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CT Gen Stat § 17a-485i (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-485i - Behavioral health recovery program for individuals with substance use disorders or psychiatric disabilities. Policies, procedures and regulations.

 (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall, within available appropriations, operate a behavioral health recovery program to provide clinical substance abuse treatment, psychiatric treatment and nonclinical recovery support services, which are not covered under the Medicaid program, for individuals with substance use disorders or psychiatric disabilities who are eligible for Medicaid pursuant to Sections 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) and 1902(k)(2) of the Social Security Act. Services provided under the program may include, but shall not be limited to, residential substance abuse treatment, recovery support services, peer supports, housing assistance, transportation, food, clothing and personal care items. The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall be responsible for all services and payments related to the provision of the behavioral health recovery support services for eligible recipients.(b) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, for purposes of implementing the provisions of this section. The commissioner may implement policies and procedures to implement the provisions of this section while in the process of adopting such policies or procedures in regulation form, provided the commissioner prints notice of the intent to adopt regulations in the Connecticut Law Journal not later than twenty days prior to implementing such policies and procedures. Policies and procedures implemented pursuant to this subsection shall be valid until the time final regulations are adopted.(P.A. 10-60, S. 5; P.A. 16-130, S. 4.)History: P.A. 10-60 effective May 18, 2010; P.A. 16-130 amended Subsec. (a) by replacing “substance abuse disorders” with “substance use disorders”.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-486. (Formerly Sec. 17a-681a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-486. (Formerly Sec. 17a-681a) - Clinical assessment of certain persons charged with misdemeanor or felony.

 (a) Prior to the arraignment of a person charged with the commission of a misdemeanor or felony, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall, to the maximum extent possible within the limits of available appropriations, with the consent of the arrested person, cause a clinical assessment to be performed of any person who has previously received mental health services or treatment for substance abuse from the department or who would reasonably benefit from such services to determine whether such person should be referred for community-based mental health services. If the person is determined to be in need of such services and is willing to accept the services offered, the court shall be informed of the result of the assessment and the recommended treatment plan for consideration by the court in the disposition of the criminal case.(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 52-146e, the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may disclose to the person conducting the clinical assessment described in subsection (a) of this section information indicating whether or not the arrested person has received services from the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 00-1, S. 34, 46; P.A. 14-138, S. 4.)History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 00-1 effective July 1, 2000; Sec. 17a-681a transferred to Sec. 17a-486 in 2003; P.A. 14-138 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and amended same to add reference to felony, and added Subsec. (b) re disclosure of information to person conducting clinical assessment.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-487 (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-487 - Serious injury or unexpected death of persons served by Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and Department of Children and Families.

 (a) If a serious injury or unexpected death occurs involving a person being served by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Department of Children and Families, each agency may share, in accordance with applicable federal privacy laws, information and records in its custody relating to the care and treatment of said person with the other agency without the consent of said person, provided the information shared is necessary to allow each agency to assist the other in investigating such occurrence and identifying risk factors that might prevent the occurrence of a similar serious injury or unexpected death.(b) The finding of any investigation of a serious injury or unexpected death conducted by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Department of Children and Families shall not be subject to disclosure pursuant to section 1-210, nor shall such findings be subject to discovery or introduction into evidence in any civil action arising out of such serious injury or death. Nothing in this section shall be construed as restricting disclosure of confidential communications or records upon which such finding is based where such disclosure is otherwise required by law. No person who participated in an investigation conducted pursuant to this section shall be permitted or required to testify in any civil action as to the content of such action; except that the provisions of this section shall not preclude (1) in any civil action (A) the use of any writing that was created independently of such action; (B) the testimony of any person concerning the facts that formed the basis for the institution of such action; or (C) disclosure of the fact that staff privileges were terminated or restricted, including the specific restriction imposed, if any, or (2) in any health care provider proceedings concerning the termination or restriction of staff privileges, the use of data discussed or developed during an investigation.(P.A. 05-92, S. 1.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-496. (Formerly Sec. 17-229) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-496. (Formerly Sec. 17-229) - Penalty.

