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Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226b - Minimum Standards for Eligibility to Receive State Funds › Section 17-226b-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in Section 17-226b-1 to Section 17-226b-8,
				inclusive:
(a) "Award" means those
			 funds provided general hospitals or nonprofit organizations for the
			 establishment, expansion or maintenance of psychiatric or mental health
			 services under the authority of Section 17-226b of the general
			 statutes;
(b) "Awardee" means the
			 recipient of an award made under the authority of Section 17 226b of the
			 general statutes. The awardee shall be the agency making the application for an
			 award and providing the psychiatric or mental health services;
(c) "Capital expenditure" means the cost of
			 construction or renovation of buildings made with the expectation of existence
			 for an indefinite period and includes the depreciation thereof. Routine
			 maintenance shall not be considered a capital expenditure;
(d) "Catchment Area Council" means the
			 council appointed under the authority of Section 17-226k of the general
			 statutes;
(e) "Commissioner" means
			 the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health;
(f) "Department" means the Department of
			 Mental Health, 90 Washington Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06115, or the
			 address of the appropriate Regional Director's office;
(g) "General hospital" means a short-term
			 hospital having facilities, medical staff and all necessary personnel to
			 provide diagnosis, care and treatment of a wide range of acute conditions,
			 including injuries and shall include those facilities licensed as such by the
			 Department of Health Services;
(h)
			 "Letter of award" means the document evidencing the agreement between the award
			 and the department for funding of psychiatric or mental health
			 services;
(i) "Psychiatric or
			 mental health services" means comprehensive services, both medical and
			 non-medical, designed to (1) decrease the prevalence and incidence of mental
			 illness, emotional disturbance and social disfunctioning, and (2) promote
			 mental health in individuals, groups and institutions and includes, but is not
			 limited to, the following: Outreach and case funding, inpatient treatment,
			 outpatient treatment, partial hospitalization, diagnosis and screening,
			 aftercare and rehabilitation, education, consultation, emergency services,
			 research, evaluation, training and services to the courts;
(j) "Regional Board" means the regional
			 mental health board as defined in Section 17-226j of the general
			 statutes;
(k) "Regional Director"
			 means the regional mental health director appointed under the authority of
			 Section 17-226e of the general statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226b - Minimum Standards for Eligibility to Receive State Funds › Section 17-226b-2 - Application for funds

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Application for
			 funds under Section 17-226b of the general statutes shall be made on forms
			 provided by the department. The properly completed application forms shall be
			 submitted to the regional director for the region in which the prospective
			 program is located. The application shall be accompanied by (1) a definition of
			 the towns and areas to be served; (2) a plan by means of which the applicant
			 proposes to coordinate its activities with those of other local agencies
			 presently supplying psychiatric or mental health services or contributing in
			 any way to the mental health of the area; (3) a description of the services to
			 be provided, and the methods through which those services will be provided; and
			 (4) 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.
(b) The application shall be accompanied by
			 the following information pertaining to the applicant's program (if
			 applicable):
(1) The actual expenses of the
			 program for the previous year;
(2)
			 The latest audited financial statement;
(3) The fee schedule for services;
(4) The latest detailed budget for the
			 applicant organization;
(5) The
			 catchment area council or regional board evaluation report (if already funded
			 by the department);
(6) A list of
			 the Board of Directors of the applicant organization with addresses;
(7) Document showing allocation of federal
			 and other funding;
(8) The name and
			 telephone number for:
(a) Chairman of the
			 Board of Directors;
(b)
			 Administrator of the program;
(c)
			 Program Director; and
(d) Chief
			 Fiscal Officer.
(9)
			 Documentation of approval by:
(a) Health
			 Systems Agency (HSA) and
(b)
			 Commission on Hospitals and Health Care.
(c) Each applicant must have copies of the
			 following on file at the department (if applicable):
(1) All professional licenses;
(2) All facility licenses;
(3) Certificate of incorporation;
(4) Contracts and/or agreements for:
(a) professional consultants;
(b) maintenance;
(c) food service;
(d) third party payments;
(e) town-city;
(f) private individuals; and
(g) lease/rental agreements;
(5) Letters of affiliation of
			 working agreements with other programs/facilities;
(6) Certificates of compliance with:
(a) health codes;
(b) fire and safety codes;
(c) building codes; and
(d) zoning requirements;
(7) Employee surety bonds;
(8) Insurance coverage (cost and extent) for:
(a) casualty;
(b) liability;
(c) mal practice;
(9) Program's organization, policies and
			 procedures;
(10) Program job
			 descriptions.
(d) The
			 applicant shall submit the above information and documents in accordance with
			 the requirements of the application form, as well as any other information the
			 department may reasonably require.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226b - Minimum Standards for Eligibility to Receive State Funds › Section 17-226b-3 - Review by regional director

