Title 17a — Title 17a: Social and Human Services and Resources
13 chapters · 783 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-780 (Formerly Sec. 17b-650a). Department of Aging and Disability Services. Successor department to Department of Rehabilitation Services.
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Sec. 17a-780. (Formerly Sec. 17b-650a). Department of Aging and Disability Services. Successor department to Department of Rehabilitation Services. (a) There is created a Department of Aging and Disability Services. The Department of Aging and Disability Services shall be respons…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-781 (Formerly Sec. 17b-650). Vocational rehabilitation; definitions.
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Sec. 17a-781. (Formerly Sec. 17b-650). Vocational rehabilitation; definitions. As used in this section and sections 17a-780 to 17a-790, inclusive, 17a-796, 17a-797, 17a-799 and 17a-835: (1) “Person with a disability” means any individual with a disability, excluding blindness, as…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-782 (Formerly Sec. 17b-653). Eligibility for services.
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Sec. 17a-782. (Formerly Sec. 17b-653). Eligibility for services. (a) Vocational rehabilitation services shall be provided, with or without public cost, directly or through public or private instrumentalities, as part of an individual plan for employment for a person with disabili…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-783 (Formerly Sec. 17b-654). Administrative review. Appeal.
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Sec. 17a-783. (Formerly Sec. 17b-654). Administrative review. Appeal. (a) Any applicant for or recipient of vocational rehabilitation services may request an informal review of any decision made by the Department of Aging and Disability Services pursuant to section 17a-782. (b) R…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-784 (Formerly Sec. 17b-655). Powers and duties of Department of Aging and Disability Services re vocational education.
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Sec. 17a-784. (Formerly Sec. 17b-655). Powers and duties of Department of Aging and Disability Services re vocational education. (a) In carrying out sections 17a-780 to 17a-790, inclusive, 17a-796, 17a-797, 17a-799 and 17a-835, the Department of Aging and Disability Services shal…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-785 (Formerly Sec. 17b-658). Cooperation with federal government.
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Sec. 17a-785. (Formerly Sec. 17b-658). Cooperation with federal government. The Department of Aging and Disability Services is authorized to cooperate with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of any federal statutes pertaining to vocational rehabilitation, to adop…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-786 (Formerly Sec. 17b-659). Treasurer to receive and disburse federal funds.
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Sec. 17a-786. (Formerly Sec. 17b-659). Treasurer to receive and disburse federal funds. The State Treasurer is designated as the custodian of all funds received from the federal government for the purpose of carrying out any federal statutes pertaining to vocational rehabilitatio…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-787 (Formerly Sec. 17b-660). Gifts, grants, reimbursements, bequests for services provided by the Department of Aging and Disability Services.
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Sec. 17a-787. (Formerly Sec. 17b-660). Gifts, grants, reimbursements, bequests for services provided by the Department of Aging and Disability Services. The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services is authorized to accept and use gifts, grants, reimbursements or bequests mad…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-788 (Formerly Sec. 17b-661). Purchase of wheelchairs, placement equipment and adaptive equipment.
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Sec. 17a-788. (Formerly Sec. 17b-661). Purchase of wheelchairs, placement equipment and adaptive equipment. Notwithstanding any other provision of the general statutes, the Department of Aging and Disability Services may, within the limits of appropriations, purchase (1) wheelcha…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-789 (Formerly Sec. 17b-662). Beneficiary's rights not assignable.
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Sec. 17a-789. (Formerly Sec. 17b-662). Beneficiary's rights not assignable. The right of a person with disability to maintenance under sections 17a-780 to 17a-790, inclusive, 17a-796, 17a-797, 17a-799 and 17a-835 shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity. (1957,…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-790 (Formerly Sec. 17b-663). Information concerning beneficiaries confidential.
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Sec. 17a-790. (Formerly Sec. 17b-663). Information concerning beneficiaries confidential. Any person who, except for purposes directly connected with the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program, solicits, discloses, receives or makes use of, or authorizes, knowing…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-791 (Formerly Sec. 17b-612). Transition program for students with disabilities.
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Sec. 17a-791. (Formerly Sec. 17b-612). Transition program for students with disabilities. The Department of Aging and Disability Services shall establish a program to assist public school students with disabilities in preparing for and obtaining competitive employment and to stre…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-791a Employment of vocational rehabilitation staff.
