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| 1 | - | Substitute House Bill No. 6815 | |
| 1 | + | General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 6815 | |
| 2 | + | January Session, 2015 *_____HB06815PH____032415____* | |
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| 3 | - | Public Act No. 15-54 | |
| 4 | + | General Assembly | |
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| 6 | + | Substitute Bill No. 6815 | |
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| 8 | + | January Session, 2015 | |
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| 10 | + | *_____HB06815PH____032415____* | |
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| 5 | 12 | AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEFINITION AND USE OF THE TERM "INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY". | |
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| 7 | 14 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
| 8 | 15 | ||
| 9 | - | Section 1. Section 1-1g of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective | |
| 16 | + | Section 1. Section 1-1g of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015): | |
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| 11 | 18 | (a) [For the purposes of sections 17a-210b and 38a-816, "mental retardation"] Except as otherwise provided by statute, "intellectual disability" means a significant limitation in intellectual functioning [and] existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior that originated during the developmental period before eighteen years of age. | |
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| 13 | 20 | [(b) For the purposes of sections 4a-60, 4b-28, 4b-31, 8-2g, 8-3e, 8-119t, 9-159s, 10-91f, 12-81, 17a-210, 17a-210b, 17a-215c, 17a-217 to 17a-218a, inclusive, 17a-220, 17a-226 to 17a-227a, inclusive, 17a-228, 17a-231 to 17a-233, inclusive, 17a-247 to 17a-247b, inclusive, 17a-270, 17a-272 to 17a-274, inclusive, 17a-276, 17a-277, 17a-281, 17a-282, 17a-580, 17a-593, 17a-594, 17a-596, 17b-226, 19a-638, 45a-598, 45a-669, 45a-670, 45a-672, 45a-674, 45a-676, 45a-677, 45a-678, 45a-679, 45a-680, 45a-681, 45a-682, 45a-683, 46a-11a to 46a-11g, inclusive, 46a-51, 46a-60, 46a-64, 46a-64b, 46a-66, 46a-70, 46a-71, 46a-72, 46a-73, 46a-75, 46a-76, 46b-84, 52-146o, 53a-46a, 53a-59a, 53a-60b, 53a-60c, 53a-61a, 53a-181i, 53a-320, 53a-321, 53a-322, 53a-323, 54-56d and 54-250, "intellectual disability" has the same meaning as "mental retardation" as defined in subsection (a) of this section.] | |
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| 15 | 22 | [(c)] (b) As used in subsection (a) of this section, "significant limitation in intellectual functioning" means an intelligence quotient more than two standard deviations below the mean as measured by tests of general intellectual functioning that are individualized, standardized and clinically and culturally appropriate to the individual; and "adaptive behavior" means the effectiveness or degree with which an individual meets the standards of personal independence and social responsibility expected for the individual's age and cultural group as measured by tests that are individualized, standardized and clinically and culturally appropriate to the individual. | |
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| 17 | - | Sec. 2. Subsection (f) of section 17a-228 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective | |
| 24 | + | Sec. 2. Subsection (f) of section 17a-228 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2015): | |
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| 19 | 26 | (f) Whenever the Department of Social Services is notified that a facility receiving payments from the Department of Developmental Services under the provisions of this section has been certified as an intermediate care facility for [persons with mental retardation,] individuals with intellectual disabilities, as defined in [42 CFR 440.50] 42 CFR 440.150, the Commissioner of Social Services shall notify the Governor and the Governor, with the approval of the Finance Advisory Committee, may transfer from the appropriation for the Department of Developmental Services to the Department of Social Services, sufficient funds to cover the cost of all services previously paid by the Department of Developmental Services that are reimbursable, at the rate established for services provided by such certified facilities. Subsequent budget requests from both departments shall reflect such transfer of responsibility. | |
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| 31 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 32 | + | Section 1 October 1, 2015 1-1g | |
| 33 | + | Sec. 2 October 1, 2015 17a-228(f) | |
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| 35 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
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| 37 | + | Section 1 | |
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| 39 | + | October 1, 2015 | |
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| 41 | + | 1-1g | |
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| 43 | + | Sec. 2 | |
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| 45 | + | October 1, 2015 | |
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| 47 | + | 17a-228(f) | |
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| 51 | + | PH Joint Favorable Subst. | |
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| 53 | + | PH | |
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| 55 | + | Joint Favorable Subst. |