Sec. 17a-212. Regulations. Uniform standards and procedures. Protocol.
Sec. 17a-212. Regulations. Uniform standards and procedures. Protocol. (a)
On or before September 30, 1991, the Commissioner of Developmental Services shall
adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, establishing (1)
criteria for (A) determining eligibility for services provided by the department, (B)
determining which clients shall receive a specific service, and (C) selecting private
sector service providers, and (2) uniform procedures to be used by the regional offices
in determining which clients shall receive services and in selecting private sector service
providers. Such procedures shall specify the decision-making authority of the department's central office and the regional offices and set parameters within which each shall
operate.
(b) Each regional office, following a format developed by the department's central
office and taking into account the regulations developed by the commissioner, shall
prepare a written protocol to be used in determining which clients shall receive services
and in selecting service providers. The protocol shall be approved by the commissioner.
(P.A. 90-164, S. 2; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b); 07-238, S. 1.)
History: Pursuant to P.A. 07-73 "Commissioner of Mental Retardation" was changed editorially by the Revisors to
"Commissioner of Developmental Services", effective October 1, 2007; P.A. 07-238 made technical changes in Subsec.
(a) and deleted former Subsec. (c) re requirement that department evaluate each region's adherence to its approved protocol.