Sec. 17a-210c. Use of terms "Commissioner of Mental Retardation" and "Department of Mental Retardation". Administrative changes related to renaming of department. Eligibility deter
Sec. 17a-210c. Use of terms "Commissioner of Mental Retardation" and "Department of Mental Retardation". Administrative changes related to renaming of
department. Eligibility determinations not affected. (a) Whenever the term "Department of Mental Retardation" is used or referred to in the following sections of the general
statutes, the term "Department of Developmental Services" shall be substituted in lieu
thereof: 1-101aa, 4-38c, 4-61aa, 4a-12, 4a-16, 4a-82, 5-259, 8-206d, 10-15d, 10-76d,
10-145d, 17a-33, 17a-114, 17a-145, 17a-210, 17a-210a, 17a-210b, 17a-211, 17a-211a,
17a-211b, 17a-212a, 17a-214, 17a-215, 17a-215a, 17a-215b, 17a-216, 17a-217, 17a-218, 17a-219b, 17a-219c, 17a-220, 17a-226, 17a-227, 17a-227a, 17a-228, 17a-236, 17a-238, 17a-240, 17a-246, 17a-247, 17a-247a, 17a-247b, 17a-247e, 17a-248, 17a-248g,
17a-270, 17a-273, 17a-274, 17a-276, 17a-277, 17a-281, 17a-475a, 17b-337, 17b-352,
17b-360, 17b-492b, 19-570, 19a-509d, 19a-576, 38a-488a, 38a-514, 45a-654, 45a-656,
45a-674, 45a-676, 45a-677, 45a-681, 46a-11, 46a-11a, 46a-11c, 46a-11d and 46a-11f.
(b) Whenever the term "Commissioner of Mental Retardation" is used or referred
to in the following sections of the general statutes, the term "Commissioner of Developmental Services" shall be substituted in lieu thereof: 4-5, 4b-3, 4b-23, 8-3e, 10-76i, 17a-4a, 17a-22a, 17a-210, 17a-212, 17a-212a, 17a-214, 17a-215a, 17a-215b, 17a-217a, 17a-218, 17a-218a, 17a-225, 17a-226, 17a-227a, 17a-228, 17a-229, 17a-230, 17a-232, 17a-238, 17a-240, 17a-241, 17a-242, 17a-244, 17a-246, 17a-247a, 17a-248, 17a-270, 17a-272, 17a-273, 17a-274, 17a-276, 17a-277, 17a-281, 17a-282, 17a-582, 17a-584, 17a-586, 17a-587, 17a-588, 17a-592, 17a-593, 17a-594, 17a-596, 17a-599, 17b-28a, 17b-244, 17b-244a, 17b-337, 17b-340, 17b-492b, 19a-24, 19a-411, 19a-580d, 20-14j, 20-571, 45a-670, 45a-674, 45a-676, 45a-677, 45a-681, 45a-682, 45a-692, 46a-11a, 46a-11c, 46a-11f, 54-56d, 54-102g and 54-102h.
(c) If the term "Department of Mental Retardation" is used or referred to in any
public or special act of 2007 or 2008, or in any section of the general statutes that is
amended in 2007 or 2008, it shall be deemed to refer to the Department of Developmental
Services.
(d) If the term "Commissioner of Mental Retardation" is used or referred to in any
public or special act of 2007 or 2008, or in any section of the general statutes that is
amended in 2007 or 2008, it shall be deemed to refer to the Commissioner of Developmental Services.
(e) Any administrative changes related to the renaming of the Department of Mental
Retardation as the Department of Developmental Services, including, but not limited
to, changes in business cards, stationery, brochures, web sites and signage shall be done
in a manner and in the timeframe prescribed by the Commissioner of Developmental
Services.
(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to change the criteria by which the
Commissioner of Developmental Services makes eligibility determinations for programs and services of the Department of Developmental Services.
(P.A. 07-73, S. 2.)