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 youths. For the purposes of this section, "day treatment
center" means a facility for outpatient therapy, care and training of children and youths
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 youths, 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 youths. 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.
(P.A. 75-524, S. 14, 30; P.A. 79-122; P.A. 90-290, S. 2; P.A. 91-268, S. 3, 4; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 03-278, S. 53;
P.A. 06-196, S. 113.)
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; P.A.
06-196 made technical changes, effective June 7, 2006.