The Department of Aging and Disability Services may provide necessary services to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, including, but not limited to, nonreimbursable interpreter services and message relay services for persons using telecommunication devices for persons who are deaf.
(P.A. 11-44, S. 33; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1, S. 69; P.A. 17-202, S. 63; P.A. 19-157, S. 68.)
History: P.A. 11-44 effective July 1, 2011; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 replaced “Bureau of Rehabilitative Services” with “Department of Rehabilitation Services”, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 17-202 replaced references to deaf and hearing impaired persons with references to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing and made a conforming change; P.A. 19-157 replaced “Department of Rehabilitation Services” with “Department of Aging and Disability Services”.