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CT Gen Stat § 17a-416. (Formerly Sec. 17b-411) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319h - Protection of the Elderly|Section 17a-416. (Formerly Sec. 17b-411) - Regulations.

 The Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services, after consultation with the State Ombudsman, shall adopt regulations in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to carry out the provisions of sections 17a-405 to 17a-417, inclusive, 19a-531 and 19a-532.(P.A. 77-575, S. 19, 23; P.A. 93-262, S. 1, 87; P.A. 99-176, S. 12, 24; P.A. 13-125, S. 12; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2, S. 302; P.A. 18-6, S. 8; 18-169, S. 26; P.A. 19-157, S. 53.)History: Sec. 17-135l transferred to Sec. 17a-416 in 1991; P.A. 93-262 authorized substitution of commissioner and department of social services for commissioner and department on aging, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17a-416 transferred to Sec. 17b-411 in 1995; P.A. 99-176 amended section to require the regulations to be adopted after consultation with the State Ombudsman, and to delete reference to sections 19a-523, 19a-524, 19a-530 and 19a-554, effective July 1, 1999; P.A. 13-125 replaced reference to Commissioner of Social Services with reference to Commissioner on Aging, effective July 1, 2013; Sec. 17b-411 transferred to Sec. 17a-416 in 2015; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 17-2 replaced reference to Commissioner on Aging with reference to Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, effective October 31, 2017; P.A. 18-6 substituted “Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services” for “Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management”, effective May 14, 2018; P.A. 18-169 made identical changes as P.A. 18-6, effective June 14, 2018; P.A. 19-157 replaced “Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services” with “Commissioner of Aging and Disability Services”.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-418. (Formerly Sec. 17b-413) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319h - Protection of the Elderly|Section 17a-418. (Formerly Sec. 17b-413) - State-wide uniform data system.

 The state agency shall establish a state-wide uniform system to: (1) Collect and analyze data relating to complaints and conditions in long-term care facilities and to residents for the purpose of identifying and resolving significant problems; and (2) submit the data, on a regular basis to: (A) The Department of Public Health; (B) other state and federal entities that the State Ombudsman determines to be appropriate; and (C) the National Ombudsman Resource Center, established in Section 202(a)(21) of the federal Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended from time to time.(P.A. 99-176, S. 14, 24.)History: P.A. 99-176 effective July 1, 1999; Sec. 17b-413 transferred to Sec. 17a-418 in 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-419. (Formerly Sec. 17b-414) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319h - Protection of the Elderly|Section 17a-419. (Formerly Sec. 17b-414) - Duties of state agency re disclosure.

 The state agency shall:(1) Provide that the files and records maintained by the program may be disclosed only at the discretion of the State Ombudsman or the person designated by the ombudsman to disclose the files and records; and(2) Prohibit the disclosure of the identity of any complainant or resident with respect to whom the office maintains such files or records unless (A) the complainant or resident, or the legal representative of the complainant or resident, consents to the disclosure and the consent is given in writing; (B) (i) the complainant or resident gives consent orally; and (ii) the consent is documented contemporaneously in a writing made by a representative of the office in accordance with such requirements as the state agency shall establish; or (iii) the disclosure is required by court order.(P.A. 99-176, S. 15, 24.)History: P.A. 99-176 effective July 1, 1999; Sec. 17b-414 transferred to Sec. 17a-419 in 2015.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-420. (Formerly Sec. 17b-415) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319h - Protection of the Elderly|Section 17a-420. (Formerly Sec. 17b-415) - Consideration of outside views re planning and operating the program.

 In planning and operating the program, the state agency, in consultation with the State Ombudsman, shall consider the views of area agencies on aging, long-term care facility residents and providers of long-term care.(P.A. 99-176, S. 16, 24; P.A. 18-6, S. 10.)History: P.A. 99-176 effective July 1, 1999; Sec. 17b-415 transferred to Sec. 17a-420 in 2015; P.A. 18-6 replaced “older individuals” with “long-term care facility residents”, and made a technical change, effective May 14, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-421. (Formerly Sec. 17b-416) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319h - Protection of the Elderly|Section 17a-421. (Formerly Sec. 17b-416) - Duties of state agency.

