Connecticut General Statutes
Title 17b - Social Services

Chapter 319bb - Services for the Elderly

Section 17b-420. - Commission on Aging. Membership. Duties. Authority. Personnel. Agreements with state agencies. - Section 17b-420 is repealed, effective July 1, 2016. (P.A. 93-262,...

Section 17b-420a. - “Livable Communities” initiative. Internet portal. Report. Community recognition. - (a) For purposes of this section, (1) “livable community” means...

Section 17b-424. - Adult foster care program. - Section 17b-424 is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 93-212,...

Section 17b-427a. - Medicare consumers guide. - Section 17b-427a is repealed, effective May 31, 2001. (P.A. 99-177,...

Section 17b-428. - Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Commissioner” means the...

Section 17b-429. - Information on pharmaceutical drug programs for indigent persons. - Section 17b-429 is repealed, effective July 1, 2013. (June Sp....

Section 17b-430 to 17b-449. - Reserved for future use. - Note: Chapter 319cc is also reserved for future use.

Chapter 319dd - Protective Services for the Elderly

Section 17b-450. (Formerly Sec. 17a-430). - Definitions. - For purposes of sections 17b-450 to 17b-461, inclusive: (1) The...

Section 17b-451. (Formerly Sec. 17a-431). - Report of suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment or need for protective services. Penalty for failure to report. Immunity and protection from retaliation. Training program. - (a) A mandatory reporter who has reasonable cause to suspect...

Section 17b-452. (Formerly Sec. 17a-432). - Investigation of report. Findings, recommendations and disclosure of results. Registry. Confidentiality. - (a) The commissioner, upon receiving a report that an elderly...

Section 17b-452a. - Annual report re complaints of abuse or neglect of elderly persons. - Not later than July 1, 2014, and annually thereafter, the...

Section 17b-453. (Formerly Sec. 17a-433). - Initiation of protective services. Injunction against interference by caregiver. - (a) If it is determined that an elderly person is...

Section 17b-453a. - Staff training re Alzheimer's disease and dementia. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall ensure that all employees...

Section 17b-454. (Formerly Sec. 17a-434). - Disclosure of protected health information and other information. Authority of commissioner. - A covered entity, as defined in 45 CFR 160.103, shall...

Section 17b-455. (Formerly Sec. 17a-435). - Lack of consent or withdrawal of consent. - If an elderly person does not consent to the receipt...

Section 17b-456. (Formerly Sec. 17a-436). - Appointment of conservator for elderly person lacking capacity to consent to protective services. - (a) If the Commissioner of Social Services finds that an...

Section 17b-457. (Formerly Sec. 17a-437). - Assistance by public or private agencies. - In performing the duties set forth in sections 17b-450 to...

Section 17b-458. (Formerly Sec. 17a-438). - Periodic review of cases in which protective services are provided. Consent to continuation of services. - Subsequent to the authorization for the provision of reasonable and...

Section 17b-459. (Formerly Sec. 17a-439). - Payment for protective services. Procedures when elderly person unable to pay. - Concurrent with the implementation of any protective services, an evaluation...

Section 17b-459a. - Strategic plan to incorporate national standards. - (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Administration for Community...

Section 17b-460. (Formerly Sec. 17a-440). - Referral for criminal investigation or proceedings. - If, as a result of any investigation initiated under the...

Section 17b-461. (Formerly Sec. 17a-441). - Regulations. - Regulations shall be promulgated by the Commissioner of Social Services...

Section 17b-462. - Cause of action by elderly victim. Civil attachment jurisdiction. - (a) An elderly person who has been the victim of...

Section 17b-463. - Mandatory training for financial agents in detecting fraud, exploitation and financial abuse of elderly persons. - (a) For purposes of this section, “financial agent” means an...

Section 17b-463a. - Forum, clearing house and portal for training resources re best practices for detecting fraud, exploitation and financial abuse. - The Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity and Opportunity shall...

Section 17b-464. - Petition for order to enter premises of elderly person. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services may petition the Probate...

Section 17b-465 to 17b-489. - Reserved for future use. - Note: Chapter 319ee is also reserved for future use.

Chapter 319ff - Prescription Drug Assistance

Section 17b-490. (Formerly Sec. 17a-340). - Definitions. - Section 17b-490 is repealed, effective January 1, 2014. (P.A. 85-573,...

Section 17b-491. (Formerly Sec. 17a-342). - Pharmaceutical Assistance Program. Copayments. Reimbursement of prescriptions based on price paid by pharmacy and actual package size. Rebates and utilization review required for participating pharmaceutica... - Section 17b-491 is repealed, effective January 1, 2014. (P.A. 85-573,...

Section 17b-491a. - Prior authorization requirements for prescription drugs. Schedule for dispensing of maximum quantities of oral dosage units. Submission of schedule and revisions thereto to General Assembly. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services may require prior authorization...

Section 17b-491b. - Reimbursement formula for drugs used to treat hemophilia A. - The maximum allowable cost paid for antihemophilic Factor VII, VIII,...

Section 17b-491c. - Rebates for prescription drugs covered under state medical assistance program. Calculating of unit rebate amounts. Contracts for supplemental rebates. Pharmaceutical manufacturers' participation in program. Rebates for new drugs.... - (a) On and after February 1, 2008, any pharmaceutical manufacturer...

Section 17b-492. (Formerly Sec. 17a-343). - Eligibility. Application period. Registration fee. ConnPACE program requirements. Payment for original and replacement prescriptions. Application prior to exhausting coverage. Regulations. - Section 17b-492 is repealed, effective January 1, 2014. (P.A. 85-573,...

Section 17b-492a. - Participating pharmacy. Requirements. - Section 17b-492a is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 04-6,...

Section 17b-492b. - Authority of Commissioner of Developmental Services with respect to the Medicare Part D program. - The Commissioner of Developmental Services, or the commissioner's designee, may...

Section 17b-492c. - Authority of Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services with respect to the Medicare Part D program. - (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or...

Section 17b-492d. - Council to advise on implementation of Medicare Part D program. Duties. Membership. Annual report. - Section 17b-492d is repealed, effective October 5, 2009. (P.A. 06-170,...

Section 17b-493 to 17b-498. (Formerly Secs. 17a-344 to 17a-349). - Generic substitution required. Regulations. Contract with fiscal intermediary; reports. Hearing. Penalties. Educational outreach program. - Sections 17b-493 to 17b-498, inclusive, are repealed, effective January 1,...

Section 17b-499. - Pharmacy outreach program: Definitions. - As used in this section and section 17b-499a: (1) “Eligible...

Section 17b-499a. - Pharmacy outreach program. Established. Purpose. Duties. Report. Medicaid therapy management services pilot program. - (a) There is established a pharmacy outreach program, administered by...

Section 17b-500 to 17b-519. - Reserved for future use. - Note: Chapter 319gg is also reserved for future use.

Chapter 319hh - Management of Continuing Care Facilities

Section 17b-520. (Formerly Sec. 17a-360). - Definitions. - As used in this section and sections 17b-521 to 17b-535,...

Section 17b-521. (Formerly Sec. 17a-361). - Registration. Fee. - No provider shall offer or enter into a continuing-care contract...

Section 17b-522. (Formerly Sec. 17a-362). - Disclosure statement. - (a) Before the execution of a contract to provide continuing...

Section 17b-523. (Formerly Sec. 17a-363). - Continuing-care contract requirements. - (a) Each continuing-care contract shall provide: (1) That the party...

Section 17b-523a. - Rights of resident of continuing-care retirement facility. - Each resident of a continuing-care retirement facility is entitled to:...

Section 17b-523b. - Development of process for facilitating communication. Resident satisfaction survey. - (a) Each provider shall develop a process for facilitating communication...

Section 17b-523c. - Resident health care rights and protections. - (a) A provider shall not prevent or otherwise infringe upon...

Section 17b-524. (Formerly Sec. 17a-364). - Entrance fee escrow account. - (a) Prior to soliciting or entering into any contract for...

Section 17b-525. (Formerly Sec. 17a-365). - Reserve fund escrow account. - (a) Except as provided in section 17b-534, on and after...

Section 17b-526. (Formerly Sec. 17a-366). - Preconstruction requirements. - (a) Construction of any facility or, if the construction of...

Section 17b-527. (Formerly Sec. 17a-367). - Information to be made available to commissioner and residents. Facility in financial distress. Regulations. Remediation plan. - (a) A provider operating a facility in this state shall...

Section 17b-528. (Formerly Sec. 17a-368). - Documents required to be filed after first year of operation. - Section 17b-528 is repealed, effective October 1, 2015. (P.A. 86-252,...

Section 17b-529. (Formerly Sec. 17a-369). - Liability for violation, misstatement or omission. - (a) Any person who as, or on behalf of, a...

Section 17b-530. (Formerly Sec. 17a-370). - Penalty. - Any person who wilfully and knowingly violates any provision of...

Section 17b-531. (Formerly Sec. 17a-371). - Investigations. Hearings. Injunctions. Action by Attorney General. - (a) The commissioner, or any agent authorized by the commissioner,...

Section 17b-532. (Formerly Sec. 17a-372). - Appointment of receiver. Order to liquidate. - (a) If at any time the commissioner determines after notice...

Section 17b-533. (Formerly Sec. 17a-373). - Regulations. - The commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions...

Section 17b-534. (Formerly Sec. 17a-374). - Exemption from reserve escrow provisions for certain providers. - Any provider operating a facility in this state for which...

Section 17b-535. (Formerly Sec. 17a-375). - Advisory committee. - There shall be an Advisory Committee on Continuing Care appointed...