 Any keeper of a hospital for psychiatric disabilities who wilfully violates any of the provisions of this section, sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to 17a-484, inclusive, 17a-497 to 17a-528, inclusive, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618, inclusive, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than one year or both.(1949 Rev., S. 2690; P.A. 94-27, S. 2, 17; P.A. 95-257, S. 48, 58; P.A. 18-86, S. 19.)History: Sec. 17-229 transferred to Sec. 17a-496 in 1991; P.A. 94-27 deleted reference to Secs. 17a-580 to 17a-603, inclusive, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-257 substituted hospital for “psychiatric disabilities” for hospital for “mental illness”, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 18-86 made a technical change, replaced reference to Sec. 17a-495 with reference to Sec. 17a-497, and replaced reference to Sec. 17a-576 with reference to Sec. 17a-575, effective June 4, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-501. (Formerly Sec. 17-182) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-501. (Formerly Sec. 17-182) - Hospitals to which person with psychiatric disabilities committed.

 Any person with psychiatric disabilities, the expense of whose support is paid by himself or by another person, may be committed to any institution for the care of persons with psychiatric disabilities designated by the person paying for such support; and any indigent person with psychiatric disabilities, not a pauper, committed under the provisions of sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to 17a-484, inclusive, 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618, inclusive, shall be committed to any state hospital for psychiatric disabilities which is equipped to receive him, at the discretion of the Court of Probate, upon consideration of a request made by the person applying for such commitment.(1949 Rev., S. 2659; P.A. 94-27, S. 7, 17; P.A. 95-257, S. 48, 58; P.A. 18-86, S. 24.)History: Sec. 17-182 transferred to Sec. 17a-501 in 1991; P.A. 94-27 deleted reference to Secs. 17a-580 to 17a-603, inclusive, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-257 substituted variants of “psychiatric disabilities” for variants of “mental illness” and “mentally ill”, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 18-86 replaced reference to Sec. 17a-576 with reference to Sec. 17a-575, effective June 4, 2018.Annotation to former section 17-182:Will construed to permit trustees to use funds for patient committed to one institution because other had no room to receive him. 84 C. 554.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-504. (Formerly Sec. 17-184) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-504. (Formerly Sec. 17-184) - Penalty for wrongful acts re the commitment or psychiatric disabilities of another person.

 Any person who wilfully and maliciously causes, or attempts to cause, or who conspires with any other person to cause, any person who does not have psychiatric disabilities to be committed to any hospital for psychiatric disabilities, and any person who wilfully certifies falsely to the psychiatric disabilities of any person in any certificate provided for in sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to 17a-484, inclusive, 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618, inclusive, and any person who, under the provisions of said sections relating to persons with psychiatric disabilities, wilfully reports falsely to any court or judge that any person has psychiatric disabilities, shall be guilty of a class D felony.(1949 Rev., S. 2656; P.A. 76-336, S. 23; P.A. 79-511, S. 10; P.A. 94-27, S. 8, 17; P.A. 95-257, S. 48, 58; P.A. 13-258, S. 66; P.A. 18-86, S. 25.)History: P.A. 76-336 deleted “in the state prison” with reference to imprisonment penalty; P.A. 79-511 added words “and maliciously”; Sec. 17-184 transferred to Sec. 17a-504 in 1991; P.A. 94-27 deleted reference to Secs. 17a-580 to 17a-603, inclusive, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-257 replaced variants of “mental illness” and “mentally ill” with variants of “psychiatric disabilities”, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 13-258 changed penalty from fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment of not more than 5 years to a class D felony; P.A. 18-86 replaced reference to Sec. 17a-576 with reference to Sec. 17a-575, effective June 4, 2018.Section is limited to matters clearly brought within its scope and bears no relation to civil liability. 282 C. 821.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-505. (Formerly Sec. 17-186) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-505. (Formerly Sec. 17-186) - Escort of female patients to hospital.

 When any female with psychiatric disabilities is escorted to a state hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities by a male guard, attendant or other employee of a correctional or reformatory institution, or by a male law enforcement officer, under the provisions of sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to 17a-484, inclusive, 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618, inclusive, the person so escorting her shall be accompanied by an adult member of her family or at least one woman.(1949 Rev., S. 2672; 1957, P.A. 377, S. 1; P.A. 94-27, S. 9, 17; P.A. 95-257, S. 48, 49, 58; P.A. 18-86, S. 26.)History: Sec. 17-186 transferred to Sec. 17a-505 in 1991; P.A. 94-27 deleted reference to Secs. 17a-580 to 17a-603, inclusive, effective July 1, 1994; P.A. 95-257 replaced variants of term “mental illness” with “psychiatric disabilities”, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 18-86 replaced reference to Sec. 17a-576 with reference to Sec. 17a-575, effective June 4, 2018.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-506a (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-506a - Voluntary admissions. Notification of commissioner. Maintenance of identifying information.

