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

Sec. 17a-248a. Birth-to-three program not deemed humane institution. The birth-to-three program established pursuant to section 17a-248b shall not be considered a humane institution, as defined in section 17b-222. (P.A. 96-238, S. 13, 25.) History: P.A. 96-238 effective July 1, 1…

Sec. 17a-248b. State Interagency Birth-to-Three Coordinating Council. (a) The lead agency shall establish a State Interagency Birth-to-Three Coordinating Council and shall provide staff assistance and other resources to the council. The council shall consist of the following memb…

Sec. 17a-248c. Local interagency birth-to-three coordinating councils. (a) The commissioner may establish one local interagency coordinating council in each region of the state. Each council shall consist of five or more individuals interested in the welfare of children ages birt…

Sec. 17a-248d. Birth-to-three early intervention services. Data collection. Regulations. Notification to school boards. (a) The lead agency, in coordination with the participating agencies and in consultation with the council, shall establish and maintain a state-wide birth-to-th…

Sec. 17a-248e. Screening of children ineligible for participation in preschool programs. Individualized family service plans. Duties of the lead agency. (a) Each eligible child and his or her family shall receive (1) a multidisciplinary assessment of the child's unique needs and …

Sec. 17a-248f. Birth-to-three procedural safeguards. Procedural safeguards shall be the same as required under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 USC 1431 et seq. (P.A. 96-185, S. 4, 16; P.A. 10-93, S. 5.) History: P.A. 96-185 effective July 1, 1996; P.…

Sec. 17a-248g. Birth-to-three funding. Fees for services prohibited. Insurance coverage. General administrative payments. (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, funds appropriated to the lead agency for purposes of section 17a-248, sections 17a-248b to 17a-248f, inclusive…

Sec. 17a-248h. Birth-to-three program to provide mental health services. The birth-to-three program, established under section 17a-248b and administered by the Office of Early Childhood, shall provide mental health services to any child eligible for early intervention services pu…

Sec. 17a-248i. Notification of availability of hearing tests for children receiving birth-to-three program services. (a) Not later than October 1, 2015, the Commissioner of Early Childhood shall require, as part of the birth-to-three program established under section 17a-248b, th…

Sec. 17a-248j. Certificarion to teach within birth-to-three program. Upon the request of a director of an early intervention service program participating in the birth-to-three program, established pursuant to section 17a-248b, the Commissioner of Education may permit any person …

Sec. 17a-248k. Designation of school readiness liaison. For the school year commencing July 1, 2022, and each school year thereafter, in any school district that serves a town that has not convened or established a local or regional school readiness council pursuant to section 10…

Sec. 17a-248l. Expansion of birth-to-three program. Not later than July 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Early Childhood shall develop and implement a plan to expand the birth-to-three program, established pursuant to section 17a-248b, to provide early intervention services to any ch…

Sec. 17a-248m. Receipt of early intervention services by Spanish-speaking qualified personnel and service coordinators. Spanish-speaking interpreting or translator services. On and after July 1, 2023, an eligible child whose primary language is Spanish shall be entitled to receiv…

Sec. 17a-248n. Receipt of early intervention services at child care centers, group child care homes and family child care homes. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Early intervention services” has the same meaning as provided in section 17a-248; and (2) “Individualized family serv…

Sec. 17a-249. Oral Health and Dental Services Unit. Duties. (a) There shall be, within the Health and Clinical Services Division of the Department of Developmental Services, an Oral Health and Dental Services Unit. The unit shall: (1) Support persons with intellectual disability …

Sec. 17a-25. (Formerly Sec. 17-429). Superintendents and directors of facilities. Qualifications, responsibilities and duties. (a) Except as otherwise provided, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall appoint and remove the superintendents and directors of state-operated …

Sec. 17a-26. (Formerly Sec. 17-430). Use of federal funds available for services to children. The Commissioners of Mental Health and Addiction Services and Children and Families shall insure that any federal funds available to this state for services of any kind to children which…

Sec. 17a-27. (Formerly Sec. 17-372). Investment and use of the Connecticut Juvenile Training School donation fund. (a) The Commissioner of Children and Families after consultation with the Council on Children and Families is authorized to invest the donation fund of the Connectic…

Sec. 17a-270. (Formerly Sec. 19a-445). Council on Developmental Services. (a) There is established a Council on Developmental Services which shall consist of fifteen members appointed as follows: Eight shall be appointed by the Governor, for two-year terms, one of whom shall be a…

Sec. 17a-271. (Formerly Sec. 19a-446). Trustees. (a) The board of trustees of the training school shall consist of seven members, who shall serve without compensation except for reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in performing their duties. On the expiration of the ter…

Sec. 17a-272. (Formerly Sec. 19a-447). Training schools. Developmental services regions. Directors. Assistant directors. (a) The director of each training school or state developmental services region shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Developmental Services, and shall be …

Sec. 17a-273. (Formerly Sec. 19a-468). Advisory and planning councils for state developmental services regions. (a) The Commissioner of Developmental Services shall appoint at least one advisory and planning council for each state developmental services region operated by the Dep…

Sec. 17a-274. (Formerly Sec. 19a-448). Involuntary placements with the Department of Developmental Services. Petition. Notice and hearing. Rights of respondent. Examination by psychologist. Temporary placement. Evaluation of needs. Fraudulent or malicious petitions. (a) Any Proba…

Sec. 17a-275. (Formerly Sec. 19a-449). Proceedings re involuntary placement with the Department of Developmental Services. Payment of fees and expenses. When any person is involuntarily placed with the Department of Developmental Services pursuant to the provisions of section 17a…

