Title 17b, Title 17b: Social Services

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 Section 17b-123 is repealed, effective March 1, 2004.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…

Sec. 17b-124. (Formerly Sec. 17-279). Disclosure by person controlling property. (a) Each person having in his possession or control any property of any person applying for or receiving such support, or being indebted to him, or having knowledge of any property or income, includi…

Sec. 17b-125. (Formerly Sec. 17-280). Eligibility for town relief of owner of real property. (a) No resident of a town shall be deemed to be ineligible to receive relief from such town by reason of having an interest in real property, provided such real property (1) is maintained…

Sec. 17b-126. (Formerly Sec. 17-281). Lien against real property. If any person receiving such aid neglects or refuses to sign such agreement, the selectmen are authorized to file a lien against such property, or against the real property of any legally liable relative of any per…

Sec. 17b-127. (Formerly Sec. 17-282). General assistance fraud. Penalty. Forfeiture of privileges of participation in program. Termination upon conviction. Readmission. (a) No vendor of goods or services sold to or performed for any beneficiary of assistance under sections 17b-12…

Sec. 17b-128. (Formerly Sec. 17-283). Reimbursement of towns or municipalities for relief. Recovery of overpayments. (a) Any person who receives relief from any town or municipality of this state shall be liable to reimburse such town or municipality for any moneys or relief rece…

Sec. 17b-129. (Formerly Sec. 17-283a). Town's claim against proceeds of cause of action. Assignment of interest in estate to the town. Limitation. (a) If any beneficiary of aid under sections 17b-122, 17b-124 to 17b-132, inclusive, 17b-136 to 17b-138, inclusive, 17b-194 to 17b-19…

Sec. 17b-13. (Formerly Sec. 17-12). Federal aid for emergency relief purposes. Section 17b-13 is repealed, effective June 3, 2011. (1949 Rev., S. 2629; March, 1958, P.A. 22, S. 1; February, 1965, P.A. 574, S. 24; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 608, 610; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, …

Sec. 17b-130. (Formerly Sec. 17-284). Claims for supplies or assistance furnished to pauper. No individual shall have any claim against a town for supplies or assistance furnished to a pauper against the express directions of the selectmen and no individual, except a medical prov…

Sec. 17b-131. (Formerly Sec. 17-286). Funeral and burial allowance for indigent persons or beneficiaries under the state-administered general assistance program. Reductions. Disclosure of information regarding liquid assets. (a) When a person in any town, or sent from such town t…

Sec. 17b-132. (Formerly Sec. 17-288). When property of deceased person whom town has supported may be sold. When any person supported at the expense of any town dies, leaving personal estate not exceeding fifty dollars in value, the selectmen of such town may sell it for the use …

Sec. 17b-133. (Formerly Sec. 17-289). Establishment of almshouses; removal of mentally ill persons. Section 17b-133 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (1949 Rev., S. 2599; 1955, S. 1431d; 1961, P.A. 517, S. 54; P.A. 02-89, S. 90.)

Secs. 17b-134 and 17b-135. (Formerly Secs. 17-292 and 17-292i). Reimbursement of towns; liability of pharmaceutical manufacturers for rebates. Reimbursement of municipalities for general assistance. Sections 17b-134 and 17b-135 are repealed, effective March 1, 2004. (1949 Rev., 2…

Sec. 17b-136. (Formerly Sec. 17-293). Interstate transportation. Admission to state mental hospital. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with other states regarding the interstate transportation of poor and indigent persons an…

Sec. 17b-137. (Formerly Sec. 17-303). Disclosure of property of recipients of state aid, care or child support enforcement services. Disclosure of property of persons liable to support recipients or subject to IV-D support case investigation. Access to records. Automated data mat…

Sec. 17b-137a. Social Security number to be recorded on license applications, certain documents and death certificate. Confidentiality. (a) The Social Security number of the applicant shall be recorded on each (1) application for a license, certification or permit to engage in a …

Sec. 17b-138. (Formerly Sec. 17-304). Conveyance of land by Commissioner of Social Services or his designee or Commissioner of Administrative Services. Any real estate to which title has been taken by foreclosure, or which has been conveyed to the state in lieu of foreclosure, on…

Secs. 17b-139 to 17b-178. Reserved for future use. OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES.CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGORS

Sec. 17b-14. (Formerly Sec. 17-12j). Notification of federal sanctions and fines. Report. The Commissioner of Social Services shall report in writing within five days to the president pro tempore of the Senate, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leaders of …

Sec. 17b-15. (Formerly Sec. 17-12p). Implementation of the Family Support Act of 1988. Day care provisions of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1990. Section 17b-15 is repealed, effective October 1, 2003. (P.A. 89-280, S. 1, 9; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-8, S. 3, 63; P.A. 93-262, S. …

Sec. 17b-16. (Formerly Sec. 17-12t). Information and assistance to be provided re federal earned income credit. Promotion of greater utilization of federal earned income credit. The Labor Department, in cooperation with the Department of Social Services, shall provide information…

Sec. 17b-16a. Disclosure of current address of applicants or recipients of benefits under programs administered by the department. The Department of Social Services shall disclose the current address of an applicant or recipient of benefits under any program administered by the d…

Sec. 17b-16b. Ineligibility for benefits under programs administered by department due to outstanding felony arrest warrants. To the extent permitted by federal law, any person for whom there is an outstanding arrest warrant for any offense that is classified as a felony under st…

Sec. 17b-16c. Treatment of tax refunds made under Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 to applicants or recipients of benefits under programs operated by the department. Section 17b-16c is repealed, effective January 15, 2009. (P.A. 08-68, S. 2; P.A. 09-1, S. 35.)

