Substitute Senate Bill No. 804
Special Act No. 19-18
AN ACT CONCERNING A COMMUNITY OMBUDSMAN.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (Effective from passage) The State Ombudsman, appointed
pursuant to section 17a-405 of the general statutes, and the
Commissioner of Social Services shall develop a Community
Ombudsman program to investigate complaints concerning care
received by recipients of home and community -based services
administered by the Department of Social Services. Not later than
January 1, 2020, the State Ombudsman and the Commissioner of Social
Services shall submit a report to the joint standing committees of the
General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to aging and
human services identifying: (1) The persons to be served in the
Community Ombudsman program, (2) the types of services to be
offered under such program, and (3) appropriations needed to staff the
Community Ombudsman program.