2005 Connecticut Code - Sec. 17a-22. (Formerly Sec. 17-425). Extended day treatment programs. Grants. Definition of day treatment center.
Sec. 17a-22. (Formerly Sec. 17-425). Extended day treatment programs.
Grants. Definition of day treatment center. The Department of Children and Families
shall develop and maintain a program of day treatment centers and extended day treatment programs for emotionally disturbed, mentally ill, behaviorally disordered or multiply handicapped children and youth. For the purposes of this section, "day treatment
center" means a facility for outpatient therapy, care and training of children and youth
who, after appropriate evaluation, are deemed in need of such therapy, care and training.
Any nonprofit corporation organized or existing for the purpose of establishing or maintaining a day treatment center or an extended day treatment program, as defined in
section 17a-147, for emotionally disturbed, mentally ill, behaviorally disordered or multiply handicapped children and youth, any hospital, any psychiatric clinic or any regional
educational service center, as established in accordance with section 10-66a, may apply
to the Department of Children and Families for funds to be used to assist in establishing,
maintaining or expanding a day treatment center or an extended day treatment program,
as defined in section 17a-147, for emotionally disturbed, mentally ill, behaviorally disordered or multiply handicapped children and youth. No grant to assist in establishing,
maintaining or expanding a day treatment center or an extended day treatment program
under the provisions of this section shall exceed the ordinary and recurring operating
expenses of any such day treatment center or extended day treatment program, nor shall
any grant be made to pay for all or any part of the capital expenditures for any such center
or program. The Department of Children and Families shall (1) establish minimum
eligibility requirements for the receipt of such grants in regard to qualification and number of staff members and the operation of day treatment centers and extended day treatment programs, including, but not limited to, physical plant and record keeping; (2)
establish procedures to be used in making application for such funds; and (3) prescribe
regulations governing the granting of funds to assist in establishing, maintaining and
expanding day treatment centers and extended day treatment programs. Upon receipt
of proper application and approval by said department of the plans for financing and
the standards of operation of a day treatment center or extended day treatment program,
said department shall authorize the payment of such grant. Any application for a grant,
and any grant of funds pursuant thereto, shall not be subject to the provisions of section
17a-476, except to the extent required by federal law.
History: P.A. 79-122 allowed regional educational service centers to apply for funds for day treatment center; P.A. 90-290 changed "day treatment center" to "extended day treatment program", deleted "autistic" from definition of the term and added reference to behaviorally disordered or multiply handicapped children and youths; Sec. 17-425 transferred to Sec. 17a-22 in 1991; P.A. 91-268 extended the provisions of the section to day treatment centers and defined day treatment centers; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 03-278 made technical changes, effective July 9, 2003.
