Sec. 17b-792. (Formerly Sec. 17a-302). Nutrition programs for elderly persons.
Sec. 17b-792. (Formerly Sec. 17a-302). Nutrition programs for elderly persons. (a) The Department of Social Services shall be responsible for the administration
of programs which provide nutritionally sound diets to needy elderly persons and for
the expansion of such programs when possible. Such programs shall be continued in
such a manner as to fully utilize congregate feeding and nutrition education of elderly
citizens who qualify for such program.
(b) Each program continued in accordance with subsection (a) of this section shall
provide one meal per day, five days per week, to recipients of the program. Each program
shall utilize all available municipal, state or local agencies for the purchase of food and
equipment and the finding of appropriate locations for such programs.
(P.A. 75-439, S. 1-3, 4; P.A. 82-66, S. 1, 2; P.A. 93-262, S. 51, 87.)
History: P.A. 82-66 amended Subsec. (a) to replace the requirement that the department expand nutrition programs
with requirement to administer the programs and expand them when possible; Sec. 17-136e transferred to Sec. 17a-302
in 1991; P.A. 93-262 replaced department on aging with department of social services and deleted Subsec. (c) re reports
to department on aging to be submitted by state-funded nutrition programs, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17a-302 transferred
to Sec. 17b-792 in 1995.