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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities › Section 17a-600. (Formerly Sec. 17-257u). - Appointment of overseer and conservator for acquittee. Payment of expenses.

(a) The court may appoint a person to act as an overseer for any acquittee who is committed to the jurisdiction of the board. On appointment, the overseer shall make an application to the probate court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator of the estate of the acquittee.
(b) The expense of confinement, support and treatment of any acquittee committed to the jurisdiction of the board shall be computed and paid for in accordance with the provisions of sections 17a-528, 17b-122, 17b-124 to 17b-132, inclusive, 17b-136 to 17b-138, inclusive, 17b-194 to 17b-197, inclusive, 17b-222 to 17b-250, inclusive, 17b-263, 17b-340 to 17b-350, inclusive, 17b-689b and 17b-743 to 17b-747, inclusive.
(P.A. 85-506, S. 21, 32; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 97; P.A. 04-76, S. 44; P.A. 19-118, S. 29.)
History: Sec. 17-257u transferred to Sec. 17a-600 in 1991; (Revisor's note: In 1999 the references in Subsec. (b) to “17b-115 to 17b-138,” and “17b-689 to 17b-693,” were changed editorially by the Revisors to “17b-116 to 17b-138,” and “17b-689, 17b-689b,” respectively, to reflect the repeal of certain sections by section 164 of June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-2); June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, in repealing Secs. 17b-19, 17b-62 to 17b-65, inclusive, 17b-116, 17b-116a, 17b-116b, 17b-117, 17b-120, 17b-121, 17b-123, 17b-134, 17b-135, 17b-220, 17b-259 and 17b-287, authorized deletion of internal references to said sections in this section, effective March 1, 2004; P.A. 04-76 deleted references to Secs. 17b-118b and 17b-221 that were repealed by the same act; P.A. 19-118 amended Subsec. (b) by deleting reference to Sec. 17b-256, effective July 1, 2019.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities › Section 17a-601. (Formerly Sec. 17-257v). - Notice to victims of court and board hearings.

(a) For the purposes of this section, “victim” means a person who is a victim of a crime, the legal representative of such person or a member of a deceased victim's immediate family.
(b) Any court rendering a judgment of acquittal pursuant to section 53a-13 shall make a specific finding as to whether there is a victim of the act committed by the acquittee and, if so, whether the victim desires notice pursuant to this section. If the court finds that a victim desires notice, it shall notify the victim of any hearing held by the court pursuant to section 17a-582 or 17a-593. The court shall, on committing an acquittee to the jurisdiction of the board, identify the victim to the board and the board shall thereafter make a reasonable effort to notify the victim of any board hearings or orders or of any escape of the acquittee. The victim may appear at any court or board hearing concerning the acquittee to make a statement.
(P.A. 85-506, S. 22, 32; P.A. 01-211, S. 7.)
History: Sec. 17-257v transferred to Sec. 17a-601 in 1991; P.A. 01-211 amended Subsec. (a) to redefine “victim” as a person who is a victim of “a crime” rather than “a class A, B, or C felony”.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities › Section 17a-602. (Formerly Sec. 17-257w). - Applicability of sections 17a-580 to 17a-601, inclusive.

(a) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, sections 17a-580 to 17a-601, inclusive, apply (1) to any person who, on or after July 1, 1985, is found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect pursuant to section 53a-13, and (2) to any person who, prior to July 1, 1985, was found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, or guilty but not criminally responsible, pursuant to section 53a-13, and who, on July 1, 1985, is confined, temporarily confined, or otherwise subject to court supervision pursuant to section 53a-47 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 1985.
(b) For the purposes of sections 17a-580 to 17a-601, inclusive, and this section, the terms “acquittee” and “person found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect” include a person found guilty but not criminally responsible pursuant to section 53a-13 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 1983.
(c) All persons confined as a danger to themselves or others pursuant to section 53a-47 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 1985, shall be deemed committed to the jurisdiction of the board on July 1, 1985, and for the remainder of the term of commitment. Any such person may apply to the board for conditional release or to the court for discharge in the same manner as any person committed to the jurisdiction of the board on or after July 1, 1985.
(d) Any person subject to temporary confinement on July 1, 1985, pursuant to section 53a-47 of the general statutes, revision of 1958, revised to January 1, 1985, shall be confined for examination and a hearing pursuant to section 17a-582.
(P.A. 85-506, S. 23, 32.)
History: Sec. 17-257w transferred to Sec. 17a-602 in 1991.
Annotations to former section 17-257w:
Cited. 200 C. 208; 211 C. 591; 215 C. 675.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities › Section 17a-603. - Court enforcement of statutes and orders.

