Connecticut General Statutes 17a-247 – Conduct of employee of Department of Developmental Services appointed as plenary guardian or limited guardian of a person with intellectual disability
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(a) Any employee of the Department of Developmental Services appointed as a guardian or limited guardian pursuant to subsection (f) of section 45a-676 shall exercise judgment, independent of the department, for the benefit and best interests of the protected person.
Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes 17a-247
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- intellectual disability: means a significant limitation in intellectual functioning existing concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior that originated during the developmental period before eighteen years of age. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1g
(b) The Department of Developmental Services shall not take or threaten to take any action against any employee of the department in retaliation for such employee’s conduct as a plenary guardian or limited guardian of a person with intellectual disability.