Section 17b-536 to 17b-549. - Reserved for future use. - Note: Chapter 319ii is also reserved for future use.

Chapter 319jj - Medicare Assignment

Section 17b-550. (Formerly Sec. 17a-390). - Definitions. - As used in sections 17b-550 to 17b-554, inclusive: (1) “Department”...

Section 17b-551. (Formerly Sec. 17a-391). - Eligibility. - Eligibility for participation in the program shall be limited to...

Section 17b-552. (Formerly Sec. 17a-392). - Limitation of charges. Civil penalty. Regulations. - (a) A health care provider shall limit charges for care,...

Section 17b-553. (Formerly Sec. 17a-393). - Posting of policy relating to Medicare payments and processing. - Each health care provider who is assigned a Medicare provider...

Section 17b-554. (Formerly Sec. 17a-394). - Regulations. - The department may adopt emergency regulations, in accordance with chapter...

Section 17b-555 to 17b-596. - Reserved for future use. - Note: Chapters 319kk and 319ll are also reserved for future...

Chapter 319mm - Assistance to the Disabled

Section 17b-597. - Working persons with disabilities program. Eligibility. Regulations. - (a) The Department of Social Services shall establish and implement...

Section 17b-598. - Waiver for persons unable to maintain work effort for involuntary reasons. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall seek a waiver from...

Section 17b-599. - Cooperation with Social Security Administration re work incentive demonstration projects. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall cooperate with the Commissioner...

Section 17b-600. (Formerly Sec. 17-109). - Optional state supplementation program. Eligibility. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall administer a program of...

Section 17b-600a. - Additional financial assistance for persons with severe physical disabilities who require transfer assistance. Regulations. - Section 17b-600a is repealed, effective June 6, 2018. (June Sp....

Section 17b-601. (Formerly Sec. 17-109a). - Program recipients residing in residential care homes or rated housing facilities. Regulations. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt regulations in accordance...

Section 17b-602. (Formerly Sec. 17-116). - Eligibility of applicant having life care contract. - Assistance shall be given under the provisions of sections 17b-600...

Section 17b-602a. - Waiver for community-based services program for persons with psychiatric disabilities. Report. - (a) The Department of Social Services, in consultation with the...

Section 17b-603. (Formerly Sec. 17-124). - Incapable applicant. - If the commissioner determines that an applicant or beneficiary is...

Section 17b-604. (Formerly Sec. 17-134). - Reciprocal agreements. - The commissioner is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with...

Section 17b-605. (Formerly Sec. 17-581). - Personal care assistance program. - Section 17b-605 is repealed, effective August 15, 2002. (P.A. 79-523,...

Section 17b-605a. - Personal care assistance program for persons eighteen years of age or older with disabilities and persons eligible for medical assistance. Transition upon attaining age of sixty-five. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall seek a waiver...

Section 17b-605b. - Social Work In-Home Support program for persons with disabilities. Eligibility. Regulations. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services, within available appropriations, may...

Section 17b-606. (Formerly Sec. 17-606). - Department as lead agency for services to persons with physical or mental disabilities. Connecticut Council for Persons with Disabilities. Interagency management committee. - (a) The Department of Social Services shall be the lead...

Section 17b-607. (Formerly Sec. 17-606a). - Assistive Technology Loan Program. Assistive technology evaluation and training services. - (a) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services is authorized...

Section 17b-608. (Formerly Sec. 17-608). - “Persons with disabilities” defined. - For the purposes of section 17b-609, “persons with disabilities” means...

Section 17b-609. (Formerly Sec. 17-609). - Plan for providing community-based residential facilities and supported employment for persons with disabilities. - The Department of Social Services, as lead agency for services...

Section 17b-610. (Formerly Sec. 17-610). - Assessment of needs of business community by Department of Social Services and Labor Department. Report. - Section 17b-610 is repealed, effective July 1, 2021. (P.A. 89-189,...

Section 17b-611. (Formerly Sec. 17-616). - Subsidized nongroup health insurance product for disabled persons. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services, after consultation with the...

Section 17b-616. (Formerly Sec. 17-582). - Family support grant program. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Child with a...

Section 17b-617. - Pilot program to provide home care services to disabled persons. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall, within available appropriations,...

Section 17b-651. (Formerly Sec. 17-661). - Bureau of Rehabilitation Services. Disbursement of funds. - Section 17b-651 is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (1949 Rev.,...

Section 17b-652. - Transfer of Bureau of Rehabilitation Services. - Section 17b-652 is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 93-427,...

Section 17b-664. (Formerly Sec. 17-674). - Bureau of Rehabilitation Services. Toll-free telephone service. - Section 17b-664 is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 89-354,...

Section 17b-665. (Formerly Sec. 17-675). - Department of Rehabilitation Services to submit data re vocational rehabilitation services program. - Section 17b-665 is repealed, effective July 1, 2013. (P.A. 89-354,...

Section 17b-667 to 17b-679. - Reserved for future use. - Note: Chapter 319nn is also reserved for future use.

Section 17b-660. (Formerly Sec. 17-670). - Gifts, grants, reimbursements, bequests for services provided by the Department of Aging and Disability Services. - The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services is authorized to...

Chapter 319o - Department of Social Services

Section 17b-1. - Department of Social Services. Successor department to Departments of Income Maintenance and Human Resources. - (a) There is established a Department of Social Services. The...

Section 17b-2. - Programs administered by the Department of Social Services. - The Department of Social Services is designated as the state...

Section 17b-3. - Commissioner of Social Services: Powers and duties. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall administer all law...

Section 17b-4. - Department of Social Services: Duties and services provided. Reports by nursing homes; regulations. - (a) The Department of Social Services shall plan, develop, administer,...

Section 17b-4a. - Department of Social Services: Public information and access to programs. Plan for comprehensive state service approach. Client-friendly application process. - (a) The Department of Social Services, in consultation with the...

Section 17b-5. - Implementation plan. - Section 17b-5 is repealed, effective July 1, 1995. (S.A. 92-20,...

Section 17b-6. - Department of Social Services: Regional administrators. Agency goals. - (a) There shall be a regional administrator who shall be...

Section 17b-7. (Formerly Sec. 17-3i). - General assistance training programs. - Section 17b-7 is repealed, effective October 1, 2004. (P.A. 85-564,...

Section 17b-7a. - State-wide fraud early detection system. Regulations. Quarterly reports. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall develop a state-wide fraud...

Section 17b-8. (Formerly Sec. 17-2k). - Commissioner's submission of application for waiver from federal law or waiver renewal and proposed amendment to the Medicaid state plan. Legislative review. Public hearing. Procedural requirements. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall submit an application...

Section 17b-8a. - Medicaid Coverage for the Lowest Income Populations program: Eligibility and service plan. Legislative review. - Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17b-8, the Commissioner of Social...

Section 17b-9. (Formerly Sec. 17-2l). - Annual report to the General Assembly. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall submit an annual report...

Section 17b-10. (Formerly Sec. 17-3f). - Department of Social Services policy manuals. Posting online. Policies adopted as regulations. - (a) The Department of Social Services shall prepare and routinely...

Section 17b-10a. - Department of Social Services policies and procedures. Implementation. - The Commissioner of Social Services, pursuant to section 17b-10, may...

Section 17b-10b. - Department of Social Services policies and procedures. Implementation. - The Commissioner of Social Services, pursuant to section 17b-10, may...

Section 17b-10c. - Uniform Policy Manual revision to regulation format. Committee review. Posting on eRegulations System. - The Department of Social Services shall make technical and structural...

Section 17b-11. (Formerly Sec. 17-11). - Acceptance of federal funds. Disregard of certain federal increases for recipients of state supplement program. Increase in income disregarded for unrelated recipients who share living arrangements. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services is authorized and empowered...

Section 17b-11a. - Adult family living classification in rated housing. - The Commissioner of Social Services, within available appropriations, shall include...

Section 17b-12. (Formerly Sec. 17-11b). - Acceptance of bequests or gifts for services. - The Commissioner of Early Childhood may accept and receive, on...

Section 17b-13. (Formerly Sec. 17-12). - Federal aid for emergency relief purposes. - Section 17b-13 is repealed, effective June 3, 2011. (1949 Rev.,...

Section 17b-14. (Formerly Sec. 17-12j). - Notification of federal sanctions and fines. Report. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall report in writing within...

Section 17b-15. (Formerly Sec. 17-12p). - Implementation of the Family Support Act of 1988. Day care provisions of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1990. - Section 17b-15 is repealed, effective October 1, 2003. (P.A. 89-280,...

Section 17b-16. (Formerly Sec. 17-12t). - Information and assistance to be provided re federal earned income credit. Promotion of greater utilization of federal earned income credit. - The Labor Department, in cooperation with the Department of Social...

Section 17b-16a. - Disclosure of current address of applicants or recipients of benefits under programs administered by the department. - The Department of Social Services shall disclose the current address...

Section 17b-16b. - Ineligibility for benefits under programs administered by department due to outstanding felony arrest warrants. - To the extent permitted by federal law, any person for...

Section 17b-16c. - Treatment of tax refunds made under Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 to applicants or recipients of benefits under programs operated by the department. - Section 17b-16c is repealed, effective January 15, 2009. (P.A. 08-68,...

Section 17b-17 and 17b-18. (Formerly Secs. 17-12aa and 17-12kk). - Assistance dependency report. Reports to the appropriations committee. - Sections 17b-17 and 17b-18 are repealed, effective October 1, 2003....

Section 17b-19. (Formerly Sec. 17-291). - Annual general assistance report. Records and reports by selectmen. Penalty. - Section 17b-19 is repealed, effective March 1, 2004. (1949 Rev.,...