The Superior Court, on application of the Psychiatric Security Review Board or the Attorney General, may enforce by appropriate decree or process any provision of sections 17a-580 to 17a-602, inclusive, or any order of the board rendered in pursuance of any statutory provision.
(P.A. 90-10.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities › Section 17a-616. (Formerly Sec. 17-259). - Compact administrators.

Pursuant to said compact, the Governor is authorized to designate a compact administrator for mentally ill adults, a compact administrator for mentally ill children and youths under the age of eighteen and a compact administrator for the mentally deficient who, acting jointly with like officers of other party states, shall have power to promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms of the compact. The compact administrators shall serve subject to the pleasure of the Governor. The compact administrators are directed to cooperate with all departments, agencies and officers of the government of this state and its subdivisions in facilitating the proper administration of the compact or of any supplementary agreement or agreements entered into by this state thereunder, and the compact administrators are hereby directed to consult with the immediate family of any proposed transferee and, in the case of a person proposed to be transferred without such person's consent or the consent of such person's guardian from an institution in this state to an institution in another party state, to take no final action without approval of the Superior Court in the state of Connecticut. On the admission of any such transferee to an institution in this state, the procedure outlined in section 17b-136 shall be followed.
(November, 1955, S. N187; 1957, P.A. 320; P.A. 76-31, S. 1, 2; 76-436, S. 368, 681; P.A. 84-25, S. 1, 2; P.A. 06-196, S. 129.)
History: P.A. 76-31 established separate compact administrators for adults and for children and youths under eighteen, previously there was one administrator for all mentally ill persons; P.A. 76-436 replaced court of common pleas with superior court, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 84-25 limited requirement of approval of superior court to person proposed to be transferred without his consent or consent of his guardian; Sec. 17-259 transferred to Sec. 17a-616 in 1991; P.A. 06-196 made technical changes, effective June 7, 2006.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities › Section 17a-617. (Formerly Sec. 17-260). - Supplementary agreements.

The compact administrators are authorized to enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states pursuant to Articles VII and XI of the compact. If such supplementary agreements require or contemplate the use of any institution or facility of this state or require or contemplate the provision of any service by this state, no such agreement shall have force or effect until approved by the head of the department or agency under whose jurisdiction such institution or facility is operated or whose department or agency will be charged with the rendering of such service.
(November, 1955, S. N188.)
History: Sec. 17-260 transferred to Sec. 17a-617 in 1991.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities › Section 17a-618. (Formerly Sec. 17-261). - Payment of obligations.

The compact administrators, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may make or arrange for any payments necessary to discharge any financial obligations imposed upon this state by the compact or by any supplementary agreement entered into thereunder.
(November, 1955, S. N189; P.A. 77-614, S. 19, 610.)
History: P.A. 77-614 replaced commissioner of finance and control with secretary of the office of policy and management; Sec. 17-261 transferred to Sec. 17a-618 in 1991.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-633 to 17a-639. (Formerly Secs. 17-155ee to 17-155ii, 17-155 - Application of sections 17a-621 to 17a-643, inclusive. State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission. Commission designated single state agency for alcohol and drug abuse; duties. Powers and duties of commission; report. Executive director; staff; duties. Transfer of employees. Transfer of authority for alcohol and drug services.

