Connecticut General Statutes
Title 17b - Social Services
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.