Section 17b-20. (Formerly Sec. 17-574). - Grants for pilot projects or demonstrations. - The Commissioner of Social Services may provide grants to public...

Section 17b-21. (Formerly Sec. 17-583). - Civil legal services programs for indigent persons. Funding. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall, upon application of any...

Section 17b-22. (Formerly Sec. 17-106). - Agreements with other states. - The commissioner is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with...

Section 17b-23. (Formerly Sec. 17-572). - Commissioner may contract with Commissioner of Children and Families re delivery of services to children. - Section 17b-23 is repealed, effective July 1, 2014. (1971, P.A....

Section 17b-24. (Formerly Sec. 17-573). - Contracts for comprehensive health care. - The Commissioner of Social Services may enter into contracts with...

Section 17b-25. (Formerly Sec. 17-576). - Purchase or lease and management of property. - The Commissioner of Social Services may obtain real and personal...

Section 17b-25a. - Toll-free vendor fraud telephone line. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall provide toll-free telephone...

Section 17b-25b. - Program for persons suffering from Huntington's disease. - The Department of Social Services shall establish and administer a...

Section 17b-26. (Formerly Sec. 17-577). - Department designated as state agency responsible for implementation of social services block grants and community services block grants. Development of outreach program. Report. - (a) The Department of Social Services shall act as the...

Section 17b-27. - Voluntary parentage establishment program. Protocols. Regulations. Voluntary acknowledgment of parentage system established by Department of Public Health. - (a) Each hospital or other institution where births occur, and...

Section 17b-27a. - John S. Martinez Fatherhood Initiative. Objectives. Reports. Funding. Grant program. - Section 17b-27a is repealed, effective May 27, 2022. (P.A. 03-258,...

Section 17b-27b. - Connecticut Fatherhood Initiative. Definitions. Office established in Department of Social Services. - (a) As used in this section and section 17b-27c, (1)...

Section 17b-27c. - Connecticut Fatherhood Initiative. Council. Establishment. Duties. Membership. Funding. Grants. Reporting. - (a) There is established a CFI Council to approve the...

Section 17b-28. - Council on Medical Assistance Program Oversight. Duties. Appointments. Standing subcommittee. Report. - (a) There is established a Council on Medical Assistance Program...

Section 17b-28a. - Waiver Application Development Council. Medicaid waiver unit. - Section 17b-28a is repealed, effective July 1, 2013. (P.A. 95-257,...

Section 17b-28b. - Competitive bidding for Medicaid managed care plans. - On and after January 1, 1997, the Department of Social...

Section 17b-28c. - Application for a federal waiver for pilot program based on principles of national Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE). - The Commissioner of Social Services may submit an application for...

Section 17b-28d. - Amendment to state Medicaid plan to increase federal matching funds for Medicaid services provided to children requiring special education. Notice to boards of education re changes to policies or procedures. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services, in consultation with the...

Section 17b-28e. - Amendment to Medicaid state plan re hospice, podiatry and independent behavioral health clinician services. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the Medicaid...

Section 17b-28f. - Care management subcontractors. Report on costs and profit. - On and after July 1, 2002, each care management subcontractor...

Section 17b-28g. - Notice of amendment to Medicaid state plan. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall submit notice of any...

Section 17b-28h. - Amendment to Medicaid state plan re pilot program to provide managed care to persons served by Oak Hill. - The Commissioner of Social Services may, to the extent permitted...

Section 17b-28i. - Income disregard for veterans' Aid and Attendance pension benefits. Amendment to Medicaid state plan. - (a) To the extent permissible by federal law, the Commissioner...

Section 17b-28j. - Amendment to Medicaid state plan re community violence prevention services. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Community violence” means...

Section 17b-28k. - Amendment to Medicaid state plan re services to address health impacts of high childhood blood lead levels. - To the extent permissible under federal law and within available...

Section 17b-29. - Council to monitor implementation of temporary family assistance program and the employment services program. Appointments. Reports. - (a) There is established a council to monitor the implementation...

Section 17b-30. - Biometric identifier system. - (a) For purposes of this section, “biometric identifier system” means...

Section 17b-31. - Parent's Fair Share Program. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall seek a waiver...

Section 17b-32. - Pilot nurse practitioner training program. - (a) The Department of Social Services shall, within available appropriations...

Section 17b-34. - Commissioner of Social Services to obtain federal funds for health information technology. Disbursement of funds. Medicaid electronic health record incentive program. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services, in consultation with the...

Section 17b-55. - Regulations re welfare reform. - Section 17b-55 is repealed, effective October 1, 2003. (P.A. 95-194,...

Section 17b-55a. - Service by state marshals. - Commencing October 1, 2009, and monthly thereafter, the Commissioner of...

Section 17b-55b. - Two-generation poverty reduction account. - There is established a “two-generation poverty reduction account” which shall...

Section 17b-56. (Formerly Sec. 17-21a). - Compact. - The Interstate Compact on Welfare Services is hereby enacted into...

Section 17b-57. (Formerly Sec. 17-21b). - Administrator. - The Governor shall appoint an administrator of the Interstate Compact...

Section 17b-58. (Formerly Sec. 17-21c). - Administrator to coordinate activities. - Nothing in this part or in the compact enacted thereby...

Section 17b-59. (Formerly Sec. 17-21d). - Notice to other states of repeal of part. - In the event that this part is repealed at a...

Section 17b-59a. (Formerly Sec. 4-60i). - Development of uniform information and technology standards. Health information technology plan. Electronic data standards. State-wide Health Information Exchange. Report. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Electronic health information...

Section 17b-59b. (Formerly Sec. 4-60j). - Commissioner to consider advice of advisory boards and councils. - In fulfilling his or her responsibilities under sections 17b-59a and...

Section 17b-59c. (Formerly Sec. 4-60l). - Approval of agency policies, programs and plans. - (a) Matters of policy related to subsection (b) of section...

Section 17b-59d. - State-wide Health Information Exchange. Established. - (a) There shall be established a State-wide Health Information Exchange...

Section 17b-59e. - Electronic health record systems. Connection to State-wide Health Information Exchange. - (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Health care provider”...

Section 17b-59f. - State Health Information Technology Advisory Council. Establishment of All-Payer Claims Database Advisory Group. - (a) There shall be a State Health Information Technology Advisory...

Section 17b-59g. - Program to expedite development of State-wide Health Information Exchange. Entity to implement the program. Board of directors. - (a) The state, acting by and through the Secretary of...

Chapter 319oo - Employment and Training

Section 17b-680 to 17b-688a. (Formerly Secs. 17-483 to 17-488, 17-490, 1 - Definitions. Information on available programs. Assessment; employability plan; referral; monitoring; penalties. Department of Social Services; administration of JOBS program;... - Sections 17b-680 to 17b-688a, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1,...

Section 17b-688b. - Interagency information and case management system established. - The Labor Commissioner shall establish a computerized interagency information and...

Section 17b-688c. - Employment services program for recipients of TANF established. Regulations. - (a) The Department of Social Services shall administer, in accordance...

Section 17b-688g. - Minor parent ineligible for temporary family assistance, when. - A minor parent who is without a high school diploma...

Section 17b-688h. (Formerly Sec. 17b-688d). - Memorandum of understanding re employment services for TANF recipients. Pilot program. - (a) The Labor Department and the Department of Social Services...

Section 17b-688i. (Formerly Sec. 17b-688e). - Administration of employment services program for TANF recipients. - (a) In accordance with section 17b-688c, the Department of Social...

Section 17b-688j. (Formerly Sec. 17b-688f). - Reliable transportation pilot program. - Section 17b-688j is repealed, effective July 1, 2012. (P.A. 98-169,...

Section 17b-689a. - Labor Department grant program. - Section 17b-689a is repealed, effective July 1, 1997. (P.A. 96-268,...

Section 17b-689b. - Regulations. - The Commissioner of Social Services may implement the provisions of...

Section 17b-689c. - Employability plans for TFA recipients. - (a) Each person found eligible for time-limited assistance under the...

Section 17b-689d. - Education courses for TFA recipients. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services and the Labor Commissioner...

Section 17b-690 to 17b-693. (Formerly Secs. 17-281c, 17-281d, 17-281g, 1 - Work program plan; regulations. Private employers' work training programs for employable recipients. Town plans for delivery of employment and employability services to genera... - Sections 17b-690 to 17b-693, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1,...

Section 17b-694. - Community Employment Incentive Program. Employment placement projects. - (a) The Labor Commissioner, in consultation with the Commissioner of...

Section 17b-695 to 17b-697. (Formerly Secs. 17-655 to 17-657). - Definitions. Grants for centers; “comprehensive job training and related services” defined. Criteria for distribution of funds. - Sections 17b-695 to 17b-697, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1,...

Section 17b-698. - Collection of data from job training and placement services. - The Labor Commissioner shall collect data from each job training...

Section 17b-698a. - Evaluation of job training programs. - Section 17b-698a is repealed, effective July 1, 2001. (P.A. 95-194,...

Chapter 319pp - Collective Bargaining for Family Child Care Providers and Personal Care Attendants

Section 17b-705. - Collective bargaining for family child care providers. Definitions. - For purposes of this section and sections 17b-705a and 17b-705b:...

Section 17b-705a. - Rights of family child care providers. Prohibitions. Procedure for negotiation and binding arbitration. Election and designation of exclusive bargaining agent. - (a) A family child care provider shall not be considered...

Section 17b-705b. - State immunity from liability. - The state shall not be liable for any action, including,...

Section 17b-706. - Collective bargaining for personal care attendants. Definition. - For purposes of this section and sections 17b-706a to 17b-706c,...