Sec. 17a-276. (Formerly Sec. 19a-450). Director to have custody and control of persons with intellectual disability admitted to facility. Review of placement. Notice of right to annual review hearing. (a) All persons admitted to a state training school, regional facility or other…

Sec. 17a-277. (Formerly Sec. 19a-451). Placement of persons with intellectual disability in residential facilities or residential programs. A regional or training school director may place any resident with intellectual disability committed or admitted to such training school, re…

Secs. 17a-278 to 17a-280. (Formerly Secs. 19a-452 to 19a-454). Recall for examination. Return of placed-out or escaped persons. Recommitment and transfers of committed persons. Sections 17a-278 to 17a-280, inclusive, are repealed, effective May 24, 2011. (1949 Rev., S. 2847; 1955…

Sec. 17a-27a. Long Lane School Advisory Board established. Composition. Report. Section 17a-27a is repealed. (P.A. 94-212; P.A. 96-194, S. 13.)

Sec. 17a-27b. Connecticut Juvenile Training School project: Exemption from statutory provisions. Section 17a-27b is repealed, effective July 1, 2018. (P.A. 99-26, S. 5, 39; P.A. 03-278, S. 54; P.A. 13-263, S. 5; P.A. 16-81, S. 11; P.A. 18-31, S. 43.)

Sec. 17a-27c. Connecticut Juvenile Training School project: Transfer of property; entry upon private property; payment of damages. Section 17a-27c is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 99-26, S. 8, 39; P.A. 03-278, S. 55; P.A. 11-51, S. 90, 223.)

Sec. 17a-27d. Connecticut Juvenile Training School project: Architectural services and design contract. Section 17a-27d is repealed, effective July 1, 2018. (P.A. 99-26, S. 10, 39; P.A. 03-278, S. 56; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 16-81, S. 12; P.A. 18-31, S. 43.)

Sec. 17a-27e. Connecticut Juvenile Training School. Standards. Section 17a-27e is repealed, effective October 1, 2016. (P.A. 99-26, S. 14, 39; P.A. 16-186, S. 3.)

Sec. 17a-27f. Connecticut Juvenile Training School. Public safety committee. Security and alert system. Section 17a-27f is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 99-26, S. 26, 39; P.A. 11-105, S. 11.)

Sec. 17a-28. (Formerly Sec. 17-431). Definitions. Confidentiality and access to records; exceptions. Procedure for aggrieved persons. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Person” means (A) any individual named in a record, maintained by the department, who (i) is presently or at any…

Sec. 17a-281. (Formerly Sec. 19a-455). Voluntary admission to facility for persons with intellectual disability. Termination of admission. Any person who is a resident of Connecticut at the time an application is made by or on behalf of such resident under the provisions of this …

Sec. 17a-282. (Formerly Sec. 19a-456). Involuntary admission to facility for persons with intellectual disability. Termination of admission. No person admitted to a facility for persons with intellectual disability under the provisions of section 17a-281, shall be detained in suc…

Sec. 17a-283. (Formerly Sec. 19a-457). Clinics. Section 17a-283 is repealed, effective May 4, 2004. (1961, P.A. 489, S. 7; P.A. 76-153, S. 10; P.A. 04-54, S. 8.)

Sec. 17a-283a. Moratorium on sale, lease or transfer of state property used for residential purposes by persons with mental retardation or psychiatric disabilities. Section 17a-283a is repealed, effective May 24, 2011. (P.A. 01-154, S. 1, 5; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-4, S. 52, 58; P…

Sec. 17a-29. (Formerly Sec. 17-433). Committal or transfer of persons under age of eighteen prohibited; exception. On and after July 1, 1979, no person under the age of eighteen shall be committed, admitted or transferred to any state hospital for mental illness, as defined in se…

Sec. 17a-3. (Formerly Sec. 17-412). Powers and duties of department. Submission of reports required pursuant to federal law. (a) The department shall plan, create, develop, operate or arrange for, administer and evaluate a comprehensive and integrated state-wide program of servic…

Sec. 17a-30. (Formerly Sec. 17-434). Regional advisory councils. Appointments and terms. (a) The commissioner shall create distinct service regions and shall create in each such region, a regional advisory council to advise the commissioner and the regional director on the develo…

Secs. 17a-300 and 17a-301. (Formerly Secs. 17-136b and 17a-136d). Department on Aging. Duties of the commissioner. Sections 17a-300 and 17a-301 are repealed, effective July 1, 1993. (1969, P.A. 814, S. 6; P.A. 75-474, S. 3, 4, 10; P.A. 93-262, S. 86, 87.)

Sec. 17a-301a. (Formerly Sec. 17a-317). Department on Aging. Duties of commissioner and department. State Unit on Aging. Section 17a-301a is repealed, effective October 31, 2017. (P.A. 05-280, S. 53; P.A. 06-188, S. 54; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-2, S. 25; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-5, …

Sec. 17a-301b. Term “Commissioner of Social Services” to be substituted for “Commissioner on Aging”. “Department of Social Services” to be substituted for “Department on Aging”. Section 17a-301b is repealed, effective July 1, 2021. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 282; P.A. 21-151, …

Sec. 17a-303. (Formerly Sec. 17-136f). Recommendations re regulation of home health care. Section 17a-303 is repealed, effective July 1, 1993. (P.A. 77-601, S. 1, 11; 77-614, S. 323, 521, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 79-631, S. 100, 111; P.A. 93-262, S. 86, 87.)

Sec. 17a-306a. Promotion of independent living program. Eligibility. Regulations. Section 17a-306a is repealed, effective July 1, 1993. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-8, S. 52, 63; P.A. 93-262, S. 86, 87.)