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| 7 | 7 | | General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 393 |
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| 8 | 8 | | January Session, 2019 |
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| 14 | 14 | | AN ACT CONCERNING TH E DEPARTMENT OF DEVE LOPMENTAL |
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| 15 | 15 | | SERVICES' LEVEL OF NEED ASSESSMENT. |
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| 16 | 16 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General |
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| 17 | 17 | | Assembly convened: |
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| 19 | 19 | | Section 1. (Effective October 1, 2019) Not later than January 1, 2020, 1 |
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| 20 | 20 | | the Department of Developmental Services shall (1) analyze 2 |
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| 21 | 21 | | information, policies and terminology relating to medical assessments 3 |
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| 22 | 22 | | and update the department's level of need assessment, as defined in 4 |
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| 23 | 23 | | section 17a-238a of the general statutes, standardized screening tool 5 |
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| 24 | 24 | | and any other documentation associated with the level of need 6 |
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| 25 | 25 | | assessment, as necessary to reflect the most recent information, policies 7 |
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| 26 | 26 | | and terminology, and (2) within available appropriations, consult with 8 |
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| 27 | 27 | | family members, providers and advocates of persons with intellectual 9 |
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| 28 | 28 | | disability in updating the department's level of need assessment, 10 |
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| 29 | 29 | | standardized screening tool and other associated documentation. 11 |
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| 30 | 30 | | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following |
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| 31 | 31 | | sections: |
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| 33 | 33 | | Section 1 October 1, 2019 New section |
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| 35 | 35 | | PH Joint Favorable Subst. |
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