 The state agency shall:(1) Ensure that no individual, or member of the immediate family of an individual, involved in the designation of the State Ombudsman, whether by appointment or otherwise, or the designation of representatives of the office is subject to a conflict of interest;(2) Ensure that no officer or employee of the office, representative of the office, or member of the immediate family of the officer, employee or representative of the office, is subject to a conflict of interest;(3) Ensure that the State Ombudsman: (A) Does not have a direct involvement in the licensing or certification of a long-term care facility or of a provider of a long-term care service; (B) does not have an ownership or investment interest, represented by equity, debt or other financial relationship, in a long-term care facility or a long-term care service; (C) is not employed by, or participating in the management of, a long-term care facility and has not been employed by or participated in such management in the twelve months prior to being State Ombudsman; and (D) does not receive, or have the right to receive, directly or indirectly, remuneration, in cash or in kind, under a compensation arrangement with an owner or operator of a long-term care facility; and(4) Establish and specify, in writing, mechanisms to identify and remove conflicts of interest described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section, and to identify and eliminate the relationships described in subdivision (3) of this section, including such mechanisms as: (A) The methods by which the state agency will examine individuals and immediate family members to identify the conflicts; and (B) the actions that the state agency will require the individuals and such family members to take to remove such conflicts.(P.A. 99-176, S. 17, 24; P.A. 18-6, S. 11.)History: P.A. 99-176 effective July 1, 1999; Sec. 17b-416 transferred to Sec. 17a-421 in 2015; P.A. 18-6 made technical changes in Subdivs. (1) and (2) and added provision re employment in management 12 months prior to being State Ombudsman in Subdiv. (3)(C), effective May 14, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-450b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-450b - Affirmative action plan.

 Notwithstanding any provision of title 46 or regulations adopted under said title, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall develop a single, comprehensive affirmative action plan that covers each facility, division and the central office of said department.(P.A. 07-148, S. 19.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-450c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-450c - Employment applicants and volunteers required to submit to state criminal background check and check of state child abuse and neglect registries.

 The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall require that each applicant for an employment or volunteer position in the department submit to a state criminal background check, a check of the Department of Children and Families child abuse and neglect registry established pursuant to section 17a-101k and a check of the Department of Developmental Services abuse or neglect registry established pursuant to section 17a-247b. In addition, the commissioner may require that any applicant for an employment or volunteer position in the department, who has resided outside this state submit to a national criminal background check. No applicant shall be hired or placed in a volunteer position by the department until the results of such checks are available.(P.A. 08-46, S. 1.)History: P.A. 08-46 effective May 7, 2008.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-451a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-451a - Closure of state-operated programs at Fairfield Hills Hospital and at Norwich Hospital and consolidation of programs at Connecticut Valley Hospital. Private provider services.

 Section 17a-451a is repealed, effective October 1, 2007.(P.A. 95-257, S. 1, 58; P.A. 07-148, S. 20.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-451b (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-451b - Consolidation of inpatient mental health and substance abuse services at Connecticut Valley Hospital: Exemption from certain approval requirements.

 Section 17a-451b is repealed, effective June 4, 2018.(P.A. 95-257, S. 6, 58; P.A. 97-94, S. 1, 2; P.A. 98-150, S. 10, 17; P.A. 02-23, S. 1; P.A. 11-51, S. 90; P.A. 13-247, S. 200; P.A. 18-86, S. 54.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-451c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-451c - Relocation of former Norwich Hospital tenants. Exemption from certain project approval requirements.

