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CT Gen Stat § 17a-584. (Formerly Sec. 17-257e) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-584. (Formerly Sec. 17-257e) - Finding and action by board. Recommendation of discharge. Order of conditional release or confinement.

 At any hearing before the board considering the discharge, conditional release or confinement of the acquittee, except a hearing pursuant to section 17a-592 or subsection (d) of section 17a-593, the board shall make a finding as to the mental condition of the acquittee and, considering that its primary concern is the protection of society, shall do one of the following:(1) If the board finds that the acquittee is a person who should be discharged, it shall recommend such discharge to the court pursuant to section 17a-593.(2) If the board finds that the acquittee is a person who should be conditionally released, the board shall order the acquittee conditionally released subject to such conditions as are necessary to prevent the acquittee from constituting a danger to himself or others.(3) If the board finds that the acquittee is a person who should be confined, the board shall order the person confined in a hospital for psychiatric disabilities or placed with the Commissioner of Developmental Services for custody, care and treatment.(P.A. 85-506, S. 5, 32; P.A. 87-486, S. 3; P.A. 95-257, S. 48, 58; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b).)History: P.A. 87-486 amended Subdiv. (1) to replace requirement that the board recommend discharge and file an application for discharge with the court with requirement that the board recommend such discharge “to the court” and amended Subdiv. (3) to authorize placement of the person with the commissioner of mental retardation; Sec. 17-257e transferred to Sec. 17a-584 in 1991; P.A. 95-257 substituted “psychiatric disabilities” for “mental illness”, effective July 1, 1995; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 “Commissioner of Mental Retardation” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Developmental Services”, effective October 1, 2007.Annotations to former section 17-257e:Cited. 211 C. 591; 215 C. 675.Cited. 15 CA 74; judgment reversed, see 211 C. 591.Annotation to present section:Purpose of board is to manage, monitor and review status of each acquittee to ensure protection of general public. 268 C. 508.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-585. (Formerly Sec. 17-257f) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-585. (Formerly Sec. 17-257f) - Periodic review by board.

 The board shall conduct a hearing and review the status of the acquittee not less than once every two years. At such hearing the board shall make a finding and act pursuant to section 17a-584.(P.A. 85-506, S. 6, 32.)History: Sec. 17-257f transferred to Sec. 17a-585 in 1991.Annotations to former section 17-257f:Cited. 211 C. 591; 215 C. 675.Annotations to present section:Cited. 230 C. 400.Cited. 41 CA 688.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-586. (Formerly Sec. 17-257g) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-586. (Formerly Sec. 17-257g) - Periodic report re mental condition of acquittee.

 The superintendent of any hospital for psychiatric disabilities in which an acquittee has been confined or the Commissioner of Developmental Services with whom an acquittee has been placed pursuant to order of the board, or the person or agency responsible for the supervision or treatment of a conditionally released acquittee, shall submit to the board at least every six months a written report with respect to the mental condition of the acquittee. The board shall furnish copies of the report to the counsel for the acquittee and the state's attorney.(P.A. 85-506, S. 7, 32; P.A. 87-486, S. 4; P.A. 95-257, S. 48, 58; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b).)History: P.A. 87-486 required submission of a report by “the commissioner of mental retardation with whom an acquittee has been placed”; Sec. 17-257g transferred to Sec. 17a-586 in 1991; P.A. 95-257 replaced “mental illness” with “psychiatric disabilities”, effective July 1, 1995; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 “Commissioner of Mental Retardation” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Developmental Services”, effective October 1, 2007.Annotations to former section 17-257g:Cited. 211 C. 591; 215 C. 675.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-588. (Formerly Sec. 17-257i) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-588. (Formerly Sec. 17-257i) - Conditional release.