Current through July 10, 2024
The regional director and the regional mental health board
				shall review each application submitted to the regional director in accordance
				with subdivision (4) of subsection (b) of Section 17-226g and subdivisions (1)
				and (2) of subsection (a) of Section
				17-226
l
.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226b - Minimum Standards for Eligibility to Receive State Funds › Section 17-226b-4 - Letter of award

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The allocation
			 of funds shall be by a letter of award. Each letter of award shall set forth
			 the specific conditions under which the award is made and the manner in which
			 payments are to be made. The application shall be attached to and become a part
			 of the letter of award. All letters of award shall continue for an indefinite
			 period unless modified, suspended or terminated in accordance with the term of
			 the letter of award and this regulation.
(b) The department must be notified at the
			 time of the quarterly report of income and expenses of any variance in the
			 awardee's budget as submitted to the department, and any such variances must be
			 approved in writing by the department. Notwithstanding the above, the awardee
			 may make the following variance without department approval:
(1) line item of expenses (excluding salary
			 and fringe benefits) up to 20 percent of the budget or $500.00, whichever is
			 less;
(2) program to program shifts
			 up to 10 percent of the budget or $2,000.00, whichever is less.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226b - Minimum Standards for Eligibility to Receive State Funds › Section 17-226b-5 - Accounting and reports; fiscal year

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Audits.
Within 90 days of the completion of each full fiscal year
			 during the term of the award and also within 90 days of the termination of the
			 award, the awardee will, at its expense, cause to be prepared and delivered to
			 the department an audit performed by an independent public accountant as
			 defined in §
								7-391 of the general
			 statutes. Such audit shall be performed in accordance with generally accepted
			 accounting principles and shall identify any expenditures made by the awardee
			 that are not in compliance with the letter of award. The awardee shall also
			 grant access to all records and accounts concerning each fiscal year that the
			 award is in effect to the auditors of public accounts of the State of
			 Connecticut. To provide such access, the awardee shall preserve all of its
			 records and accounts engineering the award for a period of three years after
			 the termination of the award.
(b)
Records.
The awardee shall maintain and have available records
			 sufficient to determine the usage of all state funds in the awardee's program.
			 Such records shall be maintained for a period of three years after the
			 termination of the award.
(c)
Reports.
Payments will be made by the department only after
			 receipt and approval of a quarterly report of income and expenses for the
			 preceding quarter as well as such other information concerning the awardee's
			 program which the department may reasonably require. Payments made under the
			 letter of award and acceptance of reports of income and expenses are
			 provisional, subject to audit of the awardee's records.
(d)
Access to records.
The
			 awardee shall grant the department access, at any reasonable time, to records
			 pertaining to the programs funded by any letter of award.
(e)
Fiscal year.
The fiscal year
			 for reporting and accountability shall be as stated on the letter of award, for
			 the purposes of the letter of award and state grants.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226b - Minimum Standards for Eligibility to Receive State Funds › Section 17-226b-6 - Miscellaneous provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Acknowledgment.
An awardee shall acknowledge the department's
			 support in all public statements, including annual reports, statements through
			 media, etc. Evidence of conformance with this section shall be submitted to the
			 department along with the reports of income and expenses.
(b)
Preference of Services.
The
			 awardee shall provide first preference of services to identified ex-state
			 hospital patients or potential state hospital admissions.
(c)
Admission and Discharge
			 Reports.
The awardee shall notify the department of each admission and
			 discharge and such other routine information as the department requires on such
			 forms as provided by the department.
(d)
Notification of Additional
			 Funding.
In the event the awardee receives additional funding from any
			 source for services provided for in the letter of award, the awardee shall
			 notify the regional director of such funding and its proposed use within ten
			 days after receiving notice of such additional funding.
(e)
Program Revisions.
Any
			 proposed revisions in one or more agency programs as described in the grant
			 application which substantially alters the nature or scope of such programs
			 shall not be implemented until approval has been received in writing from the
			 regional director.
(f)
Capital Expenditure Restriction.
No funds allotted by the
			 department under a letter of award may be used for capital
			 expenditures.
(g)
Sub-contracts.
The department shall have the right of approval on
			 all subcontracts for services made by the awardee concerning programs funded by
			 the department's grants.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226b - Minimum Standards for Eligibility to Receive State Funds › Section 17-226b-7 - Termination, suspension or modification of letter of award

