No person may perform any functions as a residents' advocate until the person has successfully completed a course of training required by the State Ombudsman. Any residents' advocate who fails to complete such a course within a reasonable time after appointment may be removed by the State Ombudsman or the regional ombudsman for the region in which such residents' advocate serves. The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services, after consultation with the State Ombudsman, shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of this section. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the course of training required by this section.
(P.A. 77-575, S. 3, 23; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; P.A. 99-176, S. 3, 24; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 301; P.A. 18-169, S. 25; P.A. 19-157, S. 51.)
History: Sec. 17-135c transferred to Sec. 17a-407 in 1991; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department on aging, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17a-407 transferred to Sec. 17b-402 in 1995; P.A. 99-176 deleted Subsec. designators, substituted “residents' advocate” for “patients' advocate”, made the course of training subject to that required by the State Ombudsman rather than by the commissioner through regulation, required the commissioner, after consultation with the State Ombudsman, to adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of the section, including, but not limited to, the course of training, and deleted former Subsec. (b) re the discretion of the commissioner, after consultation with the State Ombudsman, to waive the training requirement upon a showing of adequate training or experience, effective July 1, 1999; Sec. 17b-402 transferred to Sec. 17a-407 in 2015; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 replaced reference to Commissioner on Aging with reference to Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 18-169 replaced “Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management” with “Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services” and made a technical change, effective June 14, 2018; P.A. 19-157 replaced “Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services” with “Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services”; Sec. 17a-407 transferred to Sec. 17a-872 in 2023.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources
Chapter 319l - Department of Aging and Disability Services
Section 17a-781. (Formerly Sec. 17b-650). - Vocational rehabilitation; definitions.
Section 17a-782. (Formerly Sec. 17b-653). - Eligibility for services.
Section 17a-783. (Formerly Sec. 17b-654). - Administrative review. Appeal.
Section 17a-785. (Formerly Sec. 17b-658). - Cooperation with federal government.
Section 17a-786. (Formerly Sec. 17b-659). - Treasurer to receive and disburse federal funds.
Section 17a-789. (Formerly Sec. 17b-662). - Beneficiary's rights not assignable.
Section 17a-790. (Formerly Sec. 17b-663). - Information concerning beneficiaries confidential.
Section 17a-791. (Formerly Sec. 17b-612). - Transition program for students with disabilities.
Section 17a-792. (Formerly Sec. 17b-613). - Definitions.
Section 17a-793. (Formerly Sec. 17b-614). - State-wide network of independent living centers.
Section 17a-794. (Formerly Sec. 17b-615). - State-wide Independent Living Council.
Section 17a-811. (Formerly Sec. 10-294a). - Legal blindness. Impaired vision. Defined.
Section 17a-813. (Formerly Sec. 10-296). - Contracts with public or private entities.
Section 17a-814. (Formerly Sec. 10-297). - Employment and aid.
Section 17a-815. (Formerly Sec. 10-297a). - Grants to Connecticut Radio Information Service, Inc.
Section 17a-819. (Formerly Sec. 10-305). - Reports of persons who are blind.
Section 17a-820. (Formerly Sec. 10-306). - Vocational rehabilitation program.
Section 17a-821. (Formerly Sec. 10-307). - Federal funds.
Section 17a-822. (Formerly Sec. 10-308). - Cooperation with federal government.
Section 17a-824. (Formerly Sec. 10-309). - Placement; regulations.
Section 17a-825. (Formerly Sec. 10-311a). - Records confidential.
Section 17a-837. (Formerly Sec. 46a-29). - Assistance from other government agencies.
Section 17a-850. (Formerly Sec. 17a-304). - Area agencies on aging.
Section 17a-851. (Formerly Sec. 17a-305). - Allocation of funds. Review. Voluntary fee for meals.
Section 17a-852. (Formerly Sec. 17a-302). - Nutrition programs for older persons.
Section 17a-853. (Formerly Sec. 17a-302a). - Meetings with nutrition service stakeholders.
Section 17a-856. (Formerly Sec. 17a-313). - Payment of administrative expenses.
Section 17a-858. (Formerly Sec. 17a-316a). - State Aging and Disability Resource Center Program.
Section 17a-859. (Formerly Sec. 17a-303a). - Fall prevention program.
Section 17a-872. (Formerly Sec. 17a-407). - Residents' advocates. Training. Regulations.
Section 17a-873. (Formerly Sec. 17a-408). - Duties of State Ombudsman.
Section 17a-874. (Formerly Sec. 17a-409). - Investigative authority.
Section 17a-875. (Formerly Sec. 17a-410). - Duties of regional ombudsmen.
Section 17a-879. (Formerly Sec. 17a-416). - Regulations.
Section 17a-880. (Formerly Sec. 17a-417). - Additional duties of State Ombudsman.
Section 17a-881. (Formerly Sec. 17a-418). - State-wide uniform data system.
Section 17a-882. (Formerly Sec. 17a-419). - Duties of state agency re disclosure.
Section 17a-884. (Formerly Sec. 17a-421). - Duties of state agency.