Bill Text: CT SB00230 | 2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Concerning Community Choices For Long-term Care And Disability Services.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-24 - Public Hearing 03/01 [SB00230 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2012-SB00230-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Raised Bill No. 230
February Session, 2012		LCO No. 1165
		*01165_______HS_*
Referred to Committee on Human Services
Introduced by:
(HS)

AN ACT CONCERNING COMMUNITY CHOICES FOR LONG-TERM CARE AND DISABILITY SERVICES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) The Commissioner of Social Services shall develop and administer a Community Choices program to provide a single, coordinated system of information and access for individuals seeking long-term support, including in-home, community-based and institutional services. The program to be known as the Community Choices program shall be the state Aging and Disability Resource Center Program in accordance with the federal Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006, Public Law 109-365. Consumers served shall include, but not be limited to, those sixty years of age or older, those eighteen years of age or older with disabilities, and caregivers.

(b) The Community Choices program shall provide (1) information, referral, and assistance concerning aging and disability issues and long-term care planning; (2) comprehensive assessments to identify possible consumer needs or desires; (3) counseling for purposes of obtaining (A) employment or employment related services, (B) screening for public benefits and private resources, and (C) information on long-term care planning; (4) follow-up to ensure consumer referrals were appropriate and to offer additional assistance and individual advocacy if needed; (5) support to consumers making decisions about current and future supports and services; (6) coordination of transitions between providers or sites of care; (7) preparation and distribution of written materials regarding the availability of Community Choices program services; (8) maintenance of a toll-free telephone number; (9) assistance in improving and managing the program, monitoring quality and measuring responsiveness of systems of care; (10) assistance as necessary to conform to federal and other grant requirements; and (11) other related services.

(c) The commissioner shall establish program requirements and procedures for entering into agreements to operate the Community Choices program. The commissioner may adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54 of the general statutes, as necessary to implement the provisions of this section.

This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1	from passage	New section

Statement of Purpose:

To establish a single point of entry for information and services concerning aging and disability issues.

[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]