Title 17b — Title 17b: Social Services
21 chapters · 695 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-100 (Formerly Sec. 17-83l). Fraudulent conveyance for purpose of obtaining assistance. Civil action by commissioner.
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Sec. 17b-100. (Formerly Sec. 17-83l). Fraudulent conveyance for purpose of obtaining assistance. Civil action by commissioner. It shall constitute a fraudulent conveyance as against the state for any person to assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of property for less than fair m…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-101 (Formerly Sec. 17-83m). State's right of subrogation to right of applicant or recipient of assistance re transfer of property. Civil action by commissioner.
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Sec. 17b-101. (Formerly Sec. 17-83m). State's right of subrogation to right of applicant or recipient of assistance re transfer of property. Civil action by commissioner. In the event that any person applying for or receiving public assistance or state-administered general assist…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-102 (Formerly Sec. 17-83n). Regulations providing a financial incentive for reporting vendor fraud.
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Sec. 17b-102. (Formerly Sec. 17-83n). Regulations providing a financial incentive for reporting vendor fraud. The Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, on or before September 1, 1996, to provide a financial incent…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-103 (Formerly Sec. 17-83p). Refunds by vendors to persons eligible for medical assistance. Penalty.
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Sec. 17b-103. (Formerly Sec. 17-83p). Refunds by vendors to persons eligible for medical assistance. Penalty. (a) Any payment made by or on behalf of an individual who is subsequently found eligible for the Title XIX Medicaid program shall be refunded to the payor (1) to the exte…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-104 (Formerly Sec. 17-2). State supplementation to the Supplemental Security Income Program. Temporary family assistance program standard of need, payment standards. State-administered general assistance program annual payment standard increase.
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Sec. 17b-104. (Formerly Sec. 17-2). State supplementation to the Supplemental Security Income Program. Temporary family assistance program standard of need, payment standards. State-administered general assistance program annual payment standard increase. (a) The Commissioner of …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-105 (Formerly Sec. 17-2d). Authority to furnish transportation out of state for recipients of aid.
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Sec. 17b-105. (Formerly Sec. 17-2d). Authority to furnish transportation out of state for recipients of aid. The Department of Social Services may furnish any person who is cared for at the expense of the state or any town with transportation to any other state or country if such…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-105a Supplemental nutrition assistance program. Authority of commissioner to seek waiver and implement federal options. Contract with outside vendor to update administrative system to enable staggering of distribution of program benefits.
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Sec. 17b-105a. Supplemental nutrition assistance program. Authority of commissioner to seek waiver and implement federal options. Contract with outside vendor to update administrative system to enable staggering of distribution of program benefits. (a) The Commissioner of Social …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-105b Supplemental nutrition assistance benefit extensions.
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Sec. 17b-105b. Supplemental nutrition assistance benefit extensions. The Department of Social Services shall be required to pursue the maximum supplemental nutrition assistance benefit extensions permitted by the Code of Federal Regulations Title 7, Part 273, Section 273.12, for …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-105c Supplemental nutrition assistance program. Authority of commissioner to implement policy.
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Sec. 17b-105c. Supplemental nutrition assistance program. Authority of commissioner to implement policy. The Commissioner of Social Services, in accordance with federal law, may implement policy to simplify program administration and increase payment accuracy in the supplemental …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-105d Supplemental nutrition assistance program. Outreach. Work-study programs.
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Sec. 17b-105d. Supplemental nutrition assistance program. Outreach. Work-study programs. (a) The Department of Social Services, in conjunction with the member agencies of the Child Poverty and Prevention Council, may work with local governments, institutions of higher education, …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-105e Definitions.
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Sec. 17b-105e. Definitions. As used in sections 17b-105e to 17b-105i, inclusive: (1) “Poverty reduction strategies” means a coordinated set of actions which may include, but is not limited to, job search and work experience; education and training, including adult basic education…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-105f Supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training program.
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Sec. 17b-105f. Supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training program. (a) The Department of Social Services shall administer a supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training program, authorized under the federal Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as amended fr…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-105g Selection of supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training community collaboratives to receive federal matching funds. Establishment and composition of collaborative. Use of funds.
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Sec. 17b-105g. Selection of supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training community collaboratives to receive federal matching funds. Establishment and composition of collaborative. Use of funds. (a) The Department of Social Services shall select among qualified suppl…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-105h Use and distribution of supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training federal matching funds.
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Sec. 17b-105h. Use and distribution of supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training federal matching funds. (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, the Department of Social Services may use such funds from the federal matching funds received by the state pursua…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-105i Report re supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training federal matching funds.
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Sec. 17b-105i. Report re supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training federal matching funds. On or before January 15, 2009, and annually thereafter from January 15, 2010, to January 15, 2014, inclusive, the Commissioner of Social Services shall report, in accordance…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-106 (Formerly Sec. 17-12f). State supplement to Supplemental Security Income Program. Adult payment standards. State supplement payments for certain residents in long-term care facilities.