Current through July 10, 2024
The department may modify the letter of award or suspend or
				terminate any grant of funds thereunder at will upon thirty days notice to the
				awardee. Reasons for modifying, suspending or terminating include, but are not
				limited to the following:
(1) Failure
			 of the awardee to provide those program services which it has agreed to provide
			 in its application;
(2) Reduction
			 of the appropriation from which the grant is made to the awardee by the General
			 Assembly;
(3) A general
			 departmental or state deficit requiring a reduction in spending;
(4) A substantial loss in income to the
			 state, thereby, requiring a reduction in spending;
(5) Failure of the awardee to comply with the
			 conditions of the letter of award or of these regulations.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226d - Minimum Standards of Eligibility for Commission Funding for Private Nonprofit Organizations and Municipalities › Section 17-226d-2 - General provisions

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Applicability
(1) Sections
			 17-226d-1
			 to
			 17-226d-11,
			 inclusive, apply only to those private nonprofit organizations and
			 municipalities which apply for or receive state or federal funding, or both
			 from the Commission for the purpose of establishing, expanding or continuing
			 one or more of those alcohol and/or drug abuse services authorized by
			 Connecticut General Statutes section 17-226d.
(2) The provisions of sections
			 17-226d-1
			 to
			 17-226d-11
			 apply to each applicant or awardee except where the content of a regulation or
			 any portion thereof is expressly applicable only to a specific group of
			 applicants or awardees, or expressly exempts a specific group of applicants or
			 awardees.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226d - Minimum Standards of Eligibility for Commission Funding for Private Nonprofit Organizations and Municipalities › Section 17-226d-3 - Grants process

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Application procedure
(1) All
			 applicants
(A) Each applicant for Commission
			 funding shall apply on forms designated by the Commission and shall submit all
			 information requested on the application form and copies of all documents
			 required by sections
			 17-226d-1
			 through
			 17-226d-11
			 and copies of all subcontracts.
(B)
			 The application of a nonprofit organization shall be signed by a signatory
			 authorized by the organization's board of directors. The application of a
			 municipality shall be signed by a signatory authorized by the
			 municipality.
(C) The services for
			 which an applicant seeks Commission funding must be consistent with plans
			 adopted by the Commission.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226d - Minimum Standards of Eligibility for Commission Funding for Private Nonprofit Organizations and Municipalities › Section 17-226d-4 - Fiscal requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Accounting system
(1) Each
			 awardee shall utilize an accounting system which conforms to generally accepted
			 accounting principles applicable to recipients of state and federal funds. Such
			 system shall separately account for income and expenditures related to
			 Commission funded projects and programs.
(2) The awardees accounting system shall meet
			 the following minimum requirements:
(A) The
			 system shall have a chart of accounts
(B) The system shall provide sufficient
			 information to separately identify the receipt and expenditure of Commission
			 funds and shall keep on file copies of all financial reports submitted to the
			 Commission.
(C) The following
			 accounting records and related documentation shall be made and retained:
(i) a general ledger,
(ii) a cash receipts journal,
(iii) a cash disbursement journal,
(iv) individual payroll records for all staff
			 members employed by the awardee,
(v) all bank statements and canceled
			 checks,
(vi) all invoices, purchase
			 orders, vouchers and paid bills,
(vii) employee attendance records,
(viii) copies of all contracts and lease
			 agreements to which the awardee is a party, and,
(ix) any other financial documentation that
			 the Commission may require by regulation or by the terms and conditions of the
			 awardee's individual letter of award or contract.
(D) The system shall provide accurate and
			 current financial reporting information.
(E) The system shall be integrated with
			 systems of internal controls designed to safeguard funds and assets, check the
			 accuracy and reliability of accounting data, promote operational efficiency and
			 encourage adherence to management policies.
(F) The system shall include procedures for
			 regular inventories and procedures for the disposition of property and funds
			 derived from the sale of property purchased in whole or in part with Commission
			 funds.
(G) The system shall include
			 procedures for recording the actual time each employee of the awardee
			 works.
(3) Each
			 awardee's accounting records and related documentation shall be maintained by
			 the awardee for a period of at least three years from the end of the fiscal
			 year. Such records shall be stored in a place safe from loss or damage by fire,
			 theft, water or other causes. Such records shall be made readily available for
			 review and inspection upon the request of the Commission staff.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226d - Minimum Standards of Eligibility for Commission Funding for Private Nonprofit Organizations and Municipalities › Section 17-226d-5 - Organization and administration