Sections 17a-633 to 17a-639, inclusive, are repealed, effective July 1, 1993.
(P.A. 74-280, S. 21, 25; P.A. 77-544, S. 3–6, 15, 16; 77-614, S. 302, 323, 587, 610; P.A. 78-127, S. 1–3, 6; P.A. 78-303, S. 85, 86; 78-331, S. 29, 58; P.A. 80-11; 80-23; 80-92, S. 2–6; P.A. 81-96, S. 1, 2; 81-473, S. 4, 5, 36, 43; P.A. 82-346, S. 3, 7; 82-472, S. 170, 183; P.A. 83-160, S. 2, 3; P.A. 85-411, S. 1, 2; 85-579, S. 2, 4, 5; P.A. 86-39; 86-371, S. 12–14, 36, 45; P.A. 88-58; P.A. 89-200, S. 1, 2; P.A. 90-209, S. 12, 13; 90-227, S. 5–7; P.A. 91-266; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 91-12, S. 9, 55; P.A. 92-161, S. 1, 2; 92-216, S. 1, 3; May Sp. Sess. 92-16, S. 24, 89; P.A. 93-262, S. 54, 87; 93-381, S. 38, 39.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-641. (Formerly Sec. 17-155oo). - Coordination of transfer activities.

Section 17a-641 is repealed, effective July 1, 1993.
(P.A. 86-371, S. 38, 45; P.A. 93-381, S. 38, 39.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-643. (Formerly Sec. 17-155qq). - Drug and Alcohol Abuse Criminal Justice Commission established.

Section 17a-643 is repealed, effective July 1, 1993.
(P.A. 88-175; P.A. 93-381, S. 38, 39.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-660. - Awareness programs for health care providers re substance abuse during pregnancy.

Section 17a-660 is repealed, effective July 1, 1993.
(P.A. 90-183, S. 4; P.A. 93-381, S. 38, 39.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-670. (Formerly Sec. 19a-2d). - Regional planning for substance abuse prevention and treatment.

(a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall designate substance abuse planning regions within the state. Such regions and the boundaries of such regions may be redesignated by said department as it deems necessary.
(b) The department shall designate subregions within each region established pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. The boundaries of such subregions may be redesignated by said department as it deems necessary. Each subregion shall be located entirely within the boundaries of a substance abuse planning region.
(P.A. 90-227, S. 1, 7; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 5, 58.)
History: P.A. 93-381 replaced Connecticut alcohol and drug abuse commission with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17a-662 transferred to Sec. 19a-2d in 1995; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 1995; Sec. 19a-2d transferred to Sec. 17a-670 in 1997.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-671. (Formerly Sec. 19a-2e). - Subregional planning and action councils.

Section 17a-671 is repealed, effective May 24, 2022.
(P.A. 90-227, S. 3, 7; P.A. 93-381, S. 26, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 5, 58; P.A. 02-9, S. 1; P.A. 22-69, S. 30.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-672. (Formerly Sec. 19a-2f). - Scope of powers and duties.

Nothing contained in sections 17a-670 to 17a-672, inclusive, shall be construed as removing from the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services any power or duty regarding overall state-wide planning or the administration and control of treatment facilities operated by the department and other prevention, intervention and treatment programs granted to the department by the general statutes.
(P.A. 90-227, S. 4, 7; P.A. 93-381, S. 27, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 5, 58.)
History: P.A. 93-381 replaced Connecticut alcohol and drug abuse commission with department of public health and addiction services and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1993 (Revisor's note: A reference to Sec 17a-635 was deleted editorially by the Revisors to reflect its repeal by section 38 of the act); Sec. 17a-665 transferred to Sec. 19a-2f in 1995; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 1995; Sec. 19a-2f transferred to Sec. 17a-672 in 1997.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-673a. - Opioid use disorder treatment program requirements.

(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Treatment program” means a program operated by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services or approved by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services for treatment of the physical and psychological effects of drug dependency or for the detoxification of a drug-dependent person, as defined in section 17a-680;
(2) “Opioid use disorder” means a medical condition characterized by a problematic pattern of opioid use and misuse leading to clinically significant impairment or distress; and
(3) “Opioid antagonist” means naloxone hydrochloride or any other similarly acting and equally safe drug approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of a drug overdose.
(b) A treatment program that provides treatment or detoxification services to any person with an opioid use disorder shall (1) educate such person regarding opioid antagonists and the administration thereof at the time such person is admitted to or first receives services from such program, (2) offer education regarding opioid antagonists and the administration thereof to the relatives and significant other of such person if the relatives and significant other have been identified by such person, and (3) if there is a prescribing practitioner affiliated with such program who determines that such person would benefit from access to an opioid antagonist, issue a prescription for or deliver to such person at least one dose of an opioid antagonist at the time such person is admitted to or first receives treatment services from such program.
(P.A. 19-191, S. 9.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-673b. - Peer navigator pilot program serving persons with opioid use disorder. Requirements. Report.

