§ 17a-218a — Continuing operation of Southbury Training School. Evaluation criteria.

Connecticut § 17a-218a

• Jurisdiction: Connecticut
• Title 17a: Social and Human Services and Resources
• Ch. 319b: Department of Developmental Services

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(a) The Commissioner of Developmental Services shall continue the operation of the Southbury Training School and shall establish criteria to evaluate the current population of the training school in regard to community placement and training school placement. The criteria shall include, at a minimum, consideration of the resident's age, physical disabilities, medical fragility, level of intellectual disability, length of residence at the school and availability of an appropriate placement. (b) The commissioner shall no longer accept new admissions at the Southbury Training School.

Legislative History

(P.A. 95-236; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8, S. 38, 88; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b); 07-238, S. 3; P.A. 11-16, S. 9; P.A. 18-32, S. 8.) History: June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8 added Subsecs. (b) re limit on new admissions, (c) re additional immediate care beds and (d) re annual report, effective July 1, 1997; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 “Commissioner of Mental Retardation” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Developmental Services”, effective October 1, 2007; P.A. 07-238 amended Subsec. (a) and deleted former Subsec. (d) to remove obsolete reporting requirements; P.A. 11-16 amended Subsec. (a) by substituting “intellectual disability” for “mental retardation” and deleted former Subsec. (c) re certification of additional beds for fiscal years ending June 30, 1998, and June 30, 1999, effective May 24, 2011; P.A. 18-32 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “client's” with “resident's”, effective July 1, 2018.