Secs. 17b-17 and 17b-18. (Formerly Secs. 17-12aa and 17-12kk). Assistance dependency report. Reports to the appropriations committee. Sections 17b-17 and 17b-18 are repealed, effective October 1, 2003. (P.A. 89-296, S. 4, 9; P.A. 90-182, S. 2, 3; May Sp. Sess. P.A. 92-16, S. 73, …

Sec. 17b-179. (Formerly Sec. 17-578). Office of Child Support Services. Duties. Determination of parents' financial liability. Use of unemployment compensation for child support obligations. Recovery of costs. Fees. Electronic funds transfer and debit card access for support paym…

Sec. 17b-179a. Information sharing between Departments of Social Services and Revenue Services re assets and income of child support obligors. (a) On a quarterly basis, in IV-D support cases, as defined in subdivision (13) of subsection (b) of section 46b-231, the Department of S…

Sec. 17b-179b. Arrearage adjustment program. Factors for consideration. The Commissioner of Social Services shall establish an arrearage adjustment program in which the past due support owed by any obligor assigned and payable to the state acting by and through the IV-D agency ma…

Sec. 17b-180. (Formerly Sec. 17-85). Eligibility. Consideration of stepparent's income. Section 17b-180 is repealed, effective July 1, 1997. (1949 Rev., S. 2894; 1949, 1951, 1953, S. 1622d; 1957, P.A. 34, S. 2; 58, S. 2; 1959, P.A. 633; 1961, P.A. 383, S. 1; 1963, P.A. 69, S. 1; …

Sec. 17b-180a. Expedited application and eligibility determination. The Department of Social Services shall implement an expedited application and eligibility determination process for the temporary family assistance program to reduce state-administered general assistance program…

Secs. 17b-181 and 17b-182. (Formerly Secs. 17-85a and 17-86a). Medical assistance for pregnant women. Temporary aid; “dependent child” and “principal earner” defined; weekly employment search. Sections 17b-181 and 17b-182 are repealed, effective July 1, 1997. (1961, P.A. 538, S. …

Sec. 17b-183. (Formerly Sec. 17-86f). Minor recipients of temporary family assistance allowed to retain assets for future identifiable education expenses. The Commissioner of Social Services shall allow a minor who is a recipient of temporary family assistance to retain assets fo…

Sec. 17b-184. Client advisory board. Report. Section 17b-184 is repealed, effective July 1, 2021. (P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; 93-418, S. 18, 41; 93-435, S. 59, 95; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2, S. 65, 165; P.A. 21-148, S. 12.)

Sec. 17b-185. Immunizations and health screenings for children; assistance from commissioner. Upon receipt of an application for benefits under the temporary family assistance program, the Commissioner of Social Services shall assist such applicants in securing age-appropriate an…

Sec. 17b-19. (Formerly Sec. 17-291). Annual general assistance report. Records and reports by selectmen. Penalty. Section 17b-19 is repealed, effective March 1, 2004. (1949 Rev., S. 2602; 1953, S. 1433d; P.A. 75-420, S. 4, 6; P.A. 77-614, S. 608, 610; P.A. 85-564, S. 4, 12; P.A. …

Sec. 17b-190. (Formerly Sec. 17b-111). State-administered general assistance program. On and after July 1, 1998, the commissioner shall implement a state-administered general assistance program and on or before April 1, 1997, the commissioner shall implement said program in the f…

Sec. 17b-191. Operation of state-administered general assistance program. Cash assistance. Eligibility. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 17b-190, 17b-195 and 17b-196, the Commissioner of Social Services shall operate a state-administered general assistance program i…

Sec. 17b-192. (Formerly Sec. 17b-257). Medical assistance component of state-administered general assistance program. Eligibility. Medical services provided. Enrollment in federally qualified community health centers. Pharmacy services. Reimbursement to providers. Amendment to st…

Sec. 17b-193. Hearing request re denial, modification or termination of state-administered general assistance cash benefits. A person whose application for state-administered general assistance cash benefits is denied or whose receipt of such assistance is terminated or modified …

Sec. 17b-194. (Formerly Sec. 17b-689). Definitions. Recommendations of medical review team. (a) For the purposes of this section and sections 17b-131, 17b-191 to 17b-193, inclusive, 17b-195, 17b-197 and 17b-198, (1) an “employable person” means one (A) who is sixteen years of age…

Sec. 17b-195. (Formerly Sec. 17b-118). Residential substance abuse treatment. Payment of costs. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, when a person who is ineligible for financial assistance due to his or her employability status is currently in or enters a resid…

Sec. 17b-196. (Formerly Sec. 17b-118a). Eligibility of persons aged eighteen to twenty-one for state-administered general assistance. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of section 17b-191, a person (1) at least eighteen years of age and under twenty-one years of age…

Sec. 17b-197. (Formerly Sec. 17b-119). Denial or termination of aid under federal Supplemental Security Income Program. Notice of right to appeal. If a recipient of state-administered general assistance or person receiving aid under both the Social Security Disability Income Prog…

Sec. 17b-198. (Formerly Sec. 17b-78). Adoption of regulations concerning the state-administered general assistance program. The Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to implement policies and procedures necessary…

Sec. 17b-199. Authority of Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to cancel receivables associated with prior general assistance program. At the request of the Commissioner of Social Services, the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management is authorized to cancel …

Sec. 17b-2. Programs administered by the Department of Social Services. The Department of Social Services is designated as the state agency for the administration of (1) the Connecticut energy assistance program pursuant to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981; (2) t…