 Whenever a person is voluntarily admitted to a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities, as defined in section 17a-495, for care and treatment of a psychiatric disability and not solely for being an alcohol-dependent person or a drug-dependent person as those terms are defined in section 17a-680, the hospital shall forthwith notify the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services of such admission and provide identifying information including, but not limited to, name, address, sex, date of birth and the date of admission. The commissioner shall maintain such identifying information on all such admissions occurring on and after October 1, 2013.(P.A. 13-3, S. 10.)
CT Gen Stat § 17a-507. (Formerly Sec. 17-187a) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-507. (Formerly Sec. 17-187a) - Admission to general hospital having psychiatric facilities.

 (a) Any general hospital having psychiatric facilities for care of inpatients may admit any person for observation and treatment without formal or written application if such hospital deems such person clinically suitable for such admission, observation and treatment, and any such person shall be free to leave such hospital at any time.(b) Any such hospital may admit and detain persons under the provisions of sections 17a-498, 17a-502 and 17a-506 in the same manner as hospitals for psychiatric disabilities, including persons admitted under subsection (a) of this section for whom a certificate of emergency detention or a commitment order of a probate court has been made.(1963, P.A. 277; P.A. 95-257, S. 48, 58; P.A. 07-217, S. 71.)History: Sec. 17-187a transferred to Sec. 17a-507 in 1991; P.A. 95-257 replaced “mental illness” with “psychiatric disabilities”, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 07-217 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective July 12, 2007.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-508. (Formerly Sec. 17-188) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-508. (Formerly Sec. 17-188) - Commitment after expiration of specified period.

 If any person who has been confined in any state hospital for psychiatric disabilities for a specified period of time pursuant to the order of any court has psychiatric disabilities at the expiration of such period, the person in charge of such hospital shall cause proceedings for the commitment of such person to be instituted in the probate court having jurisdiction in the town in which such hospital is located.(1949 Rev., S. 2657; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 21; 1959, P.A. 243; P.A. 95-257, S. 48, 58.)History: 1959 act deleted former requirement that welfare commissioner, upon certificate from superintendent or other person, cause proceedings to be instituted, and provided that person in charge of hospital do so; Sec. 17-188 transferred to Sec. 17a-508 in 1991; P.A. 95-257 replaced variants of “mental illness” and “mentally ill” with variants of “psychiatric disabilities”, effective July 1, 1995.Cited. 230 C. 400.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-509. (Formerly Sec. 17-191) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-509. (Formerly Sec. 17-191) - Placement of persons with psychiatric disabilities in residential care homes or chronic and convalescent hospitals.

 The superintendent or director of any state-operated facility, as defined in subsection (c) of section 17a-458, may place any person with psychiatric disabilities committed to such state-operated facility, if such person is no longer in need of active psychiatric treatment in such state-operated facility, in a residential care home licensed by the Department of Public Health in accordance with sections 19a-490 to 19a-503, inclusive, or a chronic and convalescent hospital, provided such person shall, despite such transfer, remain subject to the medical supervision of the superintendent or director of such state-operated facility, and such superintendent or director may, if medically indicated, order and provide for the return of any such patient to such state-operated facility, subject to any limitations of the term of commitment contained in the order of commitment under which such patient was committed to such state-operated facility. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who is under a term of imprisonment or who has not met the requirements of the condition of release set to provide the reasonable assurance of such person's appearance in court.(1955, S. 1512d; 1957, P.A. 79; 1959, P.A. 189; P.A. 75-528, S. 2, 15; P.A. 76-190, S. 6, 12; P.A. 79-610, S. 28; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 48, 58; P.A. 00-196, S. 52; P.A. 09-145, S. 8.)History: 1959 act deleted former Subsec. (b) which required notifying welfare commissioner of transfer or return; P.A. 75-528 included directors, replaced state hospitals for the mentally ill with state-operated facilities and deleted Subsec. (b) re licensing of private boarding homes and authorization of chronic and convalescent hospitals; P.A. 76-190 excluded from provisions person imprisoned or not meeting release conditions which provide reasonable assurance of their appearance in court; P.A. 79-610 made department of health services rather than department of mental health licensing authority for private boarding homes for mental patients and replaced reference to Sec. 17-227 with references to Secs. 19-576 to 19-586; Sec. 17-191 transferred to Sec. 17a-509 in 1991; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health and substituted “person with psychiatric disabilities” for “mentally ill person”, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 00-196 made a technical change; P.A. 09-145 replaced “private boarding home for mental patients” with “residential care home”.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-512. (Formerly Sec. 17-194b) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-512. (Formerly Sec. 17-194b) - Definitions.

