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      Sec. 17b-4. Department of Social Services: Duties and services provided. Elderly and aging persons. (a) The Department of Social Services shall plan, develop, administer, operate, evaluate and provide funding for services for individuals and families served by the department who are in need of personal or economic development. In cooperation with other social service agencies and organizations, including community-based agencies, the department shall work to develop and fund prevention, intervention and treatment services for individuals and families. The department shall: (1) Provide appropriate services to individuals and families as needed through direct social work services rendered by the department and contracted services from community-based organizations funded by the department; (2) collect, interpret and publish statistics relating to individuals and families serviced by the department; (3) monitor, evaluate and review any program or service which is developed, operated or funded by the department; (4) supervise the establishment of pilot programs funded by the department in local communities which assist and support individuals and families in personal and economic development; (5) improve the quality of services provided, operated and funded by the department and increase the competency of its staff relative to the provision of effective social services by establishing and supporting ongoing staff development and training; and (6) encourage citizen participation in the development of social service priorities and programs.

      (b) The Department of Social Services shall study continuously the conditions and needs of elderly and aging persons in this state in relation to nutrition, transportation, home-care, housing, income, employment, health, recreation and other matters. It shall be responsible in cooperation with federal, state, local and area planning agencies on aging for the overall planning, development and administration of a comprehensive and integrated social service delivery system for elderly persons and the aged. The department shall: (1) Measure the need for services; (2) survey methods of administration of programs for service delivery; (3) provide for periodic evaluations of social services; (4) maintain technical, information, consultation and referral services in cooperation with other state agencies to local and area public and private agencies to the fullest extent possible; (5) develop and coordinate educational outreach programs for the purposes of informing the public and elderly persons of available programs; (6) cooperate in the development of performance standards for licensing of residential and medical facilities with appropriate state agencies; (7) supervise the establishment, in selected areas and local communities of the state, of pilot programs for elderly persons; (8) coordinate with the Department of Transportation to provide adequate transportation services related to the needs of elderly persons; and (9) cooperate with other state agencies to provide adequate and alternate housing for elderly persons, including congregate housing, as defined in section 8-119e.

      (c) The Department of Social Services, in conjunction with the Department of Public Health, may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to establish requirements with respect to the submission of reports concerning financial solvency and quality of care by nursing homes for the purpose of determining the financial viability of such homes, identifying homes that appear to be experiencing financial distress and examining the underlying reasons for such distress. Such reports shall be submitted to the Nursing Home Financial Advisory Committee established under section 17b-339.

      (P.A. 93-262, S. 4, 87; P.A. 98-239, S. 24, 35; P.A. 03-278, S. 61.)

      History: P.A. 93-262 effective July 1, 1993 (Revisor's note: In 1997 a reference in Subsec. (b) to "Transportation Department" was changed editorially by the Revisors to "Department of Transportation" for consistency with customary statutory usage); P.A. 98-239 added Subsec. (c) to allow Department of Social Services, in conjunction with the Department of Public Health, to adopt regulations to establish requirements re submission of reports concerning financial solvency and quality of care by nursing homes and to require that such reports be submitted to the Nursing Home Financial Advisory Committee, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 03-278 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective July 9, 2003.

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Statutes > Connecticut > Title17b > Chap319o > Sec17b-4

      Sec. 17b-4. Department of Social Services: Duties and services provided. Elderly and aging persons. (a) The Department of Social Services shall plan, develop, administer, operate, evaluate and provide funding for services for individuals and families served by the department who are in need of personal or economic development. In cooperation with other social service agencies and organizations, including community-based agencies, the department shall work to develop and fund prevention, intervention and treatment services for individuals and families. The department shall: (1) Provide appropriate services to individuals and families as needed through direct social work services rendered by the department and contracted services from community-based organizations funded by the department; (2) collect, interpret and publish statistics relating to individuals and families serviced by the department; (3) monitor, evaluate and review any program or service which is developed, operated or funded by the department; (4) supervise the establishment of pilot programs funded by the department in local communities which assist and support individuals and families in personal and economic development; (5) improve the quality of services provided, operated and funded by the department and increase the competency of its staff relative to the provision of effective social services by establishing and supporting ongoing staff development and training; and (6) encourage citizen participation in the development of social service priorities and programs.

      (b) The Department of Social Services shall study continuously the conditions and needs of elderly and aging persons in this state in relation to nutrition, transportation, home-care, housing, income, employment, health, recreation and other matters. It shall be responsible in cooperation with federal, state, local and area planning agencies on aging for the overall planning, development and administration of a comprehensive and integrated social service delivery system for elderly persons and the aged. The department shall: (1) Measure the need for services; (2) survey methods of administration of programs for service delivery; (3) provide for periodic evaluations of social services; (4) maintain technical, information, consultation and referral services in cooperation with other state agencies to local and area public and private agencies to the fullest extent possible; (5) develop and coordinate educational outreach programs for the purposes of informing the public and elderly persons of available programs; (6) cooperate in the development of performance standards for licensing of residential and medical facilities with appropriate state agencies; (7) supervise the establishment, in selected areas and local communities of the state, of pilot programs for elderly persons; (8) coordinate with the Department of Transportation to provide adequate transportation services related to the needs of elderly persons; and (9) cooperate with other state agencies to provide adequate and alternate housing for elderly persons, including congregate housing, as defined in section 8-119e.

