for implementing the coordination o…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22e Reports re implementation of Connecticut Community KidCare to General Assembly.
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Sec. 17a-22e. Reports re implementation of Connecticut Community KidCare to General Assembly. Section 17a-22e is repealed, effective July 1, 2005. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-2, S. 48, 69; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-9, S. 129, 131; P.A. 05-246, S. 6; 05-280, S. 104.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22ee Animal-assisted therapy and activities. Animal-assisted critical incident response teams.
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Sec. 17a-22ee. Animal-assisted therapy and activities. Animal-assisted critical incident response teams. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Animal-assisted activity” means any activity that involves a team consisting of a registered handler and therapy animal interacting with…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22f Behavioral health services. Contract with administrative services organizations. Clinical management.
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Sec. 17a-22f. Behavioral health services. Contract with administrative services organizations. Clinical management. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services may, with regard to the provision of behavioral health services provided pursuant to a state plan under Title XIX or Title X…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22ff Children's Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Health Plan Implementation Advisory Board.
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Sec. 17a-22ff. Children's Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Health Plan Implementation Advisory Board. (a) There is established a Children's Mental, Emotional and Behavioral Health Plan Implementation Advisory Board that shall advise (1) the Departments of Children and Families, D…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22g Connecticut Community KidCare. Disclosure of case-specific information. Limitations.
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Sec. 17a-22g. Connecticut Community KidCare. Disclosure of case-specific information. Limitations. (a) The Judicial Branch and each state agency, community-based program, organization or individual that provides behavioral health or substance abuse prevention and treatment progra…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22gg Home Visitation Program Consortium.
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Sec. 17a-22gg. Home Visitation Program Consortium. (a) There is established a Home Visitation Program Consortium that shall advise the Office of Early Childhood, Department of Children and Families, Department of Developmental Services and the Department of Education regarding th…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22h Behavioral Health Partnership. Development and implementation.
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Sec. 17a-22h. Behavioral Health Partnership. Development and implementation. (a) The Commissioners of Social Services, Children and Families, and Mental Health and Addiction Services shall develop and implement an integrated behavioral health service system for HUSKY Health progr…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22hh Data repository for emergency mobile psychiatric services personnel.
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Sec. 17a-22hh. Data repository for emergency mobile psychiatric services personnel. On or before January 1, 2023, the Department of Children and Families shall establish and administer a data repository for (1) emergency mobile psychiatric services personnel to share best practic…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22i Designation of directors for Behavioral Health Partnership. Memoranda of understanding re activities of administrative services organizations.
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Sec. 17a-22i. Designation of directors for Behavioral Health Partnership. Memoranda of understanding re activities of administrative services organizations. (a) The Commissioners of Children and Families, Social Services and Mental Health and Addiction Services shall each designa…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22ii Mental and Behavioral Health Treatment Fund.
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Sec. 17a-22ii. Mental and Behavioral Health Treatment Fund. (a) There is established a Mental and Behavioral Health Treatment Fund, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22j Behavioral Health Partnership Oversight Council. Members. Duties.
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Sec. 17a-22j. Behavioral Health Partnership Oversight Council. Members. Duties. (a) There is established a Behavioral Health Partnership Oversight Council which shall advise the Commissioners of Children and Families, Social Services and Mental Health and Addiction Services on th…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22jj Social Determinants of Mental Health Fund.
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Sec. 17a-22jj. Social Determinants of Mental Health Fund. (a) There is established a Social Determinants of Mental Health Fund, which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the accou…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-22k Behavioral Health Partnership clinical management committee. Established. Members.
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Sec. 17a-22k. Behavioral Health Partnership clinical management committee. Established. Members. There is established a clinical management committee to develop clinical management guidelines to be used for the Behavioral Health Partnership. The committee shall consist of two mem…