 (a) If at any time after the confinement of an acquittee in a hospital for psychiatric disabilities or the placement of an acquittee with the Commissioner of Developmental Services, the superintendent of such hospital or said commissioner is of the opinion that such acquittee is a person who should be conditionally released, the superintendent or said commissioner shall apply to the board for an order of conditional release. The application shall be accompanied by a report setting forth the facts supporting the opinion of the superintendent or said commissioner, and by a conditional release plan. The board shall hold a hearing on the application within sixty, but not less than thirty, days of its receipt.(b) At any time after the confinement of an acquittee in a hospital for psychiatric disabilities or the placement of an acquittee with the Commissioner of Developmental Services, the acquittee or another person acting on his behalf may apply to the board for an order of conditional release. On receipt of the application, the board shall request the superintendent of the hospital or said commissioner to report whether he is of the opinion that the acquittee is a person who should be conditionally released. The report shall set forth facts supporting the opinion. An application for conditional release under this subsection shall not be filed more often than once every six months from the date of the initial board hearing held pursuant to section 17a-583. The board is not required to hold a hearing on a first application under this subsection any sooner than ninety days after the initial hearing. Hearings resulting from any subsequent requests shall be held within sixty days of the filing of the application.(c) Not less than thirty days prior to any such hearing, the board shall send copies of the superintendent's or said commissioner's report to the state's attorney and counsel for the acquittee. At any hearing held pursuant to this section, the board shall make a finding and act pursuant to section 17a-584.(P.A. 85-506, S. 9, 32; P.A. 87-486, S. 6; P.A. 95-257, S. 48, 58; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b).)History: P.A. 87-486 made section applicable to acquittees placed with the commissioner of mental retardation and amended Subsec. (a) to require a hearing on the application not less than 30, rather than 45, days from its receipt and amended Subsec. (c) to require copies of the report to be sent not less than 30, rather than 45, days prior to the hearing; Sec. 17-257i transferred to Sec. 17a-588 in 1991; P.A. 95-257 replaced “mental illness” with “psychiatric disabilities”, effective July 1, 1995; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 “Commissioner of Mental Retardation” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Developmental Services”, effective October 1, 2007.Annotation to former section 17-257i:Cited. 215 C. 675.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-589. (Formerly Sec. 17-257j) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-589. (Formerly Sec. 17-257j) - Supervision of acquittee on conditional release.

 The board may designate any capable person or appropriate public or private agency to supervise the acquittee on conditional release, subject to such conditions as the board sets in the order for conditional release. Prior to the designation, the board shall notify the person or agency to whom conditional release is contemplated and provide the person or agency with an opportunity to be heard before the board. After receiving an order of conditional release, the person or agency so designated shall assume supervision of the acquittee pursuant to the direction of the board.(P.A. 85-506, S. 10, 32.)History: Sec. 17-257j transferred to Sec. 17a-589 in 1991.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-590. (Formerly Sec. 17-257k) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-590. (Formerly Sec. 17-257k) - Examination and treatment of acquittee on conditional release. Status reports to board re treatment.

 As one of the conditions of release, the board may require the acquittee to report to any public or private mental health facility for examination. Whenever medical, psychiatric or psychological treatment is recommended, the board may order the acquittee, as a condition of release, to cooperate with and accept treatment from the facility. The facility to which the acquittee has been referred for examination shall perform the examination and submit a written report of its findings to the board. If the facility finds that treatment of the person is appropriate, it shall include its recommendations for treatment in the report to the board. Whenever treatment is provided by the facility, the facility shall furnish reports to the board on a regular basis concerning the status of the acquittee and the degree to which the acquittee is a danger to himself or others. The board shall furnish copies of all such reports to the acquittee, counsel for the acquittee and the state's attorney. Psychiatric or psychological reports concerning the acquittee that are in the possession of the board shall not be public records, as defined in section 1-200, except that information in such reports relied on by the board or used as evidence concerning the discharge, conditional release, temporary leave or confinement of the acquittee shall not be confidential. The provisions of sections 52-146c to 52-146j, inclusive, shall not apply to such reports for the purposes of this section. The facility shall comply with any other conditions of release prescribed by order of the board.(P.A. 85-506, S. 11, 32; P.A. 10-29, S. 2.)History: Sec. 17-257k transferred to Sec. 17a-590 in 1991; P.A. 10-29 made technical changes and replaced requirement that confidentiality of reports be determined pursuant to Secs. 52-146c to 52-146j with provision that psychiatric or psychological reports re acquittee in possession of board shall not be public records, except that information relied on or used as evidence shall not be confidential, and that Secs. 52-146c to 52-146j shall not apply to such reports.Annotation to former section 17-257k:Cited. 215 C. 675.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-591. (Formerly Sec. 17-257l) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-591. (Formerly Sec. 17-257l) - Modification of conditional release.