      (c) The Department of Social Services, in conjunction with the Department of Public Health, may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to establish requirements with respect to the submission of reports concerning financial solvency and quality of care by nursing homes for the purpose of determining the financial viability of such homes, identifying homes that appear to be experiencing financial distress and examining the underlying reasons for such distress. Such reports shall be submitted to the Nursing Home Financial Advisory Committee established under section 17b-339.

      (P.A. 93-262, S. 4, 87; P.A. 98-239, S. 24, 35; P.A. 03-278, S. 61.)

      History: P.A. 93-262 effective July 1, 1993 (Revisor's note: In 1997 a reference in Subsec. (b) to "Transportation Department" was changed editorially by the Revisors to "Department of Transportation" for consistency with customary statutory usage); P.A. 98-239 added Subsec. (c) to allow Department of Social Services, in conjunction with the Department of Public Health, to adopt regulations to establish requirements re submission of reports concerning financial solvency and quality of care by nursing homes and to require that such reports be submitted to the Nursing Home Financial Advisory Committee, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 03-278 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective July 9, 2003.


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Statutes > Connecticut > Title17b > Chap319o > Sec17b-4

      Sec. 17b-4. Department of Social Services: Duties and services provided. Elderly and aging persons. (a) The Department of Social Services shall plan, develop, administer, operate, evaluate and provide funding for services for individuals and families served by the department who are in need of personal or economic development. In cooperation with other social service agencies and organizations, including community-based agencies, the department shall work to develop and fund prevention, intervention and treatment services for individuals and families. The department shall: (1) Provide appropriate services to individuals and families as needed through direct social work services rendered by the department and contracted services from community-based organizations funded by the department; (2) collect, interpret and publish statistics relating to individuals and families serviced by the department; (3) monitor, evaluate and review any program or service which is developed, operated or funded by the department; (4) supervise the establishment of pilot programs funded by the department in local communities which assist and support individuals and families in personal and economic development; (5) improve the quality of services provided, operated and funded by the department and increase the competency of its staff relative to the provision of effective social services by establishing and supporting ongoing staff development and training; and (6) encourage citizen participation in the development of social service priorities and programs.

      (b) The Department of Social Services shall study continuously the conditions and needs of elderly and aging persons in this state in relation to nutrition, transportation, home-care, housing, income, employment, health, recreation and other matters. It shall be responsible in cooperation with federal, state, local and area planning agencies on aging for the overall planning, development and administration of a comprehensive and integrated social service delivery system for elderly persons and the aged. The department shall: (1) Measure the need for services; (2) survey methods of administration of programs for service delivery; (3) provide for periodic evaluations of social services; (4) maintain technical, information, consultation and referral services in cooperation with other state agencies to local and area public and private agencies to the fullest extent possible; (5) develop and coordinate educational outreach programs for the purposes of informing the public and elderly persons of available programs; (6) cooperate in the development of performance standards for licensing of residential and medical facilities with appropriate state agencies; (7) supervise the establishment, in selected areas and local communities of the state, of pilot programs for elderly persons; (8) coordinate with the Department of Transportation to provide adequate transportation services related to the needs of elderly persons; and (9) cooperate with other state agencies to provide adequate and alternate housing for elderly persons, including congregate housing, as defined in section 8-119e.

      (c) The Department of Social Services, in conjunction with the Department of Public Health, may adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54 to establish requirements with respect to the submission of reports concerning financial solvency and quality of care by nursing homes for the purpose of determining the financial viability of such homes, identifying homes that appear to be experiencing financial distress and examining the underlying reasons for such distress. Such reports shall be submitted to the Nursing Home Financial Advisory Committee established under section 17b-339.

      (P.A. 93-262, S. 4, 87; P.A. 98-239, S. 24, 35; P.A. 03-278, S. 61.)

      History: P.A. 93-262 effective July 1, 1993 (Revisor's note: In 1997 a reference in Subsec. (b) to "Transportation Department" was changed editorially by the Revisors to "Department of Transportation" for consistency with customary statutory usage); P.A. 98-239 added Subsec. (c) to allow Department of Social Services, in conjunction with the Department of Public Health, to adopt regulations to establish requirements re submission of reports concerning financial solvency and quality of care by nursing homes and to require that such reports be submitted to the Nursing Home Financial Advisory Committee, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 03-278 made technical changes in Subsec. (b), effective July 9, 2003.