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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5912
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2001
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. TERCYAK, 26th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DELIVERY OF RESPITE CARE
SERVICES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 17a-218 of the general statutes be amended to provide 1
that the Department of Developmental Services shall (1) deliver direct 2
subsidies for respite care services seven days per week or at the rate at 3
which such subsidy is delivered as of January, 1, 2019, (2) give 4
preference for respite care services to persons who have not received 5
such services and persons in need of emergency placement, (3) provide 6
additional respite care services based on the geographical need of 7
families who are waiting to receive such services from the department, 8
(4) develop a staffing plan to ensure that respite care services are 9
available during high demand periods, (5) not later than July 1, 2019, 10
provide training to persons receiving respite care services in areas 11
including, but not limited to, self-care, activities of daily living and 12
personal and social adjustment, and (6) provide in-home support 13
services to persons or families who are waiting to receive services from 14
the department. 15 Proposed Bill No. 5912
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Statement of Purpose:
To provide how the Department of Developmental Services delivers
respite care services and in-home support services.