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Governing
			 authority
(1) Each awardee shall have a
			 governing authority which shall be ultimately responsible for ensuring the
			 awardee's compliance with Commission requirements.
(2) The governing authorities of nonprofit
			 organizations shall be boards of directors, which shall be representative of
			 the community and the target population which the awardee serves. Awardees
			 shall endeavor to include former service recipients among the board membership
			 and each board of directors shall include at least one health care professional
			 knowledgable about the treatment or prevention of substance abuse.
(3) Each awardee's board of directors shall
			 have by-laws which shall include, but need not be limited to:
(A) a list of the officers of the
			 board;
(B) a description of the
			 officer's duties;
(C) a description
			 of the way in which the board conducts business; and,
(D) the terms of office of board members and
			 officers and the method by which each are chosen.
(4) The board shall provide an orientation
			 program for all new board members which shall familiarize them with the
			 awardee's operations and their duties, responsibilities and potential
			 liabilities as members of the board.
(5) Each board of directors shall meet at
			 least quarterly and shall keep written minutes of each meeting.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226d - Minimum Standards of Eligibility for Commission Funding for Private Nonprofit Organizations and Municipalities › Section 17-226d-6 - Treatment and rehabilitation programs

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Admission
			 criteria
(1) Each program shall have
			 and utilize written admission criteria which shall be available to clients,
			 staff, the community and the Commission.
(2) No person shall be admitted to a program
			 unless he meets the program's admission criteria and any person who is
			 ineligible because he does not meet the admission criteria shall be referred
			 back to the original referring agency or to another appropriate
			 agency.
(3) The written admission
			 criteria shall include, but need not be limited to consideration of the
			 following factors:
(A) age
(B) sex
(C) physical health
(D) mental status
(E) previous treatment history
(F) history of substance abuse
(G) current use of mood altering
			 substances
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226d - Minimum Standards of Eligibility for Commission Funding for Private Nonprofit Organizations and Municipalities › Section 17-226d-7 - Treatment and rehabilitation program requirements for specific modalities

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Residential medical detoxification
			 programs
(1) Services provided
Each residential medical detoxification program shall provide
				the following services:
(A) medical
			 management of the detoxification process from alcohol or drugs or
			 both;
(B) medical and psycho-social
			 assessments of the needs of each client admitted to the program;
(C) referral of all clients to ongoing
			 treatment for whom the assessment has indicated the desirability of continuing
			 participation in the treatment process; and,
(D) motivational counseling to encourage
			 continuing client participation in the treatment process; and,
(E) knowledge about and access to self-help
			 groups.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226d - Minimum Standards of Eligibility for Commission Funding for Private Nonprofit Organizations and Municipalities › Section 17-226d-8 - Long term care and rehabilitation programs

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Hours
			 of operation
- Each program shall operate 24 hours per day, seven days
			 per week.
(b)
Admission
			 criteria
(1) Each program shall have
			 and utilize written admission criteria which shall be available to service
			 recipients, staff, the community and the Commission.
(2) No person shall be admitted to a program
			 unless he meets the program's admission criteria and any person who is
			 ineligible because he does not meet the admission criteria shall be referred
			 elsewhere.
(3) The written
			 admission criteria shall include, but need not be limited to consideration of
			 the following factors:
(A) age
(B) sex
(C) physical health
(D) mental status
(E) previous treatment history
(F) history of alcohol abuse
(G) current use of alcohol
(4) No person may be admitted to
			 the program who does not have a documented past and current history of multiple
			 admissions to alcohol abuse or alcoholism treatment facilities.
(5) Program shall not exclude any service
			 recipient from readmission who has had occasional lapses in sobriety so long as
			 the service recipient is sober at the time of admission.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226d - Minimum Standards of Eligibility for Commission Funding for Private Nonprofit Organizations and Municipalities › Section 17-226d-9 - Shelters

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Screening
(1) Each program shall have and utilize a
			 written screening procedure which shall include, but need not be limited to:
(A) a process whereby all persons entering
			 the program are screened for obvious signs of illness or injury and those
			 exhibiting such signs are referred to a medical facility;
(B) a requirement that all persons entering
			 the program shall surrender any weapons, alcoholic beverages and drugs in their
			 possession;
(C) all screening for
			 entrance to a program with sleeping accommodations shall be conducted during
			 regularly scheduled hours;
(D)
			 information including but not necessarily limited to the following shall be
			 obtained from each person entering the program:
(i) Shelters shall obtain information on each
			 service recipient's age, race and sex; and,
(ii) Shelters shall also keep a record of all
			 referrals made or accepted by the program.
Such information shall be submitted quarterly to the Commission
				in the time, manner and form required by the Commission.
(E) all persons entering the
			 program shall be informed of program rules and procedures and the possible
			 consequences of infractions of such rules.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226d - Minimum Standards of Eligibility for Commission Funding for Private Nonprofit Organizations and Municipalities › Section 17-226d-10 - Employee assistance, community awareness, prevention and intervention programs