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Sec. 17b-106. (Formerly Sec. 17-12f). State supplement to Supplemental Security Income Program. Adult payment standards. State supplement payments for certain residents in long-term care facilities. (a) On July 1, 1989, and annually thereafter, the commissioner shall increase the…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-106a Adult payment standards for state supplement to Supplemental Security Income program. Personal needs allowance. Increase.
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Sec. 17b-106a. Adult payment standards for state supplement to Supplemental Security Income program. Personal needs allowance. Increase. Section 17b-106a is repealed, effective February 28, 2003. (May 9 Sp. Sess. P.A. 02-7, S. 55; P.A. 03-2, S. 57.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-107 (Formerly Sec. 17-12g). Emergency assistance program: Administration, eligibility, regulations.
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Sec. 17b-107. (Formerly Sec. 17-12g). Emergency assistance program: Administration, eligibility, regulations. Section 17b-107 is repealed, effective April 29, 2008. (P.A. 78-192, S. 5–7; P.A. 79-524; P.A. 88-127; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; 93-418, S. 5, 41; P.A. 95-348, S. 1, 2; P.A.…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-108 (Formerly Sec. 17-12k). Cross-matching of recipients' records.
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Sec. 17b-108. (Formerly Sec. 17-12k). Cross-matching of recipients' records. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall conduct annual cross-matches of all or a selected group of the records of recipients of public assistance and state-administered general assistance with the …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-109 (Formerly Sec. 17-12m). Photo identification cards.
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Sec. 17b-109. (Formerly Sec. 17-12m). Photo identification cards. The Commissioner of Social Services may provide photo identification cards to recipients of assistance under the temporary family assistance program and to heads of households and their authorized representatives i…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-110 (Formerly Sec. 17-12o). Special need payment program. Eligibility. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-110. (Formerly Sec. 17-12o). Special need payment program. Eligibility. Regulations. Section 17b-110 is repealed, effective July 1, 1995. (P.A. 88-254, S. 1, 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-8, S. 56; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; P.A. 95-194, S. 32, 33.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-111 17b-111
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Sec. 17b-111. Transferred to Chapter 319t, Sec. 17b-190.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-111a State-wide data bank of general assistance recipients.
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Sec. 17b-111a. State-wide data bank of general assistance recipients. Section 17b-111a is repealed, effective March 1, 2004. (P.A. 95-194, S. 14, 33; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 97.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-111b Regulations re general assistance.
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Sec. 17b-111b. Regulations re general assistance. Section 17b-111b is repealed, effective October 1, 2004. (June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 143, 165; P.A. 04-76, S. 59.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-112 Temporary family assistance program.
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Sec. 17b-112. Temporary family assistance program. (a) The Department of Social Services shall administer a temporary family assistance program under which cash assistance shall be provided to eligible families in accordance with the temporary assistance for needy families progra…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-112a Definitions. Notification of referrals to applicants and recipients of temporary family assistance who are victims of domestic violence. Domestic violence training program. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-112a. Definitions. Notification of referrals to applicants and recipients of temporary family assistance who are victims of domestic violence. Domestic violence training program. Regulations. (a) For purposes of this section and section 17b-112b: (1) “Victim of domestic …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-112b Exemptions and extensions for applicants and recipients of temporary family assistance who are victims of domestic violence. Standards and procedures. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-112b. Exemptions and extensions for applicants and recipients of temporary family assistance who are victims of domestic violence. Standards and procedures. Regulations. (a) An applicant or recipient who is a past or present victim of domestic violence or at risk of furt…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-112c Alien eligibility for temporary family assistance or state-administered general assistance.
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Sec. 17b-112c. Alien eligibility for temporary family assistance or state-administered general assistance. (a) Qualified aliens, as defined in Section 431 of Public Law 104-193, who do not qualify for federally-funded cash assistance, other lawfully residing immigrant aliens or a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-112d Eligibility for temporary assistance for needy families or supplemental nutrition assistance program for person convicted of controlled substance felony.
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Sec. 17b-112d. Eligibility for temporary assistance for needy families or supplemental nutrition assistance program for person convicted of controlled substance felony. A person convicted of any offense under federal or state law, on or after August 22, 1996, which (1) is classif…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-112e Safety net services. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-112e. Safety net services. Regulations. (a) The Department of Social Services shall provide safety net services for certain families identified as having significant barriers to employment and families who are at risk of losing benefits under the temporary family assista…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-112f Safety net services account. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-112f. Safety net services account. Regulations. (a) There is established a safety net services account which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. Any moneys collected under the contribution system established under section 12-743 shall be depo…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-112g Diversion assistance program for families. Eligibility. Notification of benefits and services. Regulations.
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Sec. 17b-112g. Diversion assistance program for families. Eligibility. Notification of benefits and services. Regulations. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall offer immediate diversion assistance designed to prevent certain families who are applying for monthly temporar…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-112h Disbursement of federal funds received from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Emergency Contingency Fund.
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Sec. 17b-112h. Disbursement of federal funds received from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Emergency Contingency Fund. (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, and each fiscal year thereafter, the Commissioner of Social Services shall disburse all federal funds recei…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-112i Maximization of federal funds available from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Emergency Fund.
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Sec. 17b-112i. Maximization of federal funds available from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Emergency Fund. (a) The Department of Social Services shall maximize federal fund opportunities from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Emergency Fund established purs…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-112j Jobs First program. Modification of approved work activities.