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Sec. 17a-791a. Employment of vocational rehabilitation staff. The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services shall employ, within available appropriations, a sufficient number of vocational rehabilitation staff to provide transition services, as defined in section 10-74o, for …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-792 (Formerly Sec. 17b-613). Definitions.
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Sec. 17a-792. (Formerly Sec. 17b-613). Definitions. As used in this section and sections 17a-793 and 17a-794: (1) “Center for independent living” means a consumer-controlled, community-based, nonprofit corporation which provides consumers or their families with independent living…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-793 (Formerly Sec. 17b-614). State-wide network of independent living centers.
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Sec. 17a-793. (Formerly Sec. 17b-614). State-wide network of independent living centers. (a) The Department of Aging and Disability Services shall establish and maintain a state-wide network of centers for independent living. (b) Not more than five per cent of the amount appropri…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-794 (Formerly Sec. 17b-615). State-wide Independent Living Council.
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Sec. 17a-794. (Formerly Sec. 17b-615). State-wide Independent Living Council. (a) The Governor shall appoint a state-wide Independent Living Council, in accordance with Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 USC 701 et seq., as amended from time to time. (b) The council …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-795 (Formerly Sec. 17b-607). Assistive Technology Loan Program. Assistive technology evaluation and training services.
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Sec. 17a-795. (Formerly Sec. 17b-607). Assistive Technology Loan Program. Assistive technology evaluation and training services. (a) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services is authorized to establish and administer state financing activities as outlined in the federal A…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-796 (Formerly Sec. 17b-656). Preference to be given to products and services rendered by persons with disabilities.
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Sec. 17a-796. (Formerly Sec. 17b-656). Preference to be given to products and services rendered by persons with disabilities. Whenever any products made or manufactured by or services provided by persons with disabilities through community rehabilitation programs or in any worksh…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-797 (Formerly Sec. 17b-657). Duties of Department of Aging and Disability Services regarding medical, diagnostic, physical restoration training and other rehabilitation services.
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Sec. 17a-797. (Formerly Sec. 17b-657). Duties of Department of Aging and Disability Services regarding medical, diagnostic, physical restoration training and other rehabilitation services. The Department of Aging and Disability Services is authorized to provide such medical, diag…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-798 (Formerly Sec. 17b-666). Employment opportunities program for underserved persons with significant disabilities. Regulations.
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Sec. 17a-798. (Formerly Sec. 17b-666). Employment opportunities program for underserved persons with significant disabilities. Regulations. (a) The Department of Aging and Disability Services may receive state and federal funds to administer, within available appropriations, an e…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-799 (Formerly Sec. 17b-651a). Disability determination services unit. Inquiries into criminal history of applicants for employment.
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Sec. 17a-799. (Formerly Sec. 17b-651a). Disability determination services unit. Inquiries into criminal history of applicants for employment. The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services shall inquire into the criminal history of any applicant, who is not at the time of appl…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17a-800 to 17a-809 17a-800 to 17a-809
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Secs. 17a-800 to 17a-809. Reserved for future use. PART II EDUCATION OF, AND SERVICES FOR, THE BLIND
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-810 (Formerly Sec. 10-293). Advisory Board for Persons Who are Blind or Visually Impaired; advisor to Department of Aging and Disability Services.
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Sec. 17a-810. (Formerly Sec. 10-293). Advisory Board for Persons Who are Blind or Visually Impaired; advisor to Department of Aging and Disability Services. Membership. (a) There is established an Advisory Board for Persons Who are Blind or Visually Impaired that shall serve as a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-811 (Formerly Sec. 10-294a). Legal blindness. Impaired vision. Defined.
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Sec. 17a-811. (Formerly Sec. 10-294a). Legal blindness. Impaired vision. Defined. For the purposes of this chapter: (a) A person is legally blind if such person's central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses, or if such person's visual acu…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-812 (Formerly Sec. 10-295). Specialized vision-related instruction, educational programs, goods and services. Expense of services. Teachers and educational resources; funding. Adult home instruction. Adaptive equipment.