Section 17b-706a. - Personal Care Attendant Workforce Council. Membership. Duties. - (a) There is established the Personal Care Attendant Workforce Council...

Section 17b-706b. - Rights of personal care attendants. Prohibitions. Procedure for negotiation and binding arbitration. Election and designation of exclusive bargaining agent. - (a) Personal care attendants shall not be considered state employees...

Section 17b-706c. - Applications for waiver of federal law. - The Commissioners of Social Services and Developmental Services shall submit...

Section 17b-706d. - State immunity from liability. - The state shall not be liable for any action, including,...

Section 17b-706e. - Provision of training and related services to personal care attendants. - Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 17b-706 to 17b-706c, inclusive, where...

Section 17b-707 to 17b-729. - Reserved for future use. - Note: Chapter 319qq is also reserved for future use.

Chapter 319q - Administrative Hearings

Section 17b-60. (Formerly Sec. 17-2a). - Fair hearings by commissioner. Application. - An aggrieved person authorized by law to request a fair...

Section 17b-61. (Formerly Sec. 17-2b). - Decision. Appeal. Extension of time limit for filing appeal. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services or the commissioner's designated...

Section 17b-62 and 17b-63 to 17b-65. (Formerly Secs. 17-292d to 17-292f) - Transfer of general assistance application by person temporarily residing in substance abuse clinic or group home for persons with AIDS to town of applicant's legal domicile.... - Sections 17b-62 to 17b-65, inclusive, are repealed, effective March 1,...

Section 17b-66. (Formerly Sec. 17-82f). - Request for hearing. - Any applicant or beneficiary aggrieved by a decision of the...

Section 17b-67 to 17b-74. - Reserved for future use. - Note: Chapter 319r is also reserved for future use.

Chapter 319rr - Child Care and Protection

Section 17b-730. (Formerly Sec. 17-575). - Child care services and economic opportunity acts. - (a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood is authorized to take...

Section 17b-732. (Formerly Sec. 17-579). - Papers for commitment of minors; uniform forms. Notice to Commissioner of Social Services or designee. - Uniform forms of commitment papers or mittimus shall be used...

Section 17b-733. (Formerly Sec. 17-585(a)). - Office of Early Childhood designated lead agency for child care services. - The Office of Early Childhood shall be the lead agency...

Section 17b-734 to 17b-736. (Formerly Secs. 17-592 to 17-594). - Grants to municipalities and state agencies for child care facilities. Bonds for grants for child care facilities. Regulations. - Sections 17b-734 to 17b-736, inclusive, are repealed, effective June 2,...

Section 17b-737. (Formerly Sec. 17-595). - Grants program to encourage the use of school facilities for child care services. Regulations. - The Commissioner of Education shall establish a program, within available...

Section 17b-738. (Formerly Sec. 17-596). - Loans to business firms for licensed child care centers, family child care homes or group child care homes. - The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall establish and administer a...

Section 17b-739. (Formerly Sec. 17-597). - Child care facilities in state buildings. - Section 17b-739 is repealed, effective July 1, 2015. (P.A. 89-248;...

Section 17b-740 to 17b-742. (Formerly Secs. 17-613 to 17-615). - Day care tax credits: Definition, application; amount; approval, regulations, report. - Sections 17b-740 to 17b-742, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 8,...

Section 17b-743. (Formerly Sec. 17-323a). - Support order may direct payment to Commissioner of Administrative Services or local welfare department. - Any court or any family support magistrate having jurisdiction to...

Section 17b-744. (Formerly Sec. 17-323b). - Discontinuance of payments of support to commissioner pursuant to certain court orders. - Any order payable to the Commissioner of Administrative Services for...

Section 17b-745. (Formerly Sec. 17-324). - Court order for support of persons supported by state. National Medical Support Notice. Income withholding orders. Enforcement and modification of support orders. - (a)(1) The Superior Court or a family support magistrate may...

Section 17b-746. (Formerly Sec. 17-325). - Appeals from support orders. - Any party to an action brought under the provisions of...

Section 17b-747. (Formerly Sec. 17-319). - Apportionment of support cost. - Any court which commits a child to an institution or...

Section 17b-748. (Formerly Sec. 19a-78). - Child Day Care Council. - Section 17b-748 is repealed, effective July 1, 2013. (1967, P.A....

Section 17b-749. (Formerly Sec. 8-210b). - Child care subsidy program. Eligibility and program standards. Child care providers. Regulations. Quarterly reports. - (a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall establish and operate...

Section 17b-749a. - Purchase of child care services. Grants to school readiness providers. Duties of Commissioner of Early Childhood concerning school readiness. - (a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall establish, within available...

Section 17b-749b. - School readiness program requirements. - Section 17b-749b is repealed, effective July 1, 1997. (P.A. 95-226,...

Section 17b-749c. - Supplemental quality enhancement grant program. - (a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall establish a program,...

Section 17b-749d. - Sliding fee scale for use by licensed child care centers. - Each licensed child care center receiving funding directly from the...

Section 17b-749e. - Regional accreditation projects. - The Office of Early Childhood shall establish and fund five...

Section 17b-749f. - Evaluation system for licensed child care centers. Longitudinal study. Report. - (a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall develop and implement...

Section 17b-749g. - Child care facilities loan guarantee program. Regulations. - (a) There is established a child care facilities loan guarantee...

Section 17b-749h. - Child care facilities direct revolving loan program. Regulations. - (a) There is established a program to be known as...

Section 17b-749i. - Facilities operating child care programs financed through the Connecticut Health and Educational Facilities Authority. - Within appropriations available to the State Treasurer for child care...

Section 17b-749j. - Health and safety standards for child care subsidy program. Regulations. - The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall establish health and safety...

Section 17b-749k. - Comprehensive background checks, National Sex Offender Public Website checks, child abuse registry checks and Connecticut On-Line Law Enforcement Communication Teleprocessing System checks for purposes of child care subsidy progra... - (a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall, within available appropriations,...

Section 17b-749l. - Child care subsidy program. Notice of program changes and intake closure. - Section 17b-749l is repealed, effective May 24, 2011. (P.A. 10-133,...

Section 17b-750. - National criminal history records checks of unlicensed child care providers. - No child care subsidy shall be paid to an unlicensed...

Section 17b-751. (Formerly Sec. 17a-50). - Children's Trust Fund. Regulations. Report. - Section 17b-751 is repealed, effective July 1, 2015. (June Sp....

Section 17b-751a. (Formerly Sec. 17a-50a). - Eligibility for grants under the Kinship Fund and Grandparents and Relatives Respite Fund. Transfer of grant funds by Probate Court Administrator to Probate Courts. - (a) An individual who is appointed as a guardian of...

Section 17b-751b. (Formerly Sec. 17a-56). - Connecticut Home Visiting System. - (a) The Commissioner of Early Childhood shall establish the structure...

Section 17b-751c. (Formerly Sec. 17a-56a). - Nurturing Families Network Advisory Commission. - Section 17b-751c is repealed, effective July 1, 2013. (P.A. 97-288,...

Section 17b-751d. - Office of Early Childhood designated as state agency responsible for programs and activities to prevent child abuse and neglect. - The Office of Early Childhood shall be the lead state...

Section 17b-751e. - Continuance of Children's Trust Fund Council's orders, regulations and contracts. - Section 17b-751e is repealed, effective July 1, 2015. (Sept. Sp....

Section 17b-751f. - Terms “child care center”, “group child care home”, “family child care home”, “child care services” and “child care programs” substituted for former terms. - (a) Whenever the term “child day care center” is used...

Section 17b-752 to 17b-789. - Reserved for future use. - Note: Chapter 319ss is also reserved for future use.

Chapter 319s - Financial Assistance

Section 17b-75. (Formerly Sec. 17-82). - Definitions. - When used in reference to the state supplement program, medical...

Section 17b-76. (Formerly Sec. 17-82a). - Commissioner to furnish forms and maintain records and accounts. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall furnish forms for the...

Section 17b-77. (Formerly Sec. 17-82b). - Application for aid. Notice of liability for repayment. - (a) Application for aid under the state supplement program, medical...

Section 17b-79. (Formerly Sec. 17-82c). - Eligibility of person having interest in real property. Restrictions on state recovery. - (a) As used in this section, “cash assistance” means payments...

Section 17b-80. (Formerly Sec. 17-82d). - Investigations. Grant of aid. Income disregard for students. Asset limits. - (a) The commissioner, upon receipt of an application for aid,...

Section 17b-81. (Formerly Sec. 17-82e). - Investigations of legally liable relatives by commissioner. - (a) The commissioner shall investigate the financial condition of each...

Section 17b-82. - “Rated housing facility” defined. - As used in sections 17b-83 and 17b-601, “rated housing facility”...

Section 17b-83. (Formerly Sec. 17-82g). - Form of aid. Direct payment for certain services. Payment of clean claims. - The aid granted under the state supplement program or the...

Section 17b-84. (Formerly Sec. 17-82i). - Funeral and burial allowance for state supplement or temporary family assistance program beneficiaries. Reductions. Disclosure of information regarding liquid assets. - (a) Upon the death of any beneficiary under the state...

Section 17b-85. (Formerly Sec. 17-82j). - Notice by beneficiary of receipt of property, transfer or encumbrance of property or change in information previously furnished. Exception for participants in supplemental assistance nutrition program. - If any person receiving an award for the care of...

Section 17b-86. (Formerly Sec. 17-82k). - Aid inalienable. - Aid provided under the state supplement program, medical assistance program,...

Section 17b-87. (Formerly Sec. 17-82l). - Discontinuance of aid after removal from state. - No award under the temporary family assistance program shall continue...

