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2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 17b-613. (Formerly Sec. 17-625). Definitions.
Sec. 17b-613. (Formerly Sec. 17-625). Definitions. As used in sections 17b-613
to 17b-615, inclusive:
(2) "Independent living services" shall include, but not be limited to, advocacy, peer counseling, independent living skills assessment, counseling and training information and referral, and other programs and services which would promote the independence, productivity and quality of life for people with disabilities;
(3) "Consumer" means an individual with a severe physical or mental impairment whose ability to function independently in the family or community or whose ability to obtain, maintain or advance in employment is substantially limited and for whom the delivery of independent living services will improve the ability to function, continue functioning, or move toward functioning independently in the family or community or to continue in employment, respectively;
(4) "Consumer-controlled" means that at least fifty-one per cent of the members of the board of directors of a center for independent living are consumers.
(P.A. 87-563, S. 1, 5; P.A. 95-355, S. 7.)
History: Sec. 10-4i transferred to Sec. 17-625 in 1993; Sec. 17-625 transferred to Sec. 17b-613 in 1995; P.A. 95-355 changed "independent living center" to "center for independent living" and redefined "consumer".
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