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Sec. 17a-812. (Formerly Sec. 10-295). Specialized vision-related instruction, educational programs, goods and services. Expense of services. Teachers and educational resources; funding. Adult home instruction. Adaptive equipment. (a) All residents of this state, regardless of age…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-813 (Formerly Sec. 10-296). Contracts with public or private entities.
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Sec. 17a-813. (Formerly Sec. 10-296). Contracts with public or private entities. The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services may, within available appropriations, contract with public or private entities, individuals or private enterprises for the instruction of persons who…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-814 (Formerly Sec. 10-297). Employment and aid.
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Sec. 17a-814. (Formerly Sec. 10-297). Employment and aid. The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services is authorized to aid in securing employment for persons who are legally blind. Said commissioner may aid persons who are legally blind in such way as said commissioner deem…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-815 (Formerly Sec. 10-297a). Grants to Connecticut Radio Information Service, Inc.
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Sec. 17a-815. (Formerly Sec. 10-297a). Grants to Connecticut Radio Information Service, Inc. The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services may make grants, within available appropriations, to the Connecticut Radio Information Service, Inc., for the purchase of receivers and f…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-816 (Formerly Sec. 10-298). Powers and duties of the Department of Aging and Disability Services re services for persons who are blind or visually impaired.
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Sec. 17a-816. (Formerly Sec. 10-298). Powers and duties of the Department of Aging and Disability Services re services for persons who are blind or visually impaired. (a) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services shall prepare and maintain a register of persons who are bl…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-817 (Formerly Sec. 10-299). Power of Connecticut Institute for Blind to receive bequests; tax exemption. Review of proposed operating budget of Oak Hill School.
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Sec. 17a-817. (Formerly Sec. 10-299). Power of Connecticut Institute for Blind to receive bequests; tax exemption. Review of proposed operating budget of Oak Hill School. (a) The Connecticut Institute for the Blind is empowered to receive, hold, invest or employ, as it deems for …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-818 (Formerly Sec. 10-303). Food service facilities and vending stands in public buildings controlled by Department of Aging and Disability Services. Permissible uses of vending machine income.
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Sec. 17a-818. (Formerly Sec. 10-303). Food service facilities and vending stands in public buildings controlled by Department of Aging and Disability Services. Permissible uses of vending machine income. (a) The authority in charge of any building or property owned, operated or l…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-819 (Formerly Sec. 10-305). Reports of persons who are blind.
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Sec. 17a-819. (Formerly Sec. 10-305). Reports of persons who are blind. Each physician, advanced practice registered nurse and optometrist shall report in writing to the Department of Aging and Disability Services not later than thirty days after a person who is blind comes under…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-820 (Formerly Sec. 10-306). Vocational rehabilitation program.
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Sec. 17a-820. (Formerly Sec. 10-306). Vocational rehabilitation program. The Department of Aging and Disability Services may maintain a vocational rehabilitation program as authorized under the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 USC 791 et seq., for the purpose of providing a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-821 (Formerly Sec. 10-307). Federal funds.
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Sec. 17a-821. (Formerly Sec. 10-307). Federal funds. The Department of Aging and Disability Services is empowered to receive any federal funds made available to this state under which vocational rehabilitation is provided for a person whose visual acuity has been impaired and to …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-822 (Formerly Sec. 10-308). Cooperation with federal government.
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Sec. 17a-822. (Formerly Sec. 10-308). Cooperation with federal government. The Department of Aging and Disability Services may cooperate, pursuant to agreements, with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of any federal statutes pertaining to vocational rehabilitati…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-823 (Formerly Sec. 10-308a). Selection for receipt of rehabilitation services. Regulations.
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Sec. 17a-823. (Formerly Sec. 10-308a). Selection for receipt of rehabilitation services. Regulations. The Department of Aging and Disability Services shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to determine the order to be followed in selecting those eligible persons …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-824 (Formerly Sec. 10-309). Placement; regulations.
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Sec. 17a-824. (Formerly Sec. 10-309). Placement; regulations. The Department of Aging and Disability Services may place in remunerative occupations persons whose capacity to earn a living has been lost or impaired by lessened visual acuity and who, in the opinion of the Commissio…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-825 (Formerly Sec. 10-311a). Records confidential.