Section 17b-88. (Formerly Sec. 17-82m). - Overpayments. Recoupment. Administrative disqualification hearings. - If a beneficiary of assistance under the state supplement program,...

Section 17b-88a. - Recoveries or overpayments under AFDC program, account for payment of. - For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, and each...

Section 17b-89. (Formerly Sec. 17-82n). - Change in level of assistance payments authorized. - The Commissioner of Social Services, notwithstanding any other provision of...

Section 17b-90. (Formerly Sec. 17-83). - Disclosure of information concerning program applicants and participants. Limitations. Regulations. - (a) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter...

Section 17b-91. (Formerly Sec. 17-83a). - Eligibility exclusions. State supplement program. Temporary family assistance program. - (a) The commissioner shall exclude, in the determination of eligibility...

Section 17b-92. (Formerly Sec. 17-83c). - Relocation adjustment payments and reimbursements for moving and relocation expenses not considered income, earnings, assets or rent. - (a) A relocation adjustment payment under Section 114 of the...

Section 17b-93. (Formerly Sec. 17-83e). - Claim of state for repayment of aid. Exceptions. Lien restrictions. Regulations. - (a) If a beneficiary of aid under the state supplement...

Section 17b-94. (Formerly Sec. 17-83f). - Claim of state against proceeds of cause of action. Assignment of interest in estate to the state. Recovery limitations. - (a) In the case of causes of action of beneficiaries...

Section 17b-95. (Formerly Sec. 17-83g). - Claim of state on death of beneficiary or parent of beneficiary. Sums due pursuant to an annuity contract. Recovery limitations. - (a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of this...

Section 17b-96. (Formerly Sec. 17-83h). - Collection of state's claim. Disposition of recoveries. - The Attorney General shall collect any claim which the state...

Section 17b-97. (Formerly Sec. 17-83i). - Fraud in obtaining aid or food stamp or supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits or in receiving payment. Penalties. Unlawful award of public assistance benefits. - (a) Any food stamps or supplemental nutrition assistance furnished or...

Section 17b-98. (Formerly Sec. 17-83j). - Cost of aid and administration. - The cost of aid furnished under the state supplement program,...

Section 17b-99. (Formerly Sec. 17-83k). - Vendor fraud penalties. Distribution of medical assistance program rules. Regulations. Audits of service providers. Appeal. - (a) Any vendor found guilty of vendor fraud under sections...

Section 17b-99a. - Audits of long-term care facilities. - (a)(1) For purposes of this section, (A) “extrapolation” means the...

Section 17b-99b. - Joint report re Medicaid fraud prevention and overpayment recovery. - (a) On January 1, 2015, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner...

Section 17b-99c. - Audit protocols and procedures. Reports by commissioner. - Not later than February 15, 2015, the Commissioner of Social...

Section 17b-100. (Formerly Sec. 17-83l). - Fraudulent conveyance for purpose of obtaining assistance. Civil action by commissioner. - It shall constitute a fraudulent conveyance as against the state...

Section 17b-101. (Formerly Sec. 17-83m). - State's right of subrogation to right of applicant or recipient of assistance re transfer of property. Civil action by commissioner. - In the event that any person applying for or receiving...

Section 17b-102. (Formerly Sec. 17-83n). - Regulations providing a financial incentive for reporting vendor fraud. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt regulations in accordance...

Section 17b-103. (Formerly Sec. 17-83p). - Refunds by vendors to persons eligible for medical assistance. Penalty. - (a) Any payment made by or on behalf of an...

Section 17b-104. (Formerly Sec. 17-2). - State supplementation to the Supplemental Security Income Program. Payment standards. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall administer the program...

Section 17b-105. (Formerly Sec. 17-2d). - Authority to furnish transportation out of state for recipients of aid. - The Department of Social Services may furnish any person who...

Section 17b-105a. - Supplemental nutrition assistance program. Authority of commissioner to seek waiver and implement federal options. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall seek a waiver...

Section 17b-105b. - Supplemental nutrition assistance benefit extensions. - The Department of Social Services shall be required to pursue...

Section 17b-105c. - Supplemental nutrition assistance program. Authority of commissioner to implement policy. - The Commissioner of Social Services, in accordance with federal law,...

Section 17b-105d. - Supplemental nutrition assistance program. Outreach. Work-study programs. - (a) The Department of Social Services, in conjunction with the...

Section 17b-105e. - Definitions. - As used in sections 17b-105e to 17b-105i, inclusive: (1) “Poverty...

Section 17b-105f. - Supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training program. - (a) The Department of Social Services shall administer a supplemental...

Section 17b-105g. - Selection of supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training community collaboratives to receive federal matching funds. Establishment and composition of collaborative. Use of funds. - (a) The Department of Social Services shall select among qualified...

Section 17b-105h. - Use and distribution of supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training federal matching funds. - (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, the...

Section 17b-105i. - Report re supplemental nutrition assistance employment and training federal matching funds. - On or before January 15, 2009, and annually thereafter from...

Section 17b-106. (Formerly Sec. 17-12f). - State supplement to Supplemental Security Income Program. Adult payment standards. State supplement payments for certain residents in long-term care facilities. - (a) On July 1, 1989, and annually thereafter, the commissioner...

Section 17b-106a. - Adult payment standards for state supplement to Supplemental Security Income program. Personal needs allowance. Increase. - Section 17b-106a is repealed, effective February 28, 2003. (May 9...

Section 17b-107. (Formerly Sec. 17-12g). - Emergency assistance program: Administration, eligibility, regulations. - Section 17b-107 is repealed, effective April 29, 2008. (P.A. 78-192,...

Section 17b-108. (Formerly Sec. 17-12k). - Cross-matching of recipients' records. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall conduct annual cross-matches...

Section 17b-109. (Formerly Sec. 17-12m). - Photo identification cards. - The Commissioner of Social Services may provide photo identification cards...

Section 17b-110. (Formerly Sec. 17-12o). - Special need payment program. Eligibility. Regulations. - Section 17b-110 is repealed, effective July 1, 1995. (P.A. 88-254,...

Section 17b-111a. - State-wide data bank of general assistance recipients. - Section 17b-111a is repealed, effective March 1, 2004. (P.A. 95-194,...

Section 17b-111b. - Regulations re general assistance. - Section 17b-111b is repealed, effective October 1, 2004. (June 18...

Section 17b-112. - Temporary family assistance program. - (a) The Department of Social Services shall administer a temporary...

Section 17b-112a. - Definitions. Notification of referrals to applicants and recipients of temporary family assistance who are victims of domestic violence. Domestic violence training program. Regulations. - (a) For purposes of this section and section 17b-112b: (1)...

Section 17b-112b. - Exemptions and extensions for applicants and recipients of temporary family assistance who are victims of domestic violence. Standards and procedures. Regulations. - (a) An applicant or recipient who is a past or...

Section 17b-112c. - Alien eligibility for temporary family assistance or state-administered general assistance. - (a) Qualified aliens, as defined in Section 431 of Public...

Section 17b-112d. - Eligibility for temporary assistance for needy families or supplemental nutrition assistance program for person convicted of controlled substance felony. - A person convicted of any offense under federal or state...

Section 17b-112e. - Safety net services. Regulations. - (a) The Department of Social Services shall provide safety net...

Section 17b-112f. - Safety net services account. Regulations. - (a) There is established a safety net services account which...

Section 17b-112g. - Diversion assistance program for families. Eligibility. Notification of benefits and services. Regulations. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall offer immediate diversion...

Section 17b-112h. - Disbursement of federal funds received from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Emergency Contingency Fund. - (a) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, and...

Section 17b-112i. - Maximization of federal funds available from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Emergency Fund. - (a) The Department of Social Services shall maximize federal fund...

Section 17b-112j. - Jobs First program. Modification of approved work activities. - Section 17b-112j is repealed, effective July 1, 2016. (P.A. 10-133,...

Section 17b-112k. - Pilot program to serve persons receiving temporary family assistance program benefits and participating in Jobs First program. - Section 17b-112k is repealed, effective June 23, 2021. (P.A. 11-44,...

Section 17b-112l. - Initiative for two-generational service delivery to encourage educational, health and workforce readiness and self-sufficiency. - (a) There is established a two-generational initiative to disrupt cycles...

Section 17b-112m. - Integration of Even Start into planning and implementation of state-wide, two-generational initiative. - It is intended that Even Start be integrated into the...

Section 17b-113. - Rate paid to recipients. - Section 17b-113 is repealed, effective July 1, 1997. (P.A. 93-418,...

Section 17b-114. (Formerly Sec. 17-83q). - Return of security deposits. - Subject to federal approval, as a condition of receiving a...

Section 17b-114o. - Submission of federal TANF expenditure report to legislative committees. - The expenditure report relative to the temporary assistance for needy...

Section 17b-115. (Formerly Sec. 17-272). - “Town” and “selectmen” defined. - Section 17b-115 is repealed, effective July 1, 1997. (1949 Rev.,...

Section 17b-116 (Formerly Sec. 17-273) to 17b-116b and 17b-117 (Formerly - Liability of town for support; regulations. Restrictive payment system. Disclosure of information or records pertaining to municipal social services departments. Districts for... - Sections 17b-116 to 17b-116b, inclusive, and 17b-117 are repealed, effective...

Section 17b-118b. - Restrictions on eligibility for general assistance of persons aged eighteen to twenty-one living with and as dependents of their parents. - Section 17b-118b is repealed, effective October 1, 2004. (P.A. 95-194,...

Section 17b-120 and 17b-121. (Formerly Secs. 17-273d and 17-274a). - Emergency shelter services for general assistance recipients. Regulations on medical treatment. - Sections 17b-120 and 17b-121 are repealed, effective March 1, 2004....

