Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-876

Current with legislation from 2024 effective through June 6, 2024.

Section 17a-876 - (Formerly Sec. 17a-411). Duties of residents' advocates. Posting by nursing home facilities. Funding

(a) Residents' advocates, under supervision of the regional ombudsmen, shall assist the regional ombudsmen in the performance of all duties and responsibilities of the regional ombudsmen as described in section 17a-875.

(b) All long-term care facilities shall post or cause to be posted in a conspicuous place therein a list of the names of the appropriate residents' advocates and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the appropriate ombudsmen.

(c) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services shall have authority to seek funding for the purposes contained in this section from public and private sources, including, but not limited to, any federal or state funded programs.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-876

(P.A. 75-468, S. 11, 17; P.A. 76-331, S. 14, 16; P.A. 77-575, S. 14, 23; 77-604, S. 18, 84; 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-262 , S. 1 , 87 ; 93-381 , S. 9 , 39 ; P.A. 95-257 , S. 12 , 21 , 58 ; P.A. 99-176 , S. 7 , 24 ; P.A. 13-125 , S. 11 ; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 , S. 304 ; P.A. 18-6 , S. 5 ; 18-55 , S. 7 ; 18-169 , S. 28 .)

Section 17a-411 was transferred to section 17a-876 in 2023.

Amended by P.A. 19-0157, S. 52 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2019 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2019.

Amended by P.A. 18-0055, S. 7 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2018 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2018.

Amended by P.A. 18-0169, S. 28 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2018 Regular Session, eff. 6/14/2018.

Amended by P.A. 18-0006, S. 5 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2018 Regular Session, eff. 5/14/2018.

Amended by P.A. 17-0002, S. 304 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2017 Special Session, eff. 10/31/2017.