Connecticut · statute · Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 319b · 94 active provisions
(a) There shall be a Department of Developmental Services. The Department of Developmental Services, with the advice of a Council on Developmental Services, shall be responsible for the planning, development and administration of complete, comprehensive and integrated state-wide services for persons with intellectual d…
(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 commissioner for resolving complaints affecting individuals under the care or supervision of the department or of…
The absence of a diagnosis of, or reference to, mental retardation, intellectual disability or developmental disability within an individual's school records or medical records shall not preclude the Department of Developmental Services from making a finding of intellectual disability, as defined in section 1-1g.
Section 17a-210c is repealed, effective July 1, 2013.
(a)(1) Wherever the words “the mentally retarded” are used in the following general statutes, “persons with intellectual disability” or “individuals with intellectual disability” shall be substituted in lieu thereof; (2) wherever the words “mentally retarded”, “mentally retarded person” or “mentally retarded persons” a…
(a) The Commissioner of Developmental Services may transfer a person with intellectual disability who receives residential care services from one public or state-supported private residential facility to another when necessary and desirable for such person's welfare, provided such person and such person's legal represe…
(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) identify goals and objectives and the strategies to be employed to achieve them; (3) define the criteria to be used in…
Section 17a-211a is repealed, effective October 1, 2007.
Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes or regulations adopted thereunder to the contrary, the Department of Developmental Services shall develop a single, comprehensive affirmative action plan which covers each region, school and office of said department.
Section 17a-211c is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.
Section 17a-211d is repealed, effective October 1, 2007.
The Commissioner of Developmental Services may, in collaboration with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and the Commissioner of Social Services, or their designees, organize and participate in an Intellectual Disability Partnership. The partnership shall form an Intellectual Disability Partnership Ad…
(a) There is established a level of need assessment system advisory committee for the purpose of advising the Commissioner of Developmental Services on matters relating to such system. (b) The committee shall be composed of the following members: (1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives; (2) Two…
The Commissioner of Developmental Services shall employ, within available appropriations, a sufficient number of transition advisors to provide transition services, as defined in section 10-74o, for children requiring special education who may be eligible to receive services from the Department of Developmental Service…
(a) On or before September 30, 1991, the Commissioner of Developmental Services shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing (1) criteria for (A) determining eligibility for services provided by the department, (B) determining which individuals shall receive a specific service,…
The Commissioner of Developmental Services shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to establish and implement the policy of the Department of Developmental Services with respect to the placement and care of individuals who are evaluated by the department as posing a serious threat to others without spec…
Section 17a-213 is repealed, effective May 24, 2011.
The Commissioner of Developmental Services may accept and receive, on behalf of the Department of Developmental Services, any bequest or gift of money or personal property and, subject to the consent of the Governor and Attorney General as provided in section 4b-22, any devise or gift of real property to the Department…
Section 17a-215 is repealed, effective June 12, 2023.
Section 17a-215a is repealed, effective October 1, 2007.
Section 17a-215b is repealed, effective May 9, 2011.
(a) There is established a Division of Autism Spectrum Disorder Services within the Department of Social Services to oversee the operation of Medicaid state plan services and the Medicaid waiver program for autism spectrum disorder services. (b) The Department of Social Services may adopt regulations, in accordance wit…
Section 17a-215d is repealed, effective June 12, 2023.
Section 17a-215e is repealed, effective June 6, 2024.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 10-76ii, “autism spectrum disorder” has the same meaning as is set forth in the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association's “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders”.