Section 17b-122. (Formerly Sec. 17-277). - Reimbursement by paupers. - When any person has been supported, in whole or in...

Section 17b-123. (Formerly Sec. 17-278). - Request for support. Application review process. Notification by applicant of change in circumstances. - Section 17b-123 is repealed, effective March 1, 2004. (1949 Rev.,...

Section 17b-124. (Formerly Sec. 17-279). - Disclosure by person controlling property. - (a) Each person having in his possession or control any...

Section 17b-125. (Formerly Sec. 17-280). - Eligibility for town relief of owner of real property. - (a) No resident of a town shall be deemed to...

Section 17b-126. (Formerly Sec. 17-281). - Lien against real property. - If any person receiving such aid neglects or refuses to...

Section 17b-127. (Formerly Sec. 17-282). - General assistance fraud. Penalty. Forfeiture of privileges of participation in program. Termination upon conviction. Readmission. - (a) No vendor of goods or services sold to or...

Section 17b-128. (Formerly Sec. 17-283). - Reimbursement of towns or municipalities for relief. Recovery of overpayments. - (a) Any person who receives relief from any town or...

Section 17b-129. (Formerly Sec. 17-283a). - Town's claim against proceeds of cause of action. Assignment of interest in estate to the town. Limitation. - (a) If any beneficiary of aid under sections 17b-122, 17b-124...

Section 17b-130. (Formerly Sec. 17-284). - Claims for supplies or assistance furnished to pauper. - No individual shall have any claim against a town for...

Section 17b-131. (Formerly Sec. 17-286). - Funeral and burial allowance for indigent persons or beneficiaries under the state-administered general assistance program. Reductions. Disclosure of information regarding liquid assets. - (a) When a person in any town, or sent from...

Section 17b-132. (Formerly Sec. 17-288). - When property of deceased person whom town has supported may be sold. - When any person supported at the expense of any town...

Section 17b-133. (Formerly Sec. 17-289). - Establishment of almshouses; removal of mentally ill persons. - Section 17b-133 is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (1949 Rev.,...

Section 17b-134 and 17b-135. (Formerly Secs. 17-292 and 17-292i). - Reimbursement of towns; liability of pharmaceutical manufacturers for rebates. Reimbursement of municipalities for general assistance. - Sections 17b-134 and 17b-135 are repealed, effective March 1, 2004....

Section 17b-136. (Formerly Sec. 17-293). - Interstate transportation. Admission to state mental hospital. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services is authorized to enter...

Section 17b-137. (Formerly Sec. 17-303). - Disclosure of property of recipients of state aid, care or child support enforcement services. Disclosure of property of persons liable to support recipients or subject to IV-D support case investigation. Ac... - (a)(1)(A) Any person who has in his possession or control...

Section 17b-137a. - Social Security number to be recorded on license applications, certain documents and death certificate. Confidentiality. - (a) The Social Security number of the applicant shall be...

Section 17b-138. (Formerly Sec. 17-304). - Conveyance of land by Commissioner of Social Services or his designee or Commissioner of Administrative Services. - Any real estate to which title has been taken by...

Section 17b-179. (Formerly Sec. 17-578). - Office of Child Support Services. Duties. Determination of parents' financial liability. Use of unemployment compensation for child support obligations. Recovery of costs. Fees. Electronic funds transfer and... - (a) There is created within the Department of Social Services...

Section 17b-179a. - Information sharing between Departments of Social Services and Revenue Services re assets and income of child support obligors. - (a) On a quarterly basis, in IV-D support cases, as...

Section 17b-179b. - Arrearage adjustment program. Factors for consideration. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall establish an arrearage adjustment...

Section 17b-180. (Formerly Sec. 17-85). - Eligibility. Consideration of stepparent's income. - Section 17b-180 is repealed, effective July 1, 1997. (1949 Rev.,...

Section 17b-180a. - Expedited application and eligibility determination. - The Department of Social Services shall implement an expedited application...

Section 17b-181 and 17b-182. (Formerly Secs. 17-85a and 17-86a). - Medical assistance for pregnant women. Temporary aid; “dependent child” and “principal earner” defined; weekly employment search. - Sections 17b-181 and 17b-182 are repealed, effective July 1, 1997....

Section 17b-183. (Formerly Sec. 17-86f). - Minor recipients of temporary family assistance allowed to retain assets for future identifiable education expenses. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall allow a minor who...

Section 17b-184. - Client advisory board. Report. - Section 17b-184 is repealed, effective July 1, 2021. (P.A. 93-262,...

Section 17b-185. - Immunizations and health screenings for children; assistance from commissioner. - Upon receipt of an application for benefits under the temporary...

Chapter 319t - State-Administered General Assistance

Section 17b-190. (Formerly Sec. 17b-111). - State-administered general assistance program. - On and after July 1, 1998, the commissioner shall implement...

Section 17b-191. - Operation of state-administered general assistance program. Cash assistance. Eligibility. - (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 17b-190, 17b-195 and 17b-196,...

Section 17b-192. (Formerly Sec. 17b-257). - Medical assistance component of state-administered general assistance program. Eligibility. Medical services provided. Enrollment in federally qualified community health centers. Pharmacy services. Reimburs... - Section 17b-192 is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (May Sp....

Section 17b-193. - Hearing request re denial, modification or termination of state-administered general assistance cash benefits. - A person whose application for state-administered general assistance cash benefits...

Section 17b-194. (Formerly Sec. 17b-689). - Definitions. Recommendations of medical review team. - (a) For the purposes of this section and sections 17b-131,...

Section 17b-195. (Formerly Sec. 17b-118). - Residential substance abuse treatment. Payment of costs. - Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, when a person...

Section 17b-196. (Formerly Sec. 17b-118a). - Eligibility of persons aged eighteen to twenty-one for state-administered general assistance. - Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (c) of section 17b-191, a...

Section 17b-197. (Formerly Sec. 17b-119). - Denial or termination of aid under federal Supplemental Security Income Program. Notice of right to appeal. - If a recipient of state-administered general assistance or person receiving...

Section 17b-198. (Formerly Sec. 17b-78). - Adoption of regulations concerning the state-administered general assistance program. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall adopt regulations, in accordance...

Section 17b-199. - Authority of Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to cancel receivables associated with prior general assistance program. - At the request of the Commissioner of Social Services, the...

Section 17b-200. - Memorandum of understanding re Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services management of behavioral health managed care program. - Section 17b-200 is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (Sept. Sp....

Section 17b-201 to 17b-219. - Reserved for future use. - Note: Chapter 319u is also reserved for future use.

Chapter 319tt - Nutritional Assistance

Section 17b-790. (Formerly Sec. 17-12d). - Social Services Department required to provide nutrition education program and to inform applicants and participants of their rights and responsibilities. - The department shall provide a program of nutrition education in...

Section 17b-790a. - Food assistance program for legal immigrants. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services, within available appropriations, shall...

Section 17b-790b. - Access to food assistance programs. - The Departments of Social Services, Public Health and Education shall...

Section 17b-791. (Formerly Sec. 17-598). - Supplemental nutrition commodities assistance program. - The Department of Social Services shall establish a supplemental nutrition...

Chapter 319uu - Housing Assistance

Section 17b-801. (Formerly Sec. 17-591). - Fuel and weatherization assistance programs. Crime prevention and safety program. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall administer a state-appropriated...

Section 17b-807. (Formerly Sec. 17-86d). - Policy re provision of emergency shelter in hotels or motels. - No state funds appropriated for a special needs benefit for...

Section 17b-808. (Formerly Sec. 17-86e). - Special needs benefit for emergency housing. Limitation. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall provide a special...

Section 17b-809. - Plan for informing landlords of rules concerning direct vendor payment of rent. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall prepare and implement a...

Section 17b-810. - Direct payment of rent to landlord. - Section 17b-810 is repealed, effective October 1, 2004. (P.A. 93-418,...

Section 17b-811. (Formerly Sec. 17-2f). - Direct payments to landlords. - Section 17b-811 is repealed, effective July 1, 1997. (1969, P.A....

Section 17b-816. - Provision of free menstrual products by domestic violence agencies that receive state funding. - On and after July 1, 2023, each emergency shelter operated...

Section 17b-817 to 17b-849. - Reserved for future use. - Note: Chapter 319vv is also reserved for future use.

Chapter 319v - Medical Assistance

Section 17b-220. (Formerly Sec. 17-292g). - Reimbursement of medical providers. - Section 17b-220 is repealed, effective March 1, 2004. (P.A. 86-415,...

Section 17b-221. (Formerly Sec. 17-292h). - Regulations. Reimbursement of hospitals. - Section 17b-221 is repealed, effective October 1, 2004. (P.A. 86-415,...

Section 17b-221a. - Revenue from Riverview Hospital to be used to pay Medicaid claims. - Section 17b-221a is repealed, effective June 15, 2012. (June Sp....

Section 17b-221b. - Federal matching funds for special-education-related services. Portion to be used for Medicaid claims. - For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, and each...

Section 17b-222. (Formerly Sec. 17-294). - “Humane institution” defined. Daily report. - As used in this section and sections 17b-223, 17b-228, 17b-229...

Section 17b-223. (Formerly Sec. 17-295). - Support in humane institutions. - (a) The Comptroller shall at least annually determine the cost...

Section 17b-224. (Formerly Sec. 17-295b). - Liability of patient for per capita cost of care. - A patient who is receiving or has received care in...

Section 17b-225. (Formerly Sec. 17-295c). - Availability of patient information to certain agencies. - (a) The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, the...