(a) As used in this section:
(1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services;
(2) “Department” means the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services;
(3) “Opioid use disorder” means a medical condition characterized by a problematic pattern of opioid use and misuse leading to clinically significant impairment or distress; and
(4) “Peer navigator” means a person who (A) has experience working with persons with substance use disorder, as defined in section 20-74, (B) provides nonmedical mental health care and substance use services to such persons, and (C) has a collaborative relationship with a health care professional authorized to prescribe medications to treat opioid use disorder.
(b) On or before January 1, 2022, the department shall establish, within available appropriations, a pilot program in urban, suburban and rural communities to serve persons with opioid use disorder in such communities. The department shall establish the pilot program in up to five such communities in accordance with such terms and conditions as the commissioner may prescribe.
(c) Each community in which the pilot program is established under subsection (b) of this section shall form a team of at least two peer navigators. The team shall work in the community to (1) increase engagement between providers of treatment services, health care and social services and persons with opioid use disorder, (2) improve the retention of such persons in treatment for opioid use disorder by addressing social determinants of health of such persons and emerging local conditions that affect such social determinants of health, and (3) increase the capacity of the community to support such persons by identifying and addressing systemic barriers to treatment services, health care, social services and social support of such persons. The team shall (A) travel throughout the community to address, in person, the health care and social needs of persons with opioid use disorder, and (B) be accessible to such persons through (i) a telephone number that has texting capabilities, and (ii) social media. Each peer navigator that participates in the pilot program shall receive regularly updated training, as determined by the commissioner, on noncoercive and nonstigmatizing methods for engaging those with opioid use disorder.
(d) On or before January 1, 2023, the commissioner shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health regarding the success of the pilot program in serving persons with opioid use disorder and any recommendations for continuing the pilot program or expanding the pilot program into other communities in the state.
(P.A. 21-113, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 21-113 effective July 1, 2021.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-674a. - 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline Fund. Report.

(a) There is established an account to be known as the “9-8-8 Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline Fund” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account shall contain any moneys required to be deposited in, or transferred to, the account pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. Moneys in the account shall be expended by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services solely for the following purposes: (1) Ensuring the efficient and effective routing of calls made to the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by persons in the state to an appropriate crisis center; and (2) personnel and the provision of acute mental health, crisis outreach and stabilization services by directly responding to the 9–8–8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
(b) The following moneys shall be deposited in, or transferred to, the 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline Fund: (1) Any appropriation made by the General Assembly to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for deposit in the fund; (2) any grants or gifts intended for deposit in the fund; and (3) interest, premiums, gains or other earnings on the fund.
(c) Moneys remaining in the 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline Fund (1) shall not revert to the General Fund at the end of any fiscal year and remain available in subsequent fiscal years for the purposes described in subsection (a) of this section, and (2) shall not be subject to transfer to any other fund, or to transfer, assignment or reassignment for any purpose other than the purposes described in subsection (a) of this section.
(d) On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, on the deposits and expenditures of the 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline Fund to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, public health, human services and children.
(P.A. 22-47, S. 25.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-674e. - Disbursement of moneys from Opioid Settlement Fund.

The department shall disburse moneys from the fund in a manner consistent with the limitations on uses of litigation proceeds set forth in any controlling court order. If a controlling court order permits expenditures other than or in excess of expenditures authorized under section 17a-674c, the department shall adhere to the limitations on use of moneys set forth in section 17a-674c. If the provisions of section 17a-674c permit expenditures other than or in excess of those authorized in a controlling court order, the department shall adhere to the limitations on use of moneys set forth in the court order.
(P.A. 22-48, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 22-48 effective July 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-674f. - Opioid Settlement Committee. Report.

