Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 319l - Department of Aging and Disability Services
Section 17a-874. (Formerly Sec. 17a-409). - Investigative authority.

The State Ombudsman is authorized to investigate and make reports and recommendations concerning any act or the failure to act by any agency, official or public employee, with respect to their responsibilities and duties in connection with long-term care facilities, except the courts and their personnel, legislative bodies and their personnel and the chief executive of the state and the chief executive's personal staff and all elected officials.

(P.A. 77-575, S. 5, 23; P.A. 88-206, S. 4; P.A. 90-204, S. 2, 3; P.A. 99-176, S. 5, 24.)
History: P.A. 88-206 provided that the state ombudsman shall also be accountable to the deputy commissioner on aging; P.A. 90-204 deleted the former Subsec. (a) which provided for the direct supervision of the state ombudsman by the commissioner or deputy commissioner; Sec. 17-135e transferred to Sec. 17a-409 in 1991; Sec. 17a-409 transferred to Sec. 17b-404 in 1995; P.A. 99-176 substituted “long-term care facilities” for “nursing home facilities” and “the chief executive's” for “his”, effective July 1, 1999; Sec. 17b-404 transferred to Sec. 17a-409 in 2015; Sec. 17a-409 transferred to Sec. 17a-874 in 2023.

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Connecticut General Statutes

Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources

Chapter 319l - Department of Aging and Disability Services

Section 17a-780. (Formerly Sec. 17b-650a). - Department of Aging and Disability Services. Successor department to Department of Rehabilitation 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-784. (Formerly Sec. 17b-655). - Powers and duties of Department of Aging and Disability Services re vocational education.

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-787. (Formerly Sec. 17b-660). - Gifts, grants, reimbursements, bequests for services provided by the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

Section 17a-788. (Formerly Sec. 17b-661). - Purchase of wheelchairs, placement equipment and adaptive equipment.

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-795. (Formerly Sec. 17b-607). - Assistive Technology Loan Program. Assistive technology evaluation and training services.

Section 17a-796. (Formerly Sec. 17b-656). - Preference to be given to products and services rendered by persons with disabilities.

Section 17a-797. (Formerly Sec. 17b-657). - Duties of Department of Aging and Disability Services regarding medical, diagnostic, physical restoration training and other rehabilitation services.

Section 17a-798. (Formerly Sec. 17b-666). - Employment opportunities program for underserved persons with significant disabilities. Regulations.

Section 17a-799. (Formerly Sec. 17b-651a). - Disability determination services unit. Inquiries into criminal history of applicants for employment.

Section 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.

Section 17a-811. (Formerly Sec. 10-294a). - Legal blindness. Impaired vision. Defined.

Section 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.

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-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.

Section 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.

Section 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.

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-823. (Formerly Sec. 10-308a). - Selection for receipt of rehabilitation services. Regulations.

Section 17a-824. (Formerly Sec. 10-309). - Placement; regulations.

Section 17a-825. (Formerly Sec. 10-311a). - Records confidential.

Section 17a-835. (Formerly Sec. 17b-650e). - Department of Aging and Disability Services. Assistance for deaf and hard of hearing persons.

Section 17a-836. (Formerly Sec. 46a-27). - Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Deafblind.

Section 17a-836a. (Formerly Sec. 46a-28). - Advisory Board for Persons Who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Deafblind: Members, meetings.

Section 17a-837. (Formerly Sec. 46a-29). - Assistance from other government agencies.

Section 17a-838. (Formerly Sec. 46a-33a). - Registration of persons providing interpreting services. Required qualifications. Penalties for misrepresentation.

Section 17a-839. (Formerly Sec. 46a-33b). - Interpreting services provided by the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

Section 17a-839a. (Formerly Sec. 46a-33c). - State agency interpreting services. Interpreting services provided by the Department of Aging and Disability Services. Exceptions.

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

Section 17a-855. (Formerly Sec. 17a-310). - State grants for community services and programs for older persons.

Section 17a-856. (Formerly Sec. 17a-313). - Payment of administrative expenses.

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

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

Section 17a-861. (Formerly Sec. 17b-251). - Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care: Outreach program established.

Section 17a-870. (Formerly Sec. 17a-405). - Office of the Long-Term Care Ombudsman. Regional ombudsmen. Appointments. Inclusion in classified service. Definitions.

Section 17a-871. (Formerly Sec. 17a-406). - Residents' advocates. Appointment, expenses, removal. Use of trained volunteers.

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-876. (Formerly Sec. 17a-411). - Duties of residents' advocates. Posting by nursing home facilities. Funding.

Section 17a-877. (Formerly Sec. 17a-414). - Legal counsel for residents and applicants and to assist the ombudsman and representatives of the office in performance of their official duties. Regional ombudsmen and residents' advocates considered state...

Section 17a-878. (Formerly Sec. 17a-415). - Powers of ombudsman and representatives. Access to records, facilities and residents. Penalty for wilful interference with representatives of office. Confidentiality. Assistance from outside persons or enti...

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-883. (Formerly Sec. 17a-420). - Consideration of outside views re planning and operating the program.

Section 17a-884. (Formerly Sec. 17a-421). - Duties of state agency.

Section 17a-885. (Formerly Sec. 17a-422). - State ombudsman duties re pilot program in managed residential communities. Report.

Section 17a-886. - Community Ombudsman program. Appointment of Community Ombudsman. Authority. Duties. Reporting.