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Sec. 17a-825. (Formerly Sec. 10-311a). Records confidential. The case records of the Department of Aging and Disability Services maintained for the purposes of this chapter shall be confidential and the names and addresses of recipients of assistance under this chapter shall not …
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17a-826 to 17a-834 17a-826 to 17a-834
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Secs. 17a-826 to 17a-834. Reserved for future use. PART III DEAF, DEAFBLIND AND HARD OF HEARING PERSONS
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-835 (Formerly Sec. 17b-650e). Department of Aging and Disability Services. Assistance for deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing persons.
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Sec. 17a-835. (Formerly Sec. 17b-650e). Department of Aging and Disability Services. Assistance for deaf, deafblind and hard of hearing persons. The Department of Aging and Disability Services may provide necessary services to persons who are deaf, deafblind or hard of hearing, i…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-835a Bureau of Services for Persons Who are Deaf, Deafblind or Hard of Hearing. Director. Duties.
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Sec. 17a-835a. Bureau of Services for Persons Who are Deaf, Deafblind or Hard of Hearing. Director. Duties. (a) There is established a Bureau of Services for Persons Who are Deaf, Deafblind or Hard of Hearing which shall be within the Department of Aging and Disability Services. …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-836 (Formerly Sec. 46a-27). Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf, Deafblind or Hard of Hearing. Duties. Reporting.
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Sec. 17a-836. (Formerly Sec. 46a-27). Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf, Deafblind or Hard of Hearing. Duties. Reporting. The Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf, Deafblind or Hard of Hearing is hereby created to advocate, strengthen and advise the Governor and the Gene…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-836a (Formerly Sec. 46a-28). Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf, Deafblind or Hard of Hearing: Members, meetings.
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Sec. 17a-836a. (Formerly Sec. 46a-28). Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf, Deafblind or Hard of Hearing: Members, meetings. (a) The Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf, Deafblind or Hard of Hearing shall consist of the following members: (1) The consultant appointed by t…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-837 (Formerly Sec. 46a-29). Assistance from other government agencies.
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Sec. 17a-837. (Formerly Sec. 46a-29). Assistance from other government agencies. (a) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services may request and shall receive from any department, division, board, bureau, commission or agency of the state or of any political subdivision the…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-838 (Formerly Sec. 46a-33a). Registration of persons providing interpreting services. Required qualifications. Penalties for misrepresentation.
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Sec. 17a-838. (Formerly Sec. 46a-33a). Registration of persons providing interpreting services. Required qualifications. Penalties for misrepresentation. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Community setting” means any setting, other than those specifically identified as e…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-839 (Formerly Sec. 46a-33b). Interpreting services provided by the Department of Aging and Disability Services.
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Sec. 17a-839. (Formerly Sec. 46a-33b). Interpreting services provided by the Department of Aging and Disability Services. Upon the request of any person or any public or private entity, the Department of Aging and Disability Services may provide interpreting services to assist su…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-839a (Formerly Sec. 46a-33c). State agency interpreting services. Interpreting services provided by the Department of Aging and Disability Services. Exceptions.
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Sec. 17a-839a. (Formerly Sec. 46a-33c). State agency interpreting services. Interpreting services provided by the Department of Aging and Disability Services. Exceptions. For purposes of this section, “state agency” has the same meaning as provided in section 9-612 and “interpret…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17a-840 to 17a-849 17a-840 to 17a-849
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Secs. 17a-840 to 17a-849. Reserved for future use. PART IV SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-850 (Formerly Sec. 17a-304). Area agencies on aging.
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Sec. 17a-850. (Formerly Sec. 17a-304). Area agencies on aging. The state shall be divided into five elderly planning and service areas, in accordance with federal law and regulations, each having an area agency on aging to carry out the mandates of the federal Older Americans Act…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-851 (Formerly Sec. 17a-305). Allocation of funds. Review. Voluntary fee for meals. Payment schedule. Required reporting, continuity of effort plan.
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Sec. 17a-851. (Formerly Sec. 17a-305). Allocation of funds. Review. Voluntary fee for meals. Payment schedule. Required reporting, continuity of effort plan. (a) The Department of Aging and Disability Services shall equitably allocate, in accordance with federal law, federal fund…