Employment Services in Connecticut

Connecticut funds employment through individual budgets set by need, pays high hourly rates with one-time incentives, and keeps a binding abuse and neglect registry.

Connecticut at a glance

Agency for employment services	Department of Developmental Services (DDS)
How employment is funded	Comprehensive Supports, Individual and Family Support, and Employment and Day Supports waivers
Vocational rehabilitation	Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (BRS); Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind
Medicaid agency	Department of Social Services
Minimum wage	$16.94

The three biggest differences

Budgets follow a Level of Need score. Providers qualify through DDS in quarterly application windows.
Hourly rates and one-time incentives. Benchmark payments at job start, 3, 6 and 12 months; Customized Employment paid by deliverable.
A registry that bars hiring. No one listed on the DDS Abuse and Neglect Registry may be hired or kept.

What the full addendum gives you

Twelve sections, filed directly behind Volume 0 and adopted by a single change request. Every rule cites its official source; anything not yet confirmed is marked for verification, never guessed.

How to use the addendum, and the three biggest differences
At a glance: every Maryland role and its local equivalent
Crosswalk: each Maryland reference, its replacement, and where it is amended
Waiver (or local) employment services: codes, units, rates, limits
Vocational rehabilitation: becoming a vendor, fees, invoicing, fading
Provider certification and staffing
Incident reporting and protection from harm
Billing, records and retention
Local law that changes the package: wages, recording, false claims, safety, breach
State-use purchasing and contract sites
Volume-by-volume amendments, 0 to 15
Open items to verify, and the official sources

Request the Connecticut addendum Start the fit assessment

The addendum is issued with the Adoption License. Ask for it here and the Adoption Office replies within one business day.