(a) Not later than January 15, 2023, and annually thereafter, the committee shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health and appropriations and the budgets of state agencies, on the activities carried out by the committee pursuant to sections 17a-674c to 17a-674e, inclusive, including, but not limited to, the following:
(1) The opening and closing balance of the fund for the most recent fiscal year;
(2) An accounting of all credits to, and expenditures from, the fund;
(3) An inventory of fund investments as of the most recent fiscal year and the net income the fund earned for the most recent fiscal year as determined by the State Treasurer pursuant to section 17a-674c;
(4) The name and a description of each recipient of moneys from the fund, and the amount awarded to such recipient;
(5) A description of each award's intended use, including, but not limited to, the (A) specific program, service or resource funded, (B) population served, and (C) measures that the recipient will use to assess the impact of the award;
(6) The primary criteria used to determine each recipient and its respective award amount;
(7) A summary of information included in the recipient report required under subsection (h) of section 17a-674d;
(8) All applications for an award of moneys from the fund received during the most recent fiscal year;
(9) A description of any finding or concern as to whether all moneys disbursed from the fund, other than expenses authorized under section 17a-674c, supplemented, and did not supplant or replace, any existing or future local, state or federal government funding;
(10) The performance indicators and progress toward achieving the goals and objectives developed pursuant to section 17a-674d, including, but not limited to, metrics on improving outcomes and reducing mortality and other harms related to substance use disorders;
(11) The dollar amount and the percentage of the fund balance incurred for expenses of administering and staffing the fund and the committee during the most recent fiscal year;
(12) The dollar amount and the percentage of the fund balance incurred for expenses associated with managing, investing and disbursing moneys in the fund during the most recent fiscal year; and
(13) An explanation of any funds certified by the commissioner and Attorney General pursuant to section 17a-674c as being inconsistent with the intent of this section and sections 17a-674c to 17a-674e, inclusive, and the account or fund where such funds were deposited.
(b) The commissioner shall post the report required under subsection (a) of this section on the department's Internet web site.
(P.A. 22-48, S. 5.)
History: P.A. 22-48 effective July 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-674g. - Opioid Settlement Fund. Funding of trust for direct support and services for survivors and victims of opioid epidemic and certain family members of such survivors and victims.

Nothing in sections 17a-674b to 17a-674f, inclusive, shall preclude the funding of a trust for direct support and services for survivors and victims of the opioid epidemic and the family members of such survivors and victims who have been directly impacted by such epidemic, pursuant to the settlement agreement dated March 11, 2022, between the Nine, identified in such settlement agreement as eight states, including this state, and the District of Columbia, and the Sackler parties.
(P.A. 22-48, S. 6.)
History: P.A. 22-48 effective July 1, 2022.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-675. (Formerly Sec. 19a-4b). - Allocation of federal funds by department. Grants and contracts. Report.

(a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall allocate by program and geographic location, in a manner consistent with the annual alcohol and drug plan, funds received by the department from the federal government and the state which are designated in the department's budget to be used for grants and contracts for alcohol and drug programs and services. The department shall also administer and supervise all federal and state grant and contract funds for alcohol and drug abuse community services including treatment services, except those services designated to be carried out by state agencies other than the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
(b) The department may: (1) Make grants to and contracts and other joint or cooperative agreements with individuals, organizations and state agencies for problems related to alcohol and drug abuse; (2) make grants and contracts from state or federal funds to public or private agencies as may be necessary in the performance of its duties and execution of its powers; (3) require quarterly reports from recipients of grants made or allocated by it and from all departments of the state whose activities are related to alcohol or drug abuse problems for the purpose of evaluating the implementation of the state plans. The department shall report its findings on or before January first of each year to the Governor and the General Assembly, with its recommendations for such executive and legislative action as it finds beneficial to the public interest.
(P.A. 93-381, S. 6, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 5, 11, 58.)
History: P.A. 93-381 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and replaced Commissioner and Department of Mental Health with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 1995; Sec. 19a-4b transferred to Sec. 17a-675 in 1997.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-676. (Formerly Sec. 19a-4c). - Applications for funds to the department by nonprofit organizations or municipal departments or units.