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Employee
			 assistance programs
(1) Each Employee
			 Assistance program shall at a minimum have and utilize the following written
			 materials:
(A) A detailed written description
			 of all services which the program is able to provide to local business and
			 industry in the geographical area served by the program.
(B) A written fee structure for all services
			 which the program offers.
(C) A
			 written sample contract for the program's services.
(D) A written description of the program's
			 marketing strategy which identifies specific program objectives and describes
			 how the program will meet these objectives.
(E) A written plan for record keeping and
			 program evaluation which at a minimum measures the achievement of program
			 objectives.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226d - Minimum Standards of Eligibility for Commission Funding for Private Nonprofit Organizations and Municipalities › Section 17-226d-11 - Service recipient's rights

Current through July 10, 2024
All service recipients receiving alcohol or drug abuse-related
				services from any program funded by the Commission shall be accorded the
				following minimum rights by such programs in addition to any other rights they
				might have under state or federal law or regulations.
(a)
Notice of rights and
			 requirements
(1) The program shall
			 notify all service recipients to whom it provides services of all rights,
			 responsibilities and program rules relating to the service recipient's
			 participation in the program, including but not necessarily limited to those
			 rights listed in this section, and the service recipient's right to have all
			 records, correspondence and conversations relating to his treatment kept
			 confidential. The program shall also notify all service recipients of changes
			 in program rules as they occur.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226l - Regional Mental Health Boards › Section 17-226l-1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in these regulations:
(a) "Funds from local sources" means all cash
			 or in-kind resources available except those derived from state or federal
			 sources, and includes but is not limited to resources from local governmental
			 units, private contributions, foundation grants, catchment area councils, and
			 other private or public organizations;
(b) "Department" means the department of
			 mental health; 90 Washington Street, Hartford, CT 06115;
(c) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of
			 mental health;
(d) "Board" means
			 regional mental health board as defined in § 17-226j of the general
			 statutes;
(e) "Fiscal year" means
			 July 1 to June 30;
(f) "Council"
			 means catchment area council as defined in § 17-226j of the general
			 statutes;
(g) "Regional director"
			 means regional mental health director as defined in § 17-226g of the
			 general statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226l - Regional Mental Health Boards › Section 17-226l-2 - Evidence of incorporation; combined application

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any
			 board which applies for state funds must provide the commissioner with a
			 certified copy of its Certificate of Incorporation prior to or with its
			 application for funds.
(b) Any two
			 or more adjoining boards may apply for state funds in combination. Each board
			 individually in any such combination must meet the requirements set forth in
			 these regulations in order for the combined boards to receive state
			 funds.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226l - Regional Mental Health Boards › Section 17-226l-4 - Board meetings; consultations

Current through July 10, 2024
It shall be a requirement for the receipt of state funds that
				each board meet regularly not less than four times a year. Timely notice of all
				meetings of the board shall be provided to the regional director and the
				commissioner. The regional director may attend each meeting of the board.
				Copies of the minutes of all meetings must be submitted to the regional
				director and the commissioner within thirty (30) days after said meetings. In
				addition, the board shall consult with the regional director at any time the
				board or the regional director feels it is necessary or
				appropriate.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226l - Regional Mental Health Boards › Section 17-226l-5 - Application for state funds

Current through July 10, 2024
Any board which applies to the commissioner for funds to carry
				out the provisions of § 17-226
l
of the general statutes
				must include in its application the following information with respect to the
				proposed utilization of said funds:
(a) A summary of personnel to be paid by said
			 board, including, (1) each person's name, if known, (2) position, (3) hours to
			 be worked, (4) the total cost of each position, and (5) the portions of such
			 cost to be provided from funds from local sources and from state
			 funds;
(b) Estimates of other costs
			 of said board including, (1) rent, (2) heat, (3) light, (4)
			 janitorial/maintenance, (5) telephone, (6) dues and subscriptions, (7) travel,
			 (8) office supplies, (9) equipment rental and maintenance, and (10) any other
			 expected expenses.
In addition, said application must include an estimate of the
				value and form of the funds from local sources as defined in Section 1 of these
				regulations to be collected during the period of time for which the application
				for state funds is made.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226l - Regional Mental Health Boards › Section 17-226l-6 - Funds from local sources