 (a) Any conditionally released acquittee or any person or agency responsible for the supervision or treatment of a conditionally released acquittee may apply to the board for the modification of the order of the conditional release of the acquittee. Any application for modification filed by a person or agency responsible for the supervision or treatment of a conditionally released acquittee shall be accompanied by a report setting forth the facts supporting the application. The board shall commence a hearing within sixty days of its receipt of the application. Not less than thirty days prior to such hearing, the board shall send copies of such application and report, if any, to the state's attorney and counsel for the acquittee. At the hearing, the board shall make a finding and act pursuant to section 17a-584.(b) Unless the conditional release order has been summarily modified by the board or its chairman pursuant to subsection (a) of section 17a-594, an application by an acquittee for modification of a conditional release order shall not be filed more often than once every six months from the date of the filing of the next preceding application for modification.(P.A. 85-506, S. 12, 32; P.A. 87-486, S. 7.)History: P.A. 87-486 amended Subsec. (a) to require the board to send copies of the application and report not less than 30, rather than 45, days prior to the hearing; Sec. 17-257l transferred to Sec. 17a-591 in 1991.Annotation to former section 17-257l:Cited. 215 C. 675.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-592. (Formerly Sec. 17-257m) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-592. (Formerly Sec. 17-257m) - Board recommendation to discharge acquittee from custody.

 (a) The superintendent of any hospital for psychiatric disabilities in which an acquittee has been confined or the Commissioner of Developmental Services with whom an acquittee has been placed pursuant to an order of the board or any person or agency responsible for the supervision or treatment of a conditionally released acquittee may request the board to recommend to the court discharge of the acquittee from custody. Any such request shall be accompanied by a report setting forth the facts supporting the request. Within sixty days of receipt of the request, the board shall commence a hearing on the request to recommend discharge. Not less than thirty days prior to such hearing, the board shall send copies of the request and report to the state's attorney and counsel for the acquittee.(b) The board may, on its own motion, consider whether to recommend discharge of the acquittee from custody. The board shall immediately give notice to the state's attorney and counsel for the acquittee of its decision to consider whether to recommend discharge of the acquittee. The board may order a hearing on whether to recommend discharge of the acquittee and shall order such a hearing if the state's attorney files with the board a request therefor within ten days of his receipt from the board of the notice of its decision to consider whether to make such a recommendation. Any such hearing shall be held within sixty days of the board's decision to consider whether to recommend discharge of the acquittee.(c) If the board decides to recommend discharge of the acquittee, the board shall make such recommendation pursuant to section 17a-593.(P.A. 85-506, S. 13, 32; P.A. 87-486, S. 8; P.A. 95-257, S. 48, 58; P.A. 07-73, S. 2(b).)History: P.A. 87-486 amended Subsec. (a) to authorize the commissioner of mental retardation with whom an acquittee has been placed to request the board to recommend discharge of the acquittee from custody and to require the board to send copies of the request and report not less than 30, rather than 45, days prior to the hearing, and amended Subsec. (c) to replace provision that if the board recommends discharge it shall “apply for discharge” with provision that it shall “make such recommendation” pursuant to Sec. 17-257n; Sec. 17-257m transferred to Sec. 17a-592 in 1991; P.A. 95-257 substituted “psychiatric disabilities” for “mental illness”, effective July 1, 1995; pursuant to P.A. 07-73 “Commissioner of Mental Retardation” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “Commissioner of Developmental Services”, effective October 1, 2007.Annotations to former section 17-257m:Cited. 211 C. 591; 215 C. 675.Cited. 15 CA 74; judgment reversed, see 211 C. 591.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-595. (Formerly Sec. 17-257p) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-595. (Formerly Sec. 17-257p) - Testimony of witnesses before board. Subpoena.

