Section 17a-816 - (Formerly Sec. 10-298). Powers and duties of the Department of Aging and Disability Services re services for persons who are blind or visually impaired(a) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services shall prepare and maintain a register of persons who are blind in this state which shall describe their condition, cause of blindness and capacity for education and rehabilitative training. The commissioner may register cases of persons who are liable to become visually impaired or blind, and may take such measures in cooperation with other authorities as the commissioner deems advisable for the prevention of blindness or conservation of eyesight and, in appropriate cases, for the education of children and for the vocational guidance of adults whose eyesight approaches visual impairment or blindness. The commissioner shall establish criteria for low vision care and maintain a list of ophthalmologists and optometrists that are exclusively authorized to receive agency funds through established and existing state fee schedules for the delivery of specifically defined low vision services that increase the capacity of eligible recipients of such services to maximize the use of their remaining vision.(b) The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services shall provide the Department of Motor Vehicles with the names of all individuals sixteen years of age or older who, on or after October 1, 2005, have been determined to be blind by a physician, an advanced practice registered nurse or an optometrist, as provided in section 17a-819. The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services shall provide simultaneous written notification to any individual whose name is being transmitted by the Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services to the Department of Motor Vehicles. The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services shall update the list of names provided to the Department of Motor Vehicles on a quarterly basis. The list shall also contain the address and date of birth for each individual reported, as shown on the records of the Department of Aging and Disability Services. The Department of Motor Vehicles shall maintain such list on a confidential basis, in accordance with the provisions of section 14-46d. The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to effectuate the purposes of this subsection.Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-816
(1949 Rev., S. 1611; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 13; 1961, P.A. 539, S. 7; 1963, P.A. 386, S. 5; P.A. 77-147; P.A. 83-307, S. 1, 2; P.A. 84-546, S. 27, 173; P.A. 89-12, S. 1, 3; P.A. 05-156 , S. 1 ; P.A. 06-130 , S. 7 ; P.A. 11-44 , S. 12 ; June 12 Sp. Sess. P.A. 12-1 , S. 44 ; P.A. 13-7 , S. 2 ; P.A. 14-188 , S. 10 ; 14-217 , S. 161 ; P.A. 16-39 , S. 73 ; P.A. 17-202 , S. 29 .)
Section 10-298 was transferred to section 17a-816 in 2023.Amended by P.A. 21-0151, S. 2 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Regular Session, eff. 7/1/2021.Amended by P.A. 19-0157, S. 24 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2019 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2019.Amended by P.A. 17-0202, S. 29 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2017 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2017.Amended by P.A. 16-0039, S. 73 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2016 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2016.Amended by P.A. 14-0217, S. 161 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2014 Regular Session, eff. 6/13/2014.Amended by P.A. 14-0188, S. 10 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2014 Regular Session, eff. 6/12/2014.