Any nonprofit organization in Connecticut or any municipal department or unit which offers or proposes to offer education services, prevention services, public information, community intervention, employees' assistance, training or job development services to alcohol-dependent or drug-dependent persons in the state or treatment or rehabilitation services to such persons either as part of comprehensive community-based services on alcohol dependence or drug dependence or as part of a narcotic addiction treatment center in an area of high incidence of drug addiction, may apply to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for state and federal funds to establish, expand or maintain such services. The department may accept requests for funds from any nonprofit organization in Connecticut or any municipal department or unit which offers or proposes to offer the above services, and such services may be funded if they meet the requirements of the department and are in conformance with the state plans concerning alcohol and drug abuse. In the case of treatment or rehabilitation services, the department may accept requests for funds from such organizations, departments or units which offer or propose to offer certain selected services on a demonstration or research basis or which propose services contributing to alcohol and drug dependence services, and such services may be funded in whole or in part if they meet such requirements as the department shall specify by regulation. The application for funds shall be made on forms provided by the department and shall be accompanied by (1) a definition of the area to be served; (2) a plan setting forth the means by which the applicant proposes to coordinate its activities with those of other local agencies presently supplying such services; (3) a description of the services to be provided and the methods through which such services will be provided; and (4) an indication of the methods that will be employed to effect a balance in the use of state and local resources so as to foster local initiative, responsibility and participation. Upon approval of any such application, the department shall grant such funds within available appropriations for any fiscal year. No funds authorized by this section shall be used for the construction or renovation of buildings. The department may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, concerning minimum standards for eligibility to receive such state funds.
(P.A. 93-381, S. 7, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 5, 58.)
History: P.A. 93-381 effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 1995; Sec. 19a-4c transferred to Sec. 17a-676 in 1997.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-677. (Formerly Sec. 19a-5a). - Operation or funding of alcohol and drug abuse treatment facility.

Section 17a-677 is repealed, effective October 1, 1999.
(P.A. 86-371, S. 37, 45; P.A. 90-209, S. 14; P.A. 93-381, S. 21, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 5, 11, 58; P.A. 99-234, S. 13.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-678. (Formerly Sec. 19a-5b). - Programs and facilities exempt from certificate of need requirement.

Section 17a-678 is repealed, effective October 1, 2010.
(P.A. 89-390, S. 14, 15, 37; P.A. 90-261, S. 11, 19; P.A. 93-381, S. 25, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 5, 39, 58; P.A. 98-150, S. 16, 17; P.A. 06-64, S. 1; P.A. 10-179, S. 161.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-686a. - Application for writ of habeas corpus for confined individual.

An individual confined in a hospital or inpatient treatment facility for treatment of alcohol or drug dependency in this state may seek a writ of habeas corpus in the Superior Court. The question of the legality of such confinement shall be determined by the court or judge issuing such writ. The writ shall be directed to the superintendent or director of the hospital or treatment facility and, if illegality or invalidity of the commitment is alleged in such writ, a copy shall also be directed to the judge of the committing court as to such claim. Such judge shall be represented by the state's attorney for the judicial district in which such committing court is located. If the court or judge before whom such case is brought decides that the confinement is not illegal, such decision shall not bar issuance of such writ again, provided it is claimed that such individual is no longer subject to the condition for which the individual was confined. Such writ may be sought by the confined individual or on behalf of the individual by any relative, friend or person interested in the individual's welfare. Court fees may not be charged against the superintendent or director of the hospital or the judge.
(P.A. 07-116, S. 25.)
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-687. (Formerly Sec. 19a-126g). - Visitation and communication with patients.

