Title 17a, Title 17a: Social and Human Services and Resources

Sec. 17a-148. (Formerly Sec. 17-49). When license not required; agreement for adoption. The provisions of section 17a-145 shall not apply to any person who is caring for a child without compensation and who has executed a written agreement for the adoption of such child which agr…

Sec. 17a-149. (Formerly Sec. 17-49a). Licensing of child-placing agencies. Limit on commissioner's ability to inspect. No person or entity except a parent, an adult relative as specified by section 17b-75 or guardian of any child shall place a child without a license obtained fro…

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…

Sec. 17a-150. (Formerly Sec. 17-49b). Regulations. The Commissioner of Children and Families shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 setting forth standards for licensing of child-placing agencies, as defined in section 17a-93. Such regulations shall (1) set minimum…

Sec. 17a-151. (Formerly Sec. 17-50). Investigation. Issuance of license or provisional license. Revocation, suspension or limitation of license. Appeal. (a) The Commissioner of Children and Families shall investigate the conditions stated in each application made under the provis…

Sec. 17a-151aa. Child placed in residential facility. Written agreement re care and treatment. Out-of-state residential placements by Department of Children and Families. Visits with child. (a) Any state agency that places a child, as defined in section 17a-93, in a residential f…

Sec. 17a-152. (Formerly Sec. 17-51). Placement of child from another state. Any person or entity, before bringing or sending any child into the state for the purpose of placing or caring for such child in any home or institution, either free or for board, shall make application t…

Sec. 17a-153. (Formerly Sec. 17-52). Investigation into reported violation. Action in the name of the state. Notice. Hearing. Policy. (a) Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other remedy, the Commissioner of Children and Families may, in the manner provided by law and…

Secs. 17a-154 and 17a-155. (Formerly Secs. 17-52a and 17-52b). “Permanent family residence”; definition; requirements. Regulations. Sections 17a-154 and 17a-155 are repealed, effective October 1, 2013. (P.A. 80-261, S. 1–7; P.A. 88-94, S. 1, 3; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; 93-381, S. 9, …

Secs. 17a-156 to 17a-174. Reserved for future use. PART III INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 …

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 …

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…

Sec. 17a-175. (Formerly Sec. 17-81a). Compact. The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN AR…

Sec. 17a-176. (Formerly Sec. 17-81b). Licensing or bonding not required of sending agency. Any requirement of the general statutes for a license or permit or the posting of a bond to entitle an agency to place children shall not apply to a public sending agency of or in another s…

Sec. 17a-177. (Formerly Sec. 17-81c). Financial responsibility for children. Enforcement. Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the provisions of the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Arti…

Sec. 17a-178. (Formerly Sec. 17-81d). Duties of Commissioner of Children and Families. (a) As used in Article III of section 17a-175, “appropriate public authorities”, with reference to this state, means the Commissioner of Children and Families or the commissioner's designee and…

Sec. 17a-179. (Formerly Sec. 17-81e). Agreements with other states. The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions having authority to place children are empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states pursuant to…

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…

Sec. 17a-180. (Formerly Sec. 17-81f). Requirements for visitation, inspection, supervision. Any requirements for visitation, inspection or supervision of children, homes, institutions or other agencies in another party state which may apply under section 17a-175 and any amendment…

Sec. 17a-181. (Formerly Sec. 17-81g). Placement of delinquent children. Any court having jurisdiction to place delinquent children may place any such child in an institution of or in another state pursuant to Article VI of section 17a-175 and shall retain jurisdiction as provided…

Sec. 17a-182. (Formerly Sec. 17-81h). Appointment of compact administrator. The Governor shall appoint a compact administrator in accordance with the terms of Article VII of section 17a-175. (1967, P.A. 178, S. 9.) History: Sec. 17-81h transferred to Sec. 17a-182 in 1991.

Secs. 17a-183 and 17a-184. Reserved for future use. PART IV RUNAWAYS

Sec. 17a-185. (Formerly Sec. 17-81i). Police transportation of certain minors to facility for care. Any officer of the state police or of an organized municipal police department may transport, with the sole written consent of the person transported, any person over sixteen years…

Secs. 17a-186 to 17a-194. Reserved for future use. PART V CASEY CHILD WELFARE UNIT

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…

Secs. 17a-195 to 17a-201. Casey Child Welfare Unit. Sections 17a-195 to 17a-201, inclusive, are repealed. (P.A. 89-360, S. 1–7, 45; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-8, S. 62, 63.) PART VI GENERAL PROVISIONS

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…

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…

Sec. 17a-201a. (Formerly Sec. 17-408). Commitment under sixteen restricted. No court shall commit any child under sixteen years of age to any community correctional center or almshouse. (1949 Rev., S. 2844; 1955, S. 1587d; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 55; 1969, P.A. 297.) History: 1961 act…

Sec. 17a-201b. (Formerly Sec. 17-409). Religious instruction. Section 17a-201b is repealed, effective July 1, 2018. (1949 Rev., S. 2849; 1969, P.A. 664, S. 20; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 99-26, S. 16, 39; P.A. 18-31, S. 43.)

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 …

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…

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…

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.)

Sec. 17a-210. (Formerly Sec. 19a-460). Department and Commissioner of Developmental Services. Duties. Patient programs and placement. (a) There shall be a Department of Developmental Services. The Department of Developmental Services, with the advice of a Council on Developmental…

Sec. 17a-210a. Office of the Developmental Services Ombudsperson. (a) There is established an independent Office of the Developmental Services Ombudsperson within the Department of Developmental Services that is responsible for receiving and making recommendations to the commissi…

Sec. 17a-210b. Finding of intellectual disability not precluded by absence of diagnosis in school or medical records. The absence of a diagnosis of, or reference to, mental retardation, intellectual disability or developmental disability within an individual's school records or m…

Sec. 17a-210c. Terms “Commissioner of Developmental Services” and “Department of Developmental Services” substituted for former terms. Administrative changes related to renaming of department. Eligibility determinations not affected. Section 17a-210c is repealed, effective July 1…

Sec. 17a-210d. Terms “intellectual disability”, “persons with intellectual disability” and “individuals with intellectual disability” substituted for former terms. (a)(1) Wherever the words “the mentally retarded” are used in the following general statutes, “persons with intellec…

Sec. 17a-210e. Resident transfers. Notice. Right to object and hearing. Temporary transfers during public health emergencies. (a) The Commissioner of Developmental Services may transfer a person with intellectual disability who receives residential care services from one public o…

Sec. 17a-211. Five-year plan. Public hearings. Submission to legislature. (a) In 1991, and every five years thereafter, the Department of Developmental Services shall develop and review a five-year plan in accordance with this section. The plan shall: (1) Set priorities; (2) iden…