Subsequent to the authorization for the provision of reasonable and necessary protective services, the Department of Social Services shall initiate a review of each case within ninety days, to determine whether continuation of, or modification in, the services provided is warranted. A decision to continue the provision of such services should be made in concert with appropriate personnel from other involved state and local groups, agencies and departments, and shall comply with the consent provisions of sections 17b-450 to 17b-461, inclusive. Reevaluations of each such case shall be made every ninety days thereafter.

(P.A. 77-613, S. 9, 15; 77-614, S. 521, 587, 610; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 136; P.A. 87-132, S. 2; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; P.A. 95-160, S. 23, 69; P.A. 96-139, S. 12, 13.)

History: P.A. 77-614 and P.A. 78-303 replaced department of social services with department of human resources, effective January 1, 1979; P.A. 87-132 changed the time for the initiation of a review from 45 to 90 days; Sec. 46a-22 transferred to Sec. 17a-438 in 1991; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department of human resources, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17a-438 transferred to Sec. 17b-458 in 1995; P.A. 95-160 deleted a provision requiring the department to advise the regional ombudsman of decisions relating to the continuation of protective services for each elderly person, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 96-139 changed effective date of P.A. 95-160 but without affecting this section.