(a) Subject to reasonable rules regarding hours of visitation which the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may adopt, patients in any treatment facility or hospital shall be granted opportunities for adequate consultation with counsel, and for continuing contact with family and friends consistent with an effective treatment program.
(b) Neither mail nor other communication to or from a patient in any treatment facility or hospital may be intercepted, read or censored. The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules regarding the use of telephones by patients in such facilities.
(P.A. 74-280, S. 17, 25; P.A. 75-528, S. 13, 15; 75-569, S. 10; P.A. 86-371, S. 9, 45; P.A. 90-209, S. 9; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; 93-435, S. 59, 95; P.A. 95-257, S. 5, 58.)
History: P.A. 75-528 substituted “licensed” facilities for “approved” facilities and included other medical facilities in Subsecs. (b) and (c); P.A. 75-569 deleted Subsec. (a) re records and information retained in cases where criminal charge not lodged and redesignated remaining Subsecs. accordingly; P.A. 86-371 substituted reference to the executive director for references to the commissioner; P.A. 90-209 substituted “treatment facility or hospital” for “licensed treatment facility or other medical facility”; Sec. 17-155aa transferred to Sec. 17a-629 in 1991; P.A. 93-381 and P.A. 93-435 replaced executive director with commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17a-629 transferred to Sec. 19a-126g in 1995; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 1995; Sec. 19a-126g transferred to Sec. 17a-687 in 1997.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-690. (Formerly Sec. 19a-126j). - Local ordinance against intoxication not to include criminal or civil penalty. Exceptions.

(a) No town, city or borough or other political subdivision may adopt or enforce a local ordinance that includes drinking intoxicating liquor, being a common drunkard or being found in an intoxicated condition as one of the elements of an offense giving rise to a criminal or civil penalty or sanction.
(b) No town, city or borough may interpret or apply any law of general application to circumvent the provision of subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Nothing in sections 17a-465, 17a-673 and 17a-680 to 17a-690, inclusive, shall affect any law against driving under the influence of alcoholic liquor, or other similar offense involving the operation of a vehicle, aircraft, boat, machinery or other equipment, or regarding the sale, purchase, dispensing, possessing or use of alcoholic beverages at stated times and places or by a particular class of persons.
(P.A. 74-280, S. 20, 25; P.A. 93-381, S. 20, 39; P.A. 99-234, S. 9; P.A. 09-145, S. 17.)
History: Sec. 17-155dd transferred to Sec. 17a-632 in 1991; P.A. 93-381 amended Subsec. (c) to make technical changes, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17a-632 transferred to Sec. 19a-126j in 1995; Sec. 19a-126j transferred to Sec. 17a-690 in 1997; P.A. 99-234 deleted obsolete reference to Sec. 17a-677; P.A. 09-145 amended Subsec. (c) by deleting reference to Sec. 17a-465a and adding reference to Sec. 17a-465.
2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources › Chapter 319j - Addiction Services › Section 17a-691. (Formerly Sec. 19a-127). - Definitions.

As used in sections 17a-691 to 17a-701, inclusive:
(a) “Alcohol-dependent person” means an alcohol-dependent person as defined in section 17a-680.
(b) “Court” means Superior Court.
(c) “Drug” means a controlled drug as defined in section 17a-680.
(d) “Drug-dependent person” means a drug-dependent person as defined in section 17a-680.
(e) “Treatment program” means a program operated by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services or approved by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services for treatment of both the physical and psychological effects of alcohol or drug dependency, provided such program is not intended solely to detoxify an alcohol-dependent or drug-dependent person.
(P.A. 89-390, S. 1, 37; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 5, 58; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8, S. 13, 88; P.A. 98-219, S. 16.)
History: (Revisor's note: In 1991 “alcohol-dependent person” was substituted editorially by the Revisors for “alcoholic” in Subdiv. (a) to conform definition with provisions of P.A. 90-209, S. 1); P.A. 93-381 replaced Connecticut alcohol and drug abuse commission and executive director with department and commissioner of public health and addiction services, respectively, effective July 1, 1993; Sec. 17a-648 transferred to Sec. 19a-127 in 1995; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 1995; Sec. 19a-127 transferred to Sec. 17a-691 in 1997; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8 amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) by replacing references to Sec. 21a-240 with Sec. 17a-680 and Subsec. (d) by deleting programs operated by Department of Correction from definition of “treatment program”, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 98-219 added definition of “court” as Subdiv. (b), redesignating former Subdivs. (b) to (d), inclusive, as (c) to (e).
Annotations to former section 17a-648:
Cited. 223 C. 907; 226 C. 191.
Cited. 27 CA 225.