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PA 23-111—SB 1065
Public Health Committee
AN ACT CONCERNING TH E DEPARTMENT OF DEVE LOPMENTAL
SERVICES' RECOMMENDA TIONS REGARDING VARI OUS
TECHNICAL REVISIONS TO DEVELOPMENTAL SERVI CES
STATUTES
SUMMARY: This act makes various minor and technical changes in Department
of Developmental Services (DDS)-related statutes.
The act updates terminology by replacing references to the DDS “ombudsman”
with “ombudsperson.” It also removes obsolete language on ombudsperson
vacancies.
Additionally, the act conforms the statutes to existing practice by reflecting that
certain types of residential programs are certified, rather than licensed, by DDS (in
practice, “continuous residential supports,” which are shared living arrangements
for up to three people with available staff support).
Lastly, it removes obsolete language on DDS day care programs and makes
related technical changes.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon passage