 Section 17a-451c is repealed, effective October 1, 2002.(P.A. 96-158, S. 2, 3; P.A. 98-150, S. 11, 17; S.A. 02-12, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-451d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-451d - Nonlapsing fund for site acquisition, capital development and infrastructure costs to provide services to persons with intellectual disability or psychiatric disabilities.

 There is established a nonlapsing fund that shall contain (1) any moneys received by the state from the sale, lease or transfer of all or any part of Norwich Hospital or any regional center that takes place after January 1, 2001, and (2) any other moneys required by law to be deposited in a separate account within the General Fund for purposes of this section, section 17a-212a or section 4 of public act 01-154*. The Treasurer shall credit the fund with its investment earnings. Any balance remaining in said fund at the end of any fiscal year shall be carried forward in the fund for the fiscal year next succeeding. The principal and interest of the fund shall be used solely for the purpose of site acquisition, capital development and infrastructure costs necessary to provide services to persons with intellectual disability or psychiatric disabilities, provided amounts in the fund may be expended only pursuant to appropriation by the General Assembly.(P.A. 01-154, S. 2, 5; P.A. 04-216, S. 69; P.A. 11-16, S. 31; P.A. 13-139, S. 20.)*Note: Section 4 of public act 01-154 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.History: P.A. 01-154 effective July 6, 2001; P.A. 04-216 deleted provision that earmarked money from the sale, lease or transfer of Fairfield Hills Hospital for the fund established under section, effective May 6, 2004; P.A. 11-16 deleted reference to repealed Sec. 17a-283a, effective May 24, 2011; P.A. 13-139 substituted “intellectual disability” for “mental retardation”.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-451e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-451e - Sale, lease or transfer of Fairfield Hills Hospital. Use of moneys.

 Any moneys received by the state from the sale, lease or transfer of all or any part of Fairfield Hills Hospital shall be allocated to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and shall be divided equally between the General Fund accounts for the Community Mental Health Strategy Board and grants for mental health services.(P.A. 04-216, S. 70.)History: P.A. 04-216 effective May 6, 2004.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-451f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-451f - Nonlapsing mental health services grants accounts.

 Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17a-451e, the funds required by said section to be allocated to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, for grants for mental health services, shall be deposited in a separate, nonlapsing mental health services grants account established within the General Fund. The account shall contain any other moneys required by law to be deposited in said account. The moneys in said account shall be expended by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services as follows: (1) The sum of four hundred twenty-five thousand dollars for an inpatient behavioral health program serving preschool children aged two to five years; (2) the sum of one hundred eighty-five thousand dollars for behavioral health preventive activities in the community; (3) the sum of five hundred thirty thousand dollars for a study of the behavioral health aftereffects of service in Operation Iraqi Freedom or in other combat theaters on Connecticut soldiers and their families; (4) the sum of eight hundred ten thousand dollars for transitional behavioral health benefits for soldiers and their families; and (5) any remainder as determined by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services in accordance with section 17a-451.(P.A. 04-258, S. 36; P.A. 05-2, S. 2.)History: P.A. 04-258 effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 05-2 added Subdivs. (1) to (5), inclusive, specifying purposes for which moneys in account shall be expended and made technical changes, effective March 22, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-451g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-451g - Mental health community investment account.

 There is established an account to be known as the “mental health community investment account” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in consultation with nonprofit mental health organizations, for the purposes of improving services and programs in the state, including, but not limited to, residential services, job training and placement services, educational programs and support groups, designed to support individuals diagnosed with mental health conditions.(P.A. 17-147, S. 42.)History: P.A. 17-147 effective July 1, 2017.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-452. (Formerly Sec. 17-210b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-452. (Formerly Sec. 17-210b) - Deputy commissioners.

 Section 17a-452 is repealed, effective October 1, 2015.(1972, P.A. 145, S. 4; P.A. 95-257, S. 15, 58; P.A. 15-120, S. 5.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-453. (Formerly Sec. 17-219) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-453. (Formerly Sec. 17-219) - Administration of Mental Health Act authorized by Congress. Funds.