Section 17b-226. (Formerly Sec. 17-295d). - Consideration of the costs mandated by collective bargaining agreements. - The state shall take into consideration the costs mandated by...

Section 17b-226a. - Provider billing rates for goods and services. - A pharmacy provider enrolled in any medical assistance program administered...

Section 17b-227. (Formerly Sec. 17-297). - Payment for services in state humane institutions. - All bills for services provided to Medicaid recipients by state...

Section 17b-228. (Formerly Sec. 17-298). - Court action by state to recover unpaid portion of charges. - When any person has been supported, wholly or in part,...

Section 17b-229. (Formerly Sec. 17-299). - Liability for prior charges. - (a) No relative of a patient in a state humane...

Section 17b-230. (Formerly Sec. 17-300). - Claim of state on death of institution patient. - Upon the death of a patient or of a person...

Section 17b-231. (Formerly Sec. 17-301). - Refund for support of persons in state institutions. - Claim for any sum due from the state as a...

Section 17b-232. (Formerly Sec. 17-306). - Payment for board and care in boarding home, group home, chronic and convalescent hospital or other residential facility. - The state, through the agency of the state-operated facility, as...

Section 17b-233. (Formerly Sec. 17-307). - Care of handicapped and other children at Newington Children's Hospital. Children with drug-related conditions not to be admitted. - Newington Children's Hospital may admit any child who is handicapped...

Section 17b-234 and 17b-235. (Formerly Secs. 17-308 and 17-308a). - State payment toward support of patients at Newington Children's Hospital. Payment of retroactive claims. - Sections 17b-234 and 17b-235 are repealed, effective May 14, 2018....

Section 17b-236. (Formerly Sec. 17-309). - Admission of physically disabled children to The Children's Center. - When there is found in any town in this state...

Section 17b-237. (Formerly Sec. 17-310). - State aid toward support of children at center. - The state shall pay annually toward the support of children...

Section 17b-238. (Formerly Sec. 17-311). - State payments to hospitals. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall establish annually the...

Section 17b-239. (Formerly Sec. 17-312). - Payments to hospitals, emergency department physicians. Value-based methodologies. Readmission penalties. Compliance with federal law. Regulations. - (a) Medicaid rates paid to acute care hospitals, including children's...

Section 17b-239a. - Payments to short-term general hospitals located in certain distressed municipalities and targeted investment communities with enterprise zones. - The Department of Social Services may, within available funds, make...

Section 17b-239b. - Chronic disease hospitals. Prior authorization procedures. Regulations. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall establish prior authorization procedures...

Section 17b-239c. - Interim disproportionate share payments to short-term general hospitals. - (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, on and...

Section 17b-239d. - Payments for outpatient hospital services. - The Commissioner of Social Services may establish a fee schedule...

Section 17b-239e. - Hospital rate plan. Supplemental pools and payments. Quality measures. - (a) For the purposes of this section, “settlement agreement” has...

Section 17b-240. (Formerly Sec. 17-312a). - State payments to hospitals. Rates established by the Office of Health Care Access division of the Department of Public Health. - Section 17b-240 is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 78-250,...

Section 17b-241. (Formerly Sec. 17-312b). - Payments to mental health and substance abuse residential facilities and freestanding detoxification centers. - (a) Any rates established by the Commissioner of Social Services...

Section 17b-241a. - Payments to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for targeted case management services. Submission of expenditures for intensive care management. - Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of...

Section 17b-241b. - Rate for private psychiatric residential treatment facilities. - Section 17b-241b is repealed, effective June 6, 2018. (P.A. 14-217,...

Section 17b-242. (Formerly Sec. 17-313). - Payments to home health care agencies and home health aide agencies. Appeals. Hearings. Authorized practitioners. Regulations. - (a) The Department of Social Services shall determine the rates...

Section 17b-242a. - Prior authorization for Medicaid home health services, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. Regulations. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall establish prior authorization procedures...

Section 17b-242b. - Pilot program for ventilator-dependent Medicaid recipients receiving medical care at home. - Section 17b-242b is repealed, effective June 6, 2018. (P.A. 12-91,...

Section 17b-243. (Formerly Sec. 17-313a). - Payments to rehabilitation centers. - (a) The rate to be paid by the state to...

Section 17b-244. (Formerly Sec. 17-313b). - Payments to private facilities providing functional or vocational services for severely handicapped persons and payments for residential care. Establishment of rate. Regulations. - (a) The room and board component of the rates to...

Section 17b-244a. - Rates for payment to residential facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities. - In determining the service component of the rates to be...

Section 17b-245. (Formerly Sec. 17-313c). - Payments to day care and vocational training programs sponsored by certain associations. - (a) The rates to be paid by the state to...

Section 17b-245a. - Payments to federally qualified health centers. - Section 17b-245a is repealed, effective June 15, 2012. (P.A. 95-160,...

Section 17b-245b. - Federally qualified health centers. Reimbursement methodology in the Medicaid program. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall, consistent with federal...

Section 17b-245c. - Demonstration project to provide telemedicine to Medicaid recipients at federally qualified community health centers. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Telemedicine” means the...

Section 17b-245d. - Information to be provided by federally qualified health centers. Adjustment of encounter rates. - (a) On or before February 1, 2013, and on January...

Section 17b-245e. - Telehealth services provided under the Medicaid program. Report. - (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Commissioner” means the...

Section 17b-245f. - Diabetes. Program to recommend federally-qualified health centers and other covered entities. Working group. Medicaid waiver. Report to General Assembly. Regulations. - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Commissioner” means...

Section 17b-245g. - Telehealth services under the Connecticut medical assistance program. Audio-only telehealth services. Coverage criteria. Reimbursement. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Telehealth” means the...

Section 17b-246. (Formerly Sec. 17-313d). - Rates to include reimbursement for reasonable costs mandated by collective bargaining agreements. - For purposes of establishing rates to be paid by the...

Section 17b-247. (Formerly Sec. 17-314l). - Contracts for stock and standard durable medical equipment. Payment of laboratory services. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall, where feasible and cost...

Section 17b-248. (Formerly Sec. 17-316). - Liability of home or institution having life care contract. - No home or institution having a life care contract with...

Section 17b-249. (Formerly Sec. 17-317). - Support of mentally ill persons accused of crime. - Section 17b-249 is repealed, effective June 15, 2012. (1949 Rev.,...

Section 17b-250. (Formerly Sec. 17-318). - Payment of hospital expense of inmate transferred from correctional institution. - When any person has been transferred from the Connecticut Correctional...

Section 17b-252. (Formerly Sec. 17-12q). - Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care. - The Office of Policy and Management shall coordinate a program...

Section 17b-253. (Formerly Sec. 17-12r). - Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care: Amendments to Medicaid regulations and state plan. Regulations. - (a) The Department of Social Services shall seek appropriate amendments...

Section 17b-254. (Formerly Sec. 17-12s). - Connecticut Partnership for Long-Term Care: Foundation funds and federal approval. Report. - The Office of Policy and Management shall seek the foundation...

Section 17b-255. (Formerly Sec. 17-12gg). - Insurance assistance for people with AIDS. Managed care insurance program for persons with AIDS. - Section 17b-255 is repealed, effective May 26, 2006. (P.A. 90-318;...

Section 17b-256. (Formerly Sec. 17-314m). - Prescription drug and insurance assistance program for persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or human immunodeficiency virus. Annual report. Enrollment in Medicare Part D. - Section 17b-256 is repealed, effective July 1, 2019. (June Sp....

Section 17b-256d. - State medical assistance program. Use of federally-qualified community health centers. - Section 17b-256d is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (June Sp....

Section 17b-256e. - Reports re potential participants in affordable pharmaceutical drug program. - Section 17b-256e is repealed, effective July 1, 2005. (P.A. 03-166,...

Section 17b-256f. - Eligibility for Medicare savings programs. Regulations. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall increase income disregards used...

Section 17b-257a. - Qualified alien eligibility for Medicaid. Medical assistance for certain qualified alien children and pregnant women. - (a) Qualified aliens, as defined in Section 431 of Public...

Section 17b-257b. - Alien eligibility for state medical assistance. Regulations. - (a) Qualified aliens, as defined in Section 431 of Public...

Section 17b-257c. - Payments to long-term care facilities for care of illegal immigrants admitted to acute care or psychiatric hospitals. Eligibility. Regulations. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services, after consultation with the...

Section 17b-257d. - Notice of terminating alien's state medical assistance. - Not later than ten days prior to terminating state-funded medical...

Section 17b-257e. - Postpartum care for women without legal immigration status. Income eligibility. - On or after April 1, 2023, the Commissioner of Social...

Section 17b-258. (Formerly Sec. 17-12jj). - Health insurance assistance for unemployed persons. - Section 17b-258 is repealed, effective June 6, 2018. (May Sp....

Section 17b-259. (Formerly Sec. 17-274). - Medically necessary services. - Section 17b-259 is repealed, effective March 1, 2004. (1949 Rev.,...

Section 17b-259a. - Imposition of cost sharing requirements on recipients of medical assistance. Exception. - Section 17b-259a is repealed, effective August 20, 2003. (P.A. 95-351,...

Section 17b-259b. - “Medically necessary” and “medical necessity” defined. Notice of denial of services. Regulations. - (a) For purposes of the administration of the medical assistance...

Section 17b-260. (Formerly Sec. 17-134a). - Acceptance of federal grants for medical assistance. - The Commissioner of Social Services is authorized to take advantage...

Section 17b-260a. - Medicaid-financed home and community-based programs for individuals with acquired brain injury. Advisory committee. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall seek a waiver...

Section 17b-260b. - Home and community-based service waivers serving persons with acquired brain injury and persons with intellectual disability. Amendments. - The Commissioner of Social Services may amend the federal home...

