2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources
Chapter 319b - Department of Developmental Services
Section 17a-231 - (Formerly Sec. 19a-467a). Receivership of residential facilities for persons with intellectual disability: Definitions.

As used in this section and sections 17a-232 to 17a-237, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Residential facility for persons with intellectual disability” means a residential facility for persons with intellectual disability that is licensed, or required to be licensed, pursuant to section 17a-227, including staffing and other program resources associated with such facility;

(2) “Emergency” means a situation, physical condition or one or more practices, methods or operations which present imminent danger of death or serious physical or mental harm to residents of a residential facility for persons with intellectual disability;

(3) “Transfer trauma” means the medical and psychological reactions to physical transfer that increase the risk of death, or grave illness, or both, in persons with intellectual disability;

(4) “Substantial violation” means a violation of regulations adopted pursuant to section 17a-227 which presents a reasonable likelihood of serious physical or mental harm to residents of a residential facility for persons with intellectual disability; and

(5) “Habitual violation” means a violation of regulations adopted pursuant to section 17a-227 which, due to its repetition, presents a reasonable likelihood of serious physical or mental harm to residents of a residential facility for persons with intellectual disability.

(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 83-39, S. 7; P.A. 01-18; 01-195, S. 129, 181; P.A. 11-16, S. 16.)

History: Sec. 19a-467a transferred to Sec. 17a-231 in 1991; P.A. 01-18 redesignated Subdivs. (a) to (e) as Subdivs. (1) to (5), amended definition of “residential facility for mentally retarded persons” to include associated staffing and other program resources and made technical changes; P.A. 01-195 made technical changes, effective July 11, 2001; P.A. 11-16 substituted “persons with intellectual disability” for “mentally retarded persons” and “persons with mental retardation”, effective May 24, 2011.