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

13 chapters · 737 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 17a737 Ch 319i, Chapter 319i: Persons with Psychiatr…190 Ch 319, Chapter 319: Department of Children …139 Ch 319a, Chapter 319a: Child Welfare130 Ch 319b, Chapter 319b: Department of Developm…94 Ch 319l, Chapter 319l: Department of Aging an…81 Ch 319j, Chapter 319j: Addiction Services65 Ch 319c, Chapter 319c: Council on Development…13 Ch 319d, Chapter 319d: Department of Aging an…8 Ch 319h, Chapter 319h: Protection of the Elderly7 Ch 319k, Chapter 319k: Regional Human Service…6 Ch 319e, Chapter 319e: Connecticut Pharmaceut…2 Ch 319f, Chapter 319f: Management of Continui…1 Ch 319g, Chapter 319g: Medicare Assignment1

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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-8 and 17a-8a (Formerly Sec. 17-415b) and 17a-8a. Custody of children and youths committed to commissioner as delinquent; term, escape, violation of parole, return to custody; vocational parole. Authorized leave for delinquent child committed to department.

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Secs. 17a-8 (Formerly Sec. 17-415b) and 17a-8a. Custody of children and youths committed to commissioner as delinquent; term, escape, violation of parole, return to custody; vocational parole. Authorized leave for delinquent child committed to department. Sections 17a-8 and 17a-8…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-80 (Formerly Sec. 17-205g). Right of review of status as voluntary patient. Hearing. Child's right to be at hearing. Duties of hospital.

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Sec. 17a-80. (Formerly Sec. 17-205g). Right of review of status as voluntary patient. Hearing. Child's right to be at hearing. Duties of hospital. If any child fourteen years of age or over hospitalized upon the written request of his or her parent under section 17a-79, or his or…

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-81 (Formerly Sec. 17-205h). Parental consent necessary for treatment. Exceptions.

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Sec. 17a-81. (Formerly Sec. 17-205h). Parental consent necessary for treatment. Exceptions. (a) Parental consent shall be necessary for treatment. In the event such consent is withheld or immediately unavailable and the physician, physician assistant or advanced practice register…

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-82 (Formerly Sec. 17-205i). Payment of commitment and transportation expenses.

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Sec. 17a-82. (Formerly Sec. 17-205i). Payment of commitment and transportation expenses. (a) When any child is in need of hospitalization and is hospitalized in a state hospital for children under sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, or when an applicant is indigent, all fees an…

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-83 (Formerly Sec. 17-205j). Fraudulent or malicious application, order, request, certification or report re commitment or mental disorder of child.

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Sec. 17a-83. (Formerly Sec. 17-205j). Fraudulent or malicious application, order, request, certification or report re commitment or mental disorder of child. Any person who wilfully files or attempts to file or conspires with any person to file a fraudulent or malicious applicati…

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…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-852 (Formerly Sec. 17a-302). Nutrition programs for older persons.

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Sec. 17a-852. (Formerly Sec. 17a-302). Nutrition programs for older persons. (a) The Department of Aging and Disability Services shall be responsible for the administration of programs which provide nutritionally sound diets to needy older persons and for the expansion of such pr…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-852a Information sharing on supplemental nutrition assistance program beneficiaries eligible for elderly nutrition program. Plan to maximize supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. Required reporting.

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Sec. 17a-852a. Information sharing on supplemental nutrition assistance program beneficiaries eligible for elderly nutrition program. Plan to maximize supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. Required reporting. (a) The Commissioner of Social Services, upon a request f…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-853 (Formerly Sec. 17a-302a). Meetings with nutrition service stakeholders.

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Sec. 17a-853. (Formerly Sec. 17a-302a). Meetings with nutrition service stakeholders. The Department of Aging and Disability Services shall hold quarterly meetings with nutrition service stakeholders to (1) develop recommendations to address complexities in the administrative pro…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-854 (Formerly Sec. 17a-306). Regulations re Older Americans Act of 1965. Policies. Posting on eRegulations System.

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Sec. 17a-854. (Formerly Sec. 17a-306). Regulations re Older Americans Act of 1965. Policies. Posting on eRegulations System. The Department of Aging and Disability Services shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the purposes, progra…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-855 (Formerly Sec. 17a-310). State grants for community services and programs for older persons.

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Sec. 17a-855. (Formerly Sec. 17a-310). State grants for community services and programs for older persons. The Department of Aging and Disability Services may make a grant to any city, town or borough or public or private agency, organization or institution for the following purp…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-856 (Formerly Sec. 17a-313). Payment of administrative expenses.

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Sec. 17a-856. (Formerly Sec. 17a-313). Payment of administrative expenses. The Department of Aging and Disability Services may use moneys appropriated for the purposes of section 17a-855 for the expenses of administering the grant program under said section, provided the total of…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-857 (Formerly Sec. 17a-314). CHOICES health insurance assistance program. Definitions. Requirements. Reports. Responsibilities of hospitals re Medicare patients. Regulations.

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Sec. 17a-857. (Formerly Sec. 17a-314). CHOICES health insurance assistance program. Definitions. Requirements. Reports. Responsibilities of hospitals re Medicare patients. Regulations. (a) As used in this section: (1) “CHOICES” means Connecticut's programs for health insurance as…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-858 (Formerly Sec. 17a-316a). State Aging and Disability Resource Center Program.

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Sec. 17a-858. (Formerly Sec. 17a-316a). State Aging and Disability Resource Center Program. (a) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services shall develop and administer a program to provide a single, coordinated system of information and access for individuals seeking long-…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-859 (Formerly Sec. 17a-303a). Fall prevention program.

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Sec. 17a-859. (Formerly Sec. 17a-303a). Fall prevention program. (a) The Department of Aging and Disability Services shall establish, within available appropriations, a fall prevention program. Within such program, the department shall: (1) Promote and support research to: (A) Im…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-860 (Formerly Sec. 17b-349e). Respite care services for caretakers of Alzheimer's patients. Definitions. Requirements. Regulations.

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Sec. 17a-860. (Formerly Sec. 17b-349e). Respite care services for caretakers of Alzheimer's patients. Definitions. Requirements. Regulations. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Respite care services” means support services which provide short-term relief from the demands of ongoin…