 (a) Upon request of any party to a hearing before the board, the board or its designated representative shall issue, or the board on its own motion may issue, subpoenas requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses.(b) Upon request of any party to a hearing before the board and upon a proper showing of the general relevance and reasonable scope of the documentary or physical evidence sought, the board or its designated representative shall issue, or the board on its own motion may issue, subpoenas duces tecum.(c) Witnesses appearing under subpoenas, other than the parties or state officers or employees, shall receive fees and mileage as prescribed by law for witnesses in civil actions. If the board or its designated representative certifies that the testimony of a witness was relevant and material, any person who has paid fees and mileage to such witness shall be reimbursed by the board.(d) If any person, agency or facility fails to comply with a subpoena issued under subsections (a) or (b) of this section or any party or witness refuses to testify regarding any matter on which he may be lawfully interrogated, any judge of the Superior Court, on the application of the board or its designated representative or of the party requesting the issuance of the subpoena, shall compel obedience by proceedings for contempt as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued by the court.(P.A. 85-506, S. 16, 32.)History: Sec. 17-257p transferred to Sec. 17a-595 in 1991.Annotation to former section 17-257p:Cited. 211 C. 591.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-596a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-596a - Image or recording of acquittee under jurisdiction of the board. Reviewable by counsel in matter before board or Superior Court. Property of Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

 (a) Any image or recording of an acquittee, who is under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board, that is recorded within or on the property of any inpatient facility of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services where the acquittee receives treatment, shall be reviewable by counsel representing the acquittee in any matter before the Psychiatric Security Review Board or the Superior Court related to the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board upon written request made to the director of such facility. The director of such facility shall permit such review to occur not later than thirty days after the date of receipt of the written request, provided (1) the acquittee consents to such review; (2) any other identifiable patient in the image or recording consents to such review; (3) such review shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of subsection (d) of section 17a-596; and (4) the image or recording for which review is sought is not the subject of a pending criminal investigation by state or local law enforcement officials, including any agency police of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, for which there exists a record of such investigation or a pending criminal prosecution. The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, when permitting such review, shall adhere to all other provisions of the general statutes and federal law or regulation concerning the confidentiality of records and protected health information of psychiatric patients. As used in this section, “image or recording” includes, but is not limited to, a still or electronically stored photograph and any video or audio recording stored on any device.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, any such image or recording shall remain the property of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and shall be utilized and maintained in compliance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations.(P.A. 19-151, S. 2.)History: P.A. 19-151 effective July 8, 2019.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-597. (Formerly Sec. 17-257r) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-597. (Formerly Sec. 17-257r) - Appeal of board orders and decisions.

 (a) Any order of the board entered pursuant to subdivision (2) or (3) of section 17a-584 or pursuant to section 17a-587 may be appealed to the Superior Court pursuant to section 4-183. The board shall give notice of the right to judicial review to the acquittee, counsel for the acquittee and the state's attorney.(b) A decision by the board that the acquittee is a person who should be discharged made pursuant to subdivision (1) of section 17a-584, section 17a-592 or subsection (d) of section 17a-593 shall not be subject to judicial review pursuant to section 4-183.(P.A. 85-506, S. 18, 32.)History: Sec. 17-257r transferred to Sec. 17a-597 in 1991.Annotation to former section 17-257r:Cited. 211 C. 591.Annotations to present section:Cited. 46 CA 486. Plaintiff's appeal does not fall within statutory framework and court has no subject matter jurisdiction even though pure question of law. 100 CA 212; judgment reversed, see 291 C. 307.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-598. (Formerly Sec. 17-257s) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-598. (Formerly Sec. 17-257s) - Court hearing procedures.

 (a) At any hearing before the court under section 17a-582 or 17a-593, the acquittee shall have the right to appear and shall be represented by counsel. If the acquittee fails or refuses to obtain counsel, the court shall appoint counsel to represent him. If the acquittee is indigent, counsel shall be provided, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 887, and the court shall determine and allow, as provided in section 54-147, the cost of briefs, any other necessary expenses, and compensation of the counsel for the acquittee. The costs, expenses and compensation so allowed shall be paid by the state.(b) At any hearing before the court under section 17a-582 or 17a-593, documents and reports considered by the court shall be available for examination by the acquittee, counsel for the acquittee and the state's attorney.(P.A. 85-506, S. 19, 32.)History: Sec. 17-257s transferred to Sec. 17a-598 in 1991.