Sec. 45a-656a. Duty of conservator of estate of resident of licensed residential care home re payment of room and board. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 45a-656a. Duty of conservator of estate of resident of licensed residential care home re payment of room and board. (a) Any conservator of the estate of a person who is a resident of a licensed residential care home, as defined in section 19a-490, where such conservator is payee on behalf of such person, shall, not later than ten business days after receipt of any income used for room and board, forward payment to the operator of the residential care home for the cost of room and board of such person.

      (b) If any such conservator neglects to forward payment to the operator of the home within ten business days as required under subsection (a) of this section for two consecutive months, the operator of the home may petition the court of probate having jurisdiction for removal of the conservator. The court may, after notice and a hearing, remove such conservator.

      (P.A. 97-73; 97-112, S. 2; P.A. 98-219, S. 28.)

      History: P.A. 97-112 replaced "home for the aged" with "residential care home"; P.A. 98-219 deleted "home for the aged" and inserted "residential care home" and deleted "such benefit" and inserted "income used for room and board".