Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 813 - Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities
Section 46a-10c. - Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities and Board of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities abolished.

The Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities and the Board of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities are abolished. Any work in progress at said office not completed on or before July 1, 2017, other than investigations initiated pursuant to sections 46a-11a to 46a-11f, inclusive, shall be completed by the Connecticut protection and advocacy system, designated under section 46a-10b, in accordance with federal regulations and in the same manner and with the same effect as if completed by said office as it existed immediately prior to July 1, 2017.

(P.A. 16-66, S. 49; P.A. 17-188, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 16-66 effective July 1, 2017; P.A. 17-188 replaced “section 51 of public act 16-66” with “section 46a-10b”.

Structure Connecticut General Statutes

Connecticut General Statutes

Title 46a - Human Rights

Chapter 813 - Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities

Section 46a-7. - State policy concerning disabled persons.

Section 46a-8 to 46a-10. - Definitions. Advocacy board established. Advocacy office established; qualifications of director.

Section 46a-10a. - Connecticut protection and advocacy system. Provision of services.

Section 46a-10b. - Connecticut protection and advocacy system. Request for information. Service on board. Report to Governor.

Section 46a-10c. - Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities and Board of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities abolished.

Section 46a-10d. - Transfer of closed case files to Office of Policy and Management. Client confidentiality, notice. Record retention. Legal liability.

Section 46a-11. - Duties and powers of director.

Section 46a-11a. (Formerly Sec. 19a-458). - Definitions.

Section 46a-11b. (Formerly Sec. 19a-458a). - Reports of suspected abuse or neglect required of certain persons. Report by others. Immunity. Fine. Treatment by Christian Science practitioner.

Section 46a-11c. (Formerly Sec. 19a-458b). - Initial determination and evaluation of report. Investigation of certain deaths. Electronic copy of reports.

Section 46a-11d. (Formerly Sec. 19a-458c). - Protective services. Petition in Superior Court.

Section 46a-11e. (Formerly Sec. 19a-458d). - Appointment of legal representative. Plan of protective services. Commencement of services pending full report in certain cases.

Section 46a-11f. (Formerly Sec. 19a-458e). - Evaluation of person's ability to pay. Review of plan of protective services.

Section 46a-11g. (Formerly Sec. 19a-458f). - Referral of information to state's attorney.

Section 46a-11h. - Confidentiality of information.

Section 46a-12 and 46a-13. - Communications protected by attorney-client privilege. Reporting requirements.

Section 46a-13a. - Requirements for other agencies. Release by other agencies of records of persons with intellectual disability or who receive services from Department of Social Services' Division of Autism Spectrum Disorder Services.