 As used in sections 17a-499, 17a-509, 17a-512 to 17a-517, inclusive, 17a-520 and 17a-521, “hospital” means a hospital for psychiatric disabilities or a mental hospital or institution which is administered by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.(P.A. 76-190, S. 1, 12; P.A. 95-257, S. 11, 48, 58; P.A. 14-122, S. 113.)History: Sec. 17-194b transferred to Sec. 17a-512 in 1991; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Mental Health with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and substituted “psychiatric disabilities” for “mental illness”, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 14-122 made a technical change.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-513. (Formerly Sec. 17-194c) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-513. (Formerly Sec. 17-194c) - Voluntary admission of inmates of correctional institutions in hospital for psychiatric disabilities.

 The provisions of subsection (a) of section 17a-506 shall apply to any person who is in the custody of the Commissioner of Correction provided that no such person shall be received in a hospital for observation and treatment unless a physician designated by the Commissioner of Correction notifies in writing both the Commissioner of Correction and the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services that such person is in need of observation and treatment in a hospital for psychiatric disabilities. No such person shall be confined in any such hospital for more than ten days after he has given written notice of his desire to leave, without commitment, pursuant to the provisions of section 17a-498, by the court of probate for the district wherein such person is hospitalized. In the absence of such commitment, such person, if in the custody of the Commissioner of Correction, shall be returned to any institution administered by the Department of Correction as the Commissioner of Correction shall designate, unless his custody in the Commissioner of Correction has terminated, in which case he shall be discharged.(P.A. 76-190, S. 2, 12; P.A. 95-257, S. 11, 48, 58.)History: Sec. 17-194c transferred to Sec. 17a-513 in 1991; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Mental Health with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and substituted “psychiatric disabilities” for “mental illness”, effective July 1, 1995.Annotations to former section 17-194c:Cited. 198 C. 397; 205 C. 27; 224 C. 168.Cited. 21 CA 172.Annotation to present section:Cited. 224 C. 168.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-515. (Formerly Sec. 17-194e) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-515. (Formerly Sec. 17-194e) - Commitment proceedings for inmates of correctional institutions to hospitals for psychiatric disabilities.

 The provisions of section 17a-498 shall apply to any person regarding whom proceedings for commitment are being instituted under section 17a-513 or 17a-514, and to any other person in the custody of the Commissioner of Correction, except that if the court revokes the order of commitment, the person shall be returned to any institution administered by the Department of Correction as the Commissioner of Correction shall designate, unless his custody in the Commissioner of Correction has terminated, in which case he shall be discharged.(P.A. 76-190, S. 4, 12.)History: Sec. 17-194e transferred to Sec. 17a-515 in 1991.Annotations to former section 17-194e:Cited. 198 C. 397; 205 C. 27; 210 C. 519; 224 C. 168.Cited. 21 CA 172.Annotations to present section:Cited. 224 C. 168; 230 C. 400.
CT Gen Stat § 17a-516. (Formerly Sec. 17-194f) (2020)
2020 Connecticut General Statutes|Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources|Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities|Section 17a-516. (Formerly Sec. 17-194f) - Discharge from hospital of inmates of correctional institutions.

 The provisions of section 17a-510 shall apply to any person committed to such hospital pursuant to sections 17a-514 and 17a-515, except that upon such discharge (1) the person shall be returned to any such institution administered by the Department of Correction as the Commissioner of Correction shall designate, unless his custody in the Commissioner of Correction has terminated and (2) the Commissioner of Correction shall notify the prosecuting official of any court in which any such person has criminal charges pending against him.(P.A. 76-190, S. 7, 12.)History: Sec. 17-194f transferred to Sec. 17a-516 in 1991.Annotations to former section 17-194f:Cited. 205 C. 27; 210 C. 519.