Section 17b-260c. - Medicaid waiver to provide coverage for family planning services. - Section 17b-260c is repealed, effective June 6, 2018. (P.A. 05-120,...

Section 17b-260d. - Home and community-based services waiver serving persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome or human immunodeficiency virus. - Section 17b-260d is repealed, effective July 1, 2013. (Sept. Sp....

Section 17b-260e. - Federal funding reductions. Requirements for state to offset Medicaid reductions for family planning services. - The Commissioner of Social Services, in administering the state medical...

Section 17b-261. (Formerly Sec. 17-134b). - Medicaid. Eligibility. Assets. Waiver from federal law. - (a) Medical assistance shall be provided for any otherwise eligible...

Section 17b-261a. - Transfer or assignment of assets resulting in the imposition of a penalty period. Return or partial return of asset. Regulations. - (a) Any transfer or assignment of assets resulting in the...

Section 17b-261b. - Program eligibility determined by department. Spousal support. - (a) The Department of Social Services shall be the sole...

Section 17b-261c. - Medical assistance. Changes in circumstances. - In no event shall an individual eligible for medical assistance...

Section 17b-261d. - Disease management initiative. Implementation. Annual report. - The Commissioner of Social Services may design and implement a...

Section 17b-261e. - Mobile field hospital: HUSKY Health program coverage. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall provide coverage for isolation...

Section 17b-261f. - Mobile field hospital account. - There is established a mobile field hospital account which shall...

Section 17b-261g. - Reimbursement under Medicaid program for certain therapy services provided to children by home health care agencies. - To the extent permitted by federal law, the Commissioner of...

Section 17b-261h. - Enrollment of HUSKY A recipients in available employer-sponsored private health insurance. Waiver from federal law. Regulations. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall, if required, seek...

Section 17b-261i. - Administrative services for Medicaid recipients. Regulations. - Section 17b-261i is repealed, effective June 19, 2015. (Sept. Sp....

Section 17b-261j. - Easy Breathing model in HUSKY Health program. - The Commissioner of Social Services may require utilization of the...

Section 17b-261k. - Protected amount for the community spouse of an institutionalized Medicaid applicant. Regulations. - Section 17b-261k is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 10-73,...

Section 17b-261l. - Treatment of reverse annuity mortgage loan proceeds under Medicaid. Regulations. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall amend the Medicaid state...

Section 17b-261m. - Administrative services organization. Contract for services. Establishment of rates. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services may contract with one...

Section 17b-261n. - Coverage for low-income adults under Medicaid program. Amendment to state Medicaid plan to establish alternative benefit package. Waiver application re eligibility and coverage. Regulations. - Section 17b-261n is repealed, effective January 1, 2014. (June Sp....

Section 17b-261o. - Imposition of penalty period when undue hardship exists. Exception. - (a) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section,...

Section 17b-261p. - Notice re determination of penalty period. Filing claim of undue hardship. Nursing home involvement. - (a) As used in this section and section 17b-261o, “applicant”...

Section 17b-261q. - Action by nursing home facility to collect debt for unpaid care provided during penalty period. - (a) For purposes of this section and sections 17b-261r and...

Section 17b-261r. - Determination of applied income. Notice. Action by nursing home facility to recover applied income. - (a) For purposes of this section, “applied income” means the...

Section 17b-261s. - Copy of complaint, judgment or decree to be mailed in action by nursing home facility. - Upon commencement of any action brought under section 17b-261q or...

Section 17b-261t. - Contents of Medicaid benefits cards. - Section 17b-261t is repealed, effective July 2, 2015. (P.A. 14-62,...

Section 17b-261u. - Alternate coverage after loss of Medicaid eligibility for parent or needy caretaker relative. Review. Quarterly reports. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall review whether a...

Section 17b-261v. - Parent or needy caretaker relative. Review of Medicaid coverage options. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall review whether a parent...

Section 17b-261w. - Prior authorization, utilization review criteria for medical assistance. Waivers. Suspensions. Notice requirements. - The Commissioner of Social Services may waive or suspend, in...

Section 17b-261x. - Minimum protected resource allowance for community spouse of institutionalized Medicaid recipient. - (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Institutionalized spouse” has...

Section 17b-261y. - Department to compile annual data on denial of Medicaid eligibility in any matter in which Probate Court issued order or decree re assets or income affecting Medicaid eligibility. - The Department of Social Services shall compile annual data concerning...

Section 17b-262. (Formerly Sec. 17-134d). - Regulations. Admissions to nursing home facilities. - The Commissioner of Social Services may make such regulations as...

Section 17b-263. (Formerly Sec. 17-274b). - Utilization of outpatient mental health services. Contracts for services. Fee schedule and payment for services. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall extend the provisions...

Section 17b-263a. - Amendment to state Medicaid plan to include assertive community treatment teams and community support services. - Section 17b-263a is repealed, effective June 6, 2018. (P.A. 05-280,...

Section 17b-263b. - Pilot program for individuals ages nineteen to twenty-one with a mental disorder and chronic health condition. Eligibility. - Section 17b-263b is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (P.A. 05-280,...

Section 17b-263c. - Medical homes. Regulations. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services may establish medical homes...

Section 17b-264. (Formerly Sec. 17-134e). - Extension of other public assistance provisions. - All of the provisions of sections 17b-22, 17b-75 to 17b-77,...

Section 17b-265. (Formerly Sec. 17-134f). - Department subrogated to right of recovery of applicant or recipient. Utilization of personal health insurance. Insurance coverage of medical assistance recipients. Limitations. - (a) In accordance with 42 USC 1396k, the Department of...

Section 17b-265a. - Physicians providing services to dually eligible Medicaid and Medicare clients. Rates. - Effective April 1, 2003, the Commissioner of Social Services shall,...

Section 17b-265b. - Reimbursement rates for pathologists. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall reimburse pathologists, licensed...

Section 17b-265c. - Medicaid and Medicare dually eligible pilot program. - The Commissioner of Social Services, to the extent permitted by...

Section 17b-265d. - Definition of full benefit dually eligible Medicare Part D beneficiary. Prescription drug coverage under Medicare Part D. Copayment coverage. Enrollment in benchmark plan. Commissioner's enrollment authority. - (a) As used in this section, “full benefit dually eligible...

Section 17b-265e. - Medicare Part D Supplemental Needs Fund. Payment by department for nonformulary prescription drugs. Rebates required for pharmaceutical manufacturers. Contracts for supplemental rebates. - Section 17b-265e is repealed, effective July 1, 2011. (Nov. 2...

Section 17b-265f. - Payment by the department for pharmacy claims. Limitations. Investigation of pharmacy. - No pharmacy shall claim payment from the Department of Social...

Section 17b-265g. - Health insurer. Duties owed to the state and Commissioner of Social Services. - Any health insurer, including a self-insured plan, group health plan,...

Section 17b-266. (Formerly Sec. 17-134g). - Purchase of insurance. Contracts for comprehensive health care on a prepayment or per capita basis. Certification of providers by commissioner. Payment of capitation claims. Deposit of funds for expenditure... - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services may, when the commissioner...

Section 17b-266a. - Contract with pharmacy benefits management organization. - Section 17b-266a is repealed, effective July 1, 2010. (P.A. 04-258,...

Section 17b-267. (Formerly Sec. 17-134h). - Use of fiscal intermediaries in connection with medical assistance. - (a) If any group or association of providers of medical...

Section 17b-268. (Formerly Sec. 17-134i). - Withdrawal of member of group providing services. - If the nomination of an agency or organization as provided...

Section 17b-269. (Formerly Sec. 17-134j). - Bonding of officers and employees. - An agreement with an agency or organization under section 17b-267...

Section 17b-270. (Formerly Sec. 17-134k). - Liability of agency and its officers. - (a) No individual designated pursuant to an agreement under section...

Section 17b-271. (Formerly Sec. 17-134l). - Termination of agreement. - An agreement with the Commissioner of Social Services under section...

Section 17b-272. (Formerly Sec. 17-134m). - Personal fund allowance. - The Commissioner of Social Services shall permit patients residing in...

Section 17b-273. (Formerly Sec. 17-134o). - Payment rate for ambulance rides eligible under medical assistance program. Payment methodology for ambulance services. - On and after April 1, 1983, the Commissioner of Social...

Section 17b-274. (Formerly Sec. 17-134q). - Periodic investigations of pharmacies by Division of Criminal Justice. Brand medically necessary. Procedure for prior approval to dispense brand name drug. Disclosure. - (a) The Division of Criminal Justice shall periodically investigate pharmacies...

Section 17b-274a. - Maximum allowable costs for generic prescription drugs. Implementation of maximum allowable cost list. - Section 17b-274a is repealed, effective July 1, 2021. (May 9...

Section 17b-274b. - Pharmaceutical purchasing initiative. Annual report. - Section 17b-274b is repealed, effective July 1, 2005. (May 9...

Section 17b-274c. - Voluntary mail order option for maintenance prescription drugs and drugs covered under the Medicare Part D program. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services may establish a voluntary...

Section 17b-274d. - Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee. Membership. Duties. Preferred drug lists. Automatic refill recommendations. Supplemental rebates. Administrative hearings. - (a) Pursuant to 42 USC 1396r-8, there is established a...

Section 17b-274e. - Prescription drugs. Utilization of cost-efficient dosages. - A pharmacist, when filling a prescription under the Medicaid program,...

Section 17b-274f. - Step therapy program for Medicaid prescription drugs. - (a) The Commissioner of Social Services may establish a step...

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Connecticut General Statutes Title 17b - Social Services

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Title 17b - Social Services