Current through July 10, 2024
Any board receiving state funds shall provide funds from local
				sources, as defined in Section 1 of these regulations, in an amount equal to at
				least five (5%) per cent of the amount received from the state during each
				fiscal year. Said funds from local sources shall be budgeted by the regional
				mental health board in such a manner so as to provide partial funding for
				necessary staff expenses. If at any time the commissioner determines that said
				board has not provided a sufficient amount of funds from local sources, he
				(she) shall suspend all state funding of said board until arrangements are made
				for the supply of additional funds from local sources.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226l - Regional Mental Health Boards › Section 17-226l-7 - Accounting; records

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Any board which
			 receives funds from the commissioner during any fiscal year shall account to
			 the commissioner within sixty (60) days after the end of said fiscal year as to
			 the manner in which said funds were utilized. Such accounting shall include but
			 not be limited to the following information:
(1) a summary of paid personnel of said
			 board, including (a) each person's name, (b) position, (c) hours worked, (d)
			 the total amount expended by the board to each person, and (e) the portions of
			 such expenditures provided from funds from local services and state funds;
(2) a summary of other costs of the
			 board including (a) rent, (b) heat, (c) light, (d) janitorial/maintenance, (e)
			 insurance, (f) telephone, (g) dues and subscriptions, (h) travel, (i) office
			 supplies, (j) equipment rental and maintenance, and (k) any other expenses,
			 including the percentage of such costs provided from state funds.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226l - Regional Mental Health Boards › Section 17-226l-8 - Annual reporting

Current through July 10, 2024
Each board shall annually review and evaluate the system of
				mental health services provided to residents of its region, and make known its
				findings and recommendations to the regional director, the commissioner and all
				council members in its region. The boards shall prepare and make available such
				additional reports, studies or evaluations as the commissioner or regional
				director may from time to time request. Said annual report must be submitted
				within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal year. Each such report
				shall include a comprehensive plan and priority ranking for the establishment
				or expansion of mental health services within its region.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 226l - Regional Mental Health Boards › Section 17-226l-9 - Unexpended funds

Current through July 10, 2024
In the event that any board which receives state funds during
				any fiscal year does not expend said funds or incur liability for the
				expenditure of said funds prior to the end of the fiscal year, the board shall
				return said unexpended state funds to the department.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 227 - Licensure of Hospitals for Mentally Ill Persons › Section 17-227-14b - Licensure

Current through July 10, 2024
A.
License required; penalty:
every person, firm, corporation or organization conducting a hospital for
			 mental illness must have a current and valid license issued by the department.
			 Any person, firm, corporation or organization conducting a hospital for mental
			 illness contrary to the provisions of section 17-227 shall be liable for a fine
			 of not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than six months or
			 both.
B.
Initial
			 application:
(1) a person, firm,
			 corporation or organization which desires to conduct a hospital for mental
			 illness shall make written application for a license to the department on forms
			 provided by the department.
(2)
			 Such applicant shall furnish with the application the following:
(a) Documentation of compliance with local
			 zoning ordinances;
(b)
			 Documentation of compliance with local building codes;
(c) The local fire marshall's certificate of
			 inspection of the hospital certifying compliance with the fire code;
(d) A statement of ownership;
(e) A curren organizational chart;
(f) An application fee as required by section
			 17-227, payable to the state treasurer;
(g) Documentation of approval of the
			 commission on hospitals and health care (where appropriate);
(h) Such other material as the department may
			 reasonably request.
(3)
			 The hospital shall be investigated by department personnel after receipt of the
			 application in order to determine compliance with these regulations and
			 applicable state laws.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 227 - Licensure of Hospitals for Mentally Ill Persons › Section 17-227-14c - Management

Current through July 10, 2024
A. There shall be full disclosure of
			 psychiatric facility ownership and control.
B. A sound system of responsible accounting
			 shall be maintained which produces information reflecting the facility's fiscal
			 experience and its current financial posture.
C. The Chief Administrative Officer shall be
			 the individual in charge of the overall management of the psychiatric hospital.
			 He shall be a physician registered under the laws of this state who is a member
			 of The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, or a physician registered
			 under the laws of this state who has had at least three years' full time
			 medical experience in an institution for the care and treatment of mentally ill
			 persons, or a person holding a degree in hospital administration with broad
			 experience in the field.
D. The
			 management shall be cognizant of all pertinent state and federal statutes,
			 laws, regulations, and Public Acts, and shall take all necessary steps to
			 conform to all such legislation.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 227 - Licensure of Hospitals for Mentally Ill Persons › Section 17-227-14d - Environment