 The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is designated as the state agency to administer the Mental Health Act as authorized under Public Law 487 of the 79th Congress, as from time to time amended, and shall receive and distribute federal and state funds which become available for mental health services under said act.(1949 Rev., S. 3828; 1955, S. 1540d; P.A. 95-257, S. 11, 58; P.A. 01-195, S. 135, 181.)History: Sec. 17-219 transferred to Sec. 17a-453 in 1991; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Mental Health with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 01-195 made technical changes, effective July 11, 2001.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-453c (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-453c - “Project Safe” interagency collaboration.

 There shall be an interagency collaboration, to be known as “Project Safe”, between the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Department of Children and Families, for the evaluation of and service delivery to families identified by the Department of Children and Families as requiring substance abuse and other behavioral health services. Such collaboration shall include, but not be limited to, evaluations, service needs, service delivery, housing, medical coverage, vocation and employment support and other related recovery support services. The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Commissioner of Children and Families shall enter into a written memorandum of understanding to carry out the interagency collaboration required under this section. The Department of Social Services and the Labor Department may participate in such collaboration as necessary on a case-by-case basis.(P.A. 00-216, S. 9, 28.)History: P.A. 00-216 effective July 1, 2000.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-453d (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-453d - Transitional behavioral health services available to certain reservists and their dependents.

 The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in collaboration with the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall provide behavioral health services, on a transitional basis, for the dependents and any member of any reserve component of the armed forces of the United States who has been called to active service in the armed forces of the state or the United States for Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. Such transitional services shall be provided when no Department of Defense coverage for such services is available or such member is not eligible for such services through the Department of Defense, until an approved application is received from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and coverage is available to such member and such member's dependents.(P.A. 04-258, S. 34; P.A. 09-10, S. 1; P.A. 10-32, S. 59; P.A. 16-167, S. 21.)History: P.A. 04-258 effective July 1, 2004; P.A. 09-10 added Department of Veterans' Affairs, effective May 4, 2009; P.A. 10-32 made a technical change, effective May 10, 2010; P.A. 16-167 replaced “Department of Veterans' Affairs” with “Department of Veterans Affairs” and replaced “federal Department of Veterans' Affairs” with “United States Department of Veterans Affairs”, effective July 1, 2016.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-453e (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-453e - Web site to provide mental health care information and assistance.

 On or before July 1, 2006, the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall initiate the development, implementation, promotion and maintenance of a single resource web site to provide timely access to mental health care information and assistance for children, adolescents and adults. The resource web site shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Directory information on available federal, state, regional and community assistance, programs, services and providers; (2) current mental health diagnoses and treatment options; (3) links to national and state advocacy organizations, including legal assistance; (4) summary information on federal and state mental health law, including private insurance coverage; and (5) an optional, secure personal folder for web site users to manage information concerning their individual mental health care and assistance.(P.A. 05-280, S. 83.)History: P.A. 05-280 effective July 1, 2005.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-453f (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-453f - Pilot behavioral health support services program.

 The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall implement an assertive community treatment program to provide behavioral health support services in three cities of the state that, on June 30, 2013, do not have a program that offers such services. Such program shall use a person-centered, recovery-based approach to provide to persons, including those released from commitment, who have been diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness: (1) Assertive outreach; (2) mental health services; (3) vocational assistance; (4) education concerning family issues; (5) information to develop wellness skills; and (6) peer support services. Such services shall be provided by mobile, multidisciplinary teams in community settings.(P.A. 13-3, S. 67.)History: P.A. 13-3 effective July 1, 2013.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-453g (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-453g - Case management and case coordination services for persons with mental illness.

 The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall provide case management and case coordination services to not more than one hundred persons with mental illness who are involved in the Probate Court system and who, on June 30, 2013, are not receiving such services.(P.A. 13-3, S. 68.)History: P.A. 13-3 effective July 1, 2013.