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Sec. 17b-112j. Jobs First program. Modification of approved work activities. Section 17b-112j is repealed, effective July 1, 2016. (P.A. 10-133, S. 8; P.A. 11-25, S. 8; P.A. 16-131, S. 7.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-112k Pilot program to serve persons receiving temporary family assistance program benefits and participating in Jobs First program.
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Sec. 17b-112k. Pilot program to serve persons receiving temporary family assistance program benefits and participating in Jobs First program. Section 17b-112k is repealed, effective June 23, 2021. (P.A. 11-44, S. 165; 11-61, S. 155; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 25; June Sp. Se…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-112l Initiative for two-generational service delivery to encourage educational, health and workforce readiness and self-sufficiency.
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Sec. 17b-112l. Initiative for two-generational service delivery to encourage educational, health and workforce readiness and self-sufficiency. (a) There is established a two-generational initiative to disrupt cycles of poverty and advance family economic self-sufficiency. The ini…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-112m Integration of Even Start into planning and implementation of state-wide, two-generational initiative.
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Sec. 17b-112m. Integration of Even Start into planning and implementation of state-wide, two-generational initiative. It is intended that Even Start be integrated into the coordinated state planning and implementation of the state-wide, two-generational initiative of the Office o…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-113 Rate paid to recipients.
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Sec. 17b-113. Rate paid to recipients. Section 17b-113 is repealed, effective July 1, 1997. (P.A. 93-418, S. 17, 41; P.A. 95-194, S. 3, 33; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 164, 165.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-114 (Formerly Sec. 17-83q). Return of security deposits.
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Sec. 17b-114. (Formerly Sec. 17-83q). Return of security deposits. Subject to federal approval, as a condition of receiving a special need benefit to cover the cost of a security deposit, a recipient of assistance under the temporary family assistance program or the state-adminis…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17b-114a to 17b-114n 17b-114a to 17b-114n
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Secs. 17b-114a to 17b-114n. Reserved for future use.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-114o Submission of federal TANF expenditure report to legislative committees.
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Sec. 17b-114o. Submission of federal TANF expenditure report to legislative committees. The expenditure report relative to the temporary assistance for needy families block grant required to be submitted by the Commissioner of Social Services to the federal Department of Health a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-115 (Formerly Sec. 17-272). “Town” and “selectmen” defined.
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Sec. 17b-115. (Formerly Sec. 17-272). “Town” and “selectmen” defined. Section 17b-115 is repealed, effective July 1, 1997. (1949 Rev., S. 2584; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 164, 165.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17b-116 (Formerly Sec 17-273) to 17b-116b and 17b-117 (Formerly Sec. 17-273a). Liability of town for support; regulations. Restrictive payment system. Disclosure of information or records pertaining to municipal social services departments. Districts for administration of general assistance.
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Secs. 17b-116 (Formerly Sec. 17-273) to 17b-116b and 17b-117 (Formerly Sec. 17-273a). Liability of town for support; regulations. Restrictive payment system. Disclosure of information or records pertaining to municipal social services departments. Districts for administration of …
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17b-118 and 17b-118a 17b-118 and 17b-118a
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Secs. 17b-118 and 17b-118a. Transferred to Chapter 319t, Secs. 17b-195 and 17b-196, respectively.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-118b Restrictions on eligibility for general assistance of persons aged eighteen to twenty-one living with and as dependents of their parents.
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Sec. 17b-118b. Restrictions on eligibility for general assistance of persons aged eighteen to twenty-one living with and as dependents of their parents. Section 17b-118b is repealed, effective October 1, 2004. (P.A. 95-194, S. 17, 33; P.A. 04-76, S. 59.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-119 17b-119
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Sec. 17b-119. Transferred to Chapter 319t, Sec. 17b-197.
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17b-120 and 17b-121 (Formerly Secs. 17-273d and 17-274a). Emergency shelter services for general assistance recipients. Regulations on medical treatment.
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Secs. 17b-120 and 17b-121. (Formerly Secs. 17-273d and 17-274a). Emergency shelter services for general assistance recipients. Regulations on medical treatment. Sections 17b-120 and 17b-121 are repealed, effective March 1, 2004. (P.A. 83-532, S. 2, 3; 83-575, S. 3, 10; P.A. 84-15…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-122 (Formerly Sec. 17-277). Reimbursement by paupers.
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Sec. 17b-122. (Formerly Sec. 17-277). Reimbursement by paupers. When any person has been supported, in whole or in part, by any town, such person shall be liable to pay for such support the cost of such support or a reasonable amount thereof and, on his failure so to do, his exec…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17b-123 (Formerly Sec. 17-278). Request for support. Application review process. Notification by applicant of change in circumstances.
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Sec. 17b-123. (Formerly Sec. 17-278). Request for support. Application review process. Notification by applicant of change in circumstances. Section 17b-123 is repealed, effective March 1, 2004. (1949 Rev., S. 2589; 1959, P.A. 603; P.A. 76-301, S. 1; P.A. 77-614, S. 608, 610; P.A…