Current through July 10, 2024
A. There shall be appropriate and adequate
			 space and equipment for all services to be provided effectively and efficiently
			 in pleasant and functional surroundings, readily accessible to the patients of
			 the hospital.
B. The physical plant
			 shall meet and maintain all the standards of current federal, state and local
			 zoning, building, fire and safety codes and standards.
C. There shall be appropriate and adequate
			 space and equipment for any and all social, educational, rehabilitating, and
			 recreational activities which the hospital may provide.
D. The environment of the hospital shall
			 contribute to establishing and enhancing a positive self-image for the patient,
			 and preserving his human dignity.
E. There shall be clearly delineated and
			 written policies and procedures concerning effective relationships between
			 staff and patients, between staff members, and between patients which shall
			 contribute to the development of therapeutic interpersonal relationships for
			 the patient.
F. The physical plant
			 shall provide facilities for the physical separation of patients, for
			 emotional, behavioral and/or medical reasons. The written procedures, policies
			 and practices of such isolation shall be within the limits set forth by Sec.
			 17-206e of the Connecticut General Statutes.
G. The buildings, equipment and surroundings
			 shall be kept clean and in good repair at all times and the management and
			 operation of the hospital shall be such as reasonable to provide a healthy,
			 comfortable and safe environment for the patients.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 227 - Licensure of Hospitals for Mentally Ill Persons › Section 17-227-14e - Safety

Current through July 10, 2024
A. The hospital shall be structurally
			 constituted, equipped, operated and maintained so as to sustain its safe and
			 sanitary characteristics and to prevent or minimize all health hazards in the
			 facility for the protection of patients, personnel and visitors.
B. The hospital shall have written plans for
			 the proper and timely care of casualties arising from both external and
			 internal disasters, and shall periodically rehearse these plans.
C. The hospital shall have a written plan
			 providing emergency services or arranging for the provision of such services to
			 meet the needs of the patients and the facility.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 227 - Licensure of Hospitals for Mentally Ill Persons › Section 17-227-14f - Medical staff

Current through July 10, 2024
A. There shall be a
			 medical staff consisting of at least one physician licensed in Connecticut and
			 specializing in psychiatry, and said staff shall establish bylaws that are
			 designed to ensure the achievement and maintenance of high standards of
			 professional ethical practice.
B.
			 The medical staff shall assure the patients' rights to physical and psychiatric
			 examinations and treatment according to a specialized treatment plan as
			 guaranteed under Section 17-206c and 17-206f of the Connecticut General
			 Statutes.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 227 - Licensure of Hospitals for Mentally Ill Persons › Section 17-227-14g - Nursing

Current through July 10, 2024
(A) All hospitals providing inpatient care
			 shall have an organized nursing service.
(B) The nursing service shall have a current,
			 written organizational chart.
(C)
			 Written nursing care policies and procedures shall be developed to provide the
			 nursing staff with acceptable methods of meeting its responsibilities and
			 achieving projected nursing care goals.
(D) The service shall be under the direction
			 of a duly qualified registered nurse, and shall have a sufficient number of
			 adequately trained personnel to meet the needs of the patients.
(1) Each hospital shall employ as Director of
			 Nursing Services a nurse, registered in Connecticut, experienced in the care of
			 the mentally ill patients and in the administration of psychiatric nursing
			 services, who shall be responsible for the supervision and assignment of
			 nursing personnel.
(2) There shall
			 be on duty at all times at least one nurse, registered in Connecticut, who
			 shall have had training and experience in the care of mentally ill
			 patients.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 227 - Licensure of Hospitals for Mentally Ill Persons › Section 17-227-14h - Pharmacy

Current through July 10, 2024
A. The scope of pharmaceutical services shall
			 be consistent with the medication needs of the patient and shall include a
			 program for the control and accountability of drug products throughout the
			 hospital which are consistent with all applicable state and federal legislation
			 and regulations.
B. Pharmaceutical
			 services shall he directed by a qualified registered pharmacist, and shall be
			 staffed by a sufficient number of appropriately qualified personnel.
C. Written policies and procedures which
			 govern the safe ordering, dispensing and administration of drugs which are
			 consistent with all federal and state legislation and regulations shall be
			 developed.
D. There shall be
			 adequate equipment, supplies, and information resources provided for the safe
			 and efficient functioning of the pharmaceutical service.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 227 - Licensure of Hospitals for Mentally Ill Persons › Section 17-227-14i - Personnel

Current through July 10, 2024
A. There shall be employed a sufficient
			 number of appropriately qualified clinical staff and necessary supporting
			 personnel to provide satisfactory care and treatment of its patients.
B. Each hospital shall establish and maintain
			 sound personnel recruitment and selection policies.
C. There shall be a written policy assuring
			 equal opportunity in hiring and employment practices for all personnel without
			 regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin, which adheres to all
			 federal, state and local legislation concerned with nondiscriminatory
			 practices.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 227 - Licensure of Hospitals for Mentally Ill Persons › Section 17-227-14j - Component services

Current through July 10, 2024
A. The chief
			 administrative officer shall assure that the functions of the hospital are
			 organized through appropriate departmentalization of services.
B. Every hospital shall have a written plan
			 describing the organization of those services which the hospital offers, or the
			 arrangements for the provision of such services to meet the needs of the
			 patients.
C. Each service shall be
			 guided by written current policies and procedures which are readily available
			 to all appropriate personnel.
D.
			 Each collaborating, recognized service shall be supervised by an individual
			 whose qualifications shall be specified in the personnel policies.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 227 - Licensure of Hospitals for Mentally Ill Persons › Section 17-227-14k - Support services

Current through July 10, 2024
A. Each hospital
			 shall have a written plan describing the organization of laboratory, pathology,
			 radiology, nuclear medicine, or arrangements for the provision of such
			 services.
(1) Each shall have sufficient
			 personnel, equipment, supplies, and suitable environmental conditions to
			 perform the required volume of work with optimal accuracy, precision,
			 efficiency and safety.
(2) There
			 shall be written policies and procedures that govern each services'
			 activities.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 227 - Licensure of Hospitals for Mentally Ill Persons › Section 17-227-14l - Patient rights

Current through July 10, 2024
A. Each hospital
			 shall comply with the provisions of the Patient's Bill of Rights (Sections
			 17-206a to 17-206k, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes).
B. Admission and treatment of patients shall
			 be conducted without regard to race, color, or national origin.
C. The hospital shall give each patient, upon
			 admission, a written copy of the Patient's Bill of Rights in the language of
			 the patient's understanding.
D.
			 Each hospital should make provision for adequate personnel to assist patients
			 who are members of national origin minorities with language problems.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 227 - Licensure of Hospitals for Mentally Ill Persons › Section 17-227-14m - Patient records

Current through July 10, 2024
A. A single,
			 compiled, written record for each patient shall be kept.
B. All records shall be confidential, current
			 and accurate.
C. The hospital shall
			 maintain a system of identification and filing to facilitate the prompt
			 location of a patient's record.
D.
			 The patient record service shall be adequately directed, staffed and equipped
			 to facilitate the accurate processing, indexing and filing of all patient
			 records.
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 227 - Licensure of Hospitals for Mentally Ill Persons › Unusual Incidents › Section 17-227-15 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
As used in this section and in Section
				  17-227-16:
(a) "Department" means the department of
				mental health;
(b) "Employee" means
				an employee of the facility;
(c)
				"Facility" means a facility licensed by the department in accordance with
				section 17-227 of the general statutes;
(d) "Guest" means a person, other than a
				patient or employee, who is on the premises of a facility;
(e) "Patient" means a person who is being
				treated or who is a resident at a facility as defined in this
				section;
(f) "Serious injury" means
				an injury which results in the medical or surgical hospitalization of the
				injured person as an inpatient;
(g)
				"Unusual incident" means:
(1) The death of a
				patient from other than natural causes;
(2) The death of an employee from whatever
				cause, while on duty;
(3) The death
				of a guest from whatever cause;
(4)
				A serious injury to a patient;
(5)
				A serious injury to an employee while on duty;
(6) A serious injury to a guest;
(7) The escape or elopement of a
				patient;
(8) A fire, theft or other
				occurrence which causes property damage or loss in the amount of $100.00 or
				more;
(9)
Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 17 - Public Assistance and Welfare Services › 227 - Licensure of Hospitals for Mentally Ill Persons › Unusual Incidents › Section 17-227-16 - Reporting unusual incidents

Current through July 10, 2024
Within twenty-four (24) hours of its discovery, the person in
				  charge of the facility or his designed shall notify the department at the
				  office of the Commissioner of the occurrence of any unusual incident as defined
				  in these regulations. In each instance the person in charge of the facility or
				  his designee shall also report the incident to the proper local authorities.
				  The facility shall conduct its own investigation of the incident and make a
				  written report thereof, a copy of which shall be sent to the department. Said
				  written report shall contain a full description of the unusual incident,
				  together with any other findings and any action taken by the facility or local
				  authorities as a result of the incident.