(a) The Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall meet monthly with the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services to review with the commissioner and advise the commissioner on programs, policies and plans of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
(b) The board shall advise the Governor concerning candidates for the position of Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
(c) The board may issue periodic reports to the Governor and the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
(d) The board shall select a chairperson and other officers from its membership and may establish rules governing its internal procedures.
(e) Members of the board may examine the files and records of the central office of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services at any time and, upon reasonable notice, of state-operated facilities for the treatment of persons with psychiatric disabilities or substance use disorders.
(f) The board shall advise and assist the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services on program development and community mental health or substance abuse center construction planning.
(g) The board is designated and shall serve as the state advisory council to consult with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services in administering the state's mental health and substance abuse programs.
(h) The board may, from time to time, appoint nonmembers to serve on such ad hoc advisory committees as it deems necessary to assist with its functions.
(1972, P.A. 145, S. 6; P.A. 81-473, S. 41, 43; P.A. 95-257, S. 55, 58; P.A. 01-195, S. 136, 181; P.A. 07-148, S. 10.)
History: P.A. 81-473 added Subsecs. (f), (g) and (h) empowering board to advise and assist commissioner on program development and community mental health center construction planning, designating board as state advisory council to consult with department, and permitting board to appoint nonmembers on ad hoc advisory committees; Sec. 17-208a transferred to Sec. 17a-457 in 1991; P.A. 95-257 replaced Board, Commission and Department of Mental Health with Board, Commission and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, replaced “mentally disordered” with “persons with psychiatric disabilities or substance abuse disabilities” in Subsec. (e) and added “substance abuse” to Subsecs. (f) and (g), effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 01-195 made technical changes for the purpose of gender neutrality in Subsecs. (a) and (d) and deleted “state” re Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services in Subsec. (g), effective July 11, 2001; P.A. 07-148 amended Subsec. (e) by replacing “substance abuse disabilities” with “substance use disorders”.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources
Chapter 319i - Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities
Section 17a-450b. - Affirmative action plan.
Section 17a-451e. - Sale, lease or transfer of Fairfield Hills Hospital. Use of moneys.
Section 17a-451f. - Nonlapsing mental health services grants accounts.
Section 17a-451g. - Mental health community investment account.
Section 17a-452. (Formerly Sec. 17-210b). - Deputy commissioners.
Section 17a-453c. - “Project Safe” interagency collaboration.
Section 17a-453e. - Web site to provide mental health care information and assistance.
Section 17a-453f. - Pilot behavioral health support services program.
Section 17a-453g. - Case management and case coordination services for persons with mental illness.
Section 17a-453h. - Mental health first aid training program.
Section 17a-453i. - Mental health toolkit re COVID-19.
Section 17a-456. (Formerly Sec. 17-207). - Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
Section 17a-457. (Formerly Sec. 17-208a). - Duties of board.
Section 17a-458. (Formerly Sec. 17-207a). - Definitions.
Section 17a-458a. - Term “psychiatric disability” substituted for “mental illness”.
Section 17a-459. (Formerly Sec. 17-209a). - Connecticut Mental Health Center.
Section 17a-460. (Formerly Sec. 17-209b). - Center advisory board.
Section 17a-460a. - Connecticut Mental Health Center: Definitions.
Section 17a-460b. - Connecticut Mental Health Center: Participation authorized.
Section 17a-460c. - Connecticut Mental Health Center: Provider agreements.
Section 17a-460d. - Connecticut Mental Health Center: Other contracts.
Section 17a-460e. - Connecticut Mental Health Center: Authorized activities.
Section 17a-460f. - Connecticut Mental Health Center: Accounting.
Section 17a-461. (Formerly Sec. 17-209c). - Charges for care.
Section 17a-462. (Formerly Sec. 17-209g). - Capitol Region Mental Health Center.
Section 17a-464. (Formerly Sec. 17-209h). - Ribicoff Research Center.
Section 17a-465a. (Formerly Sec. 19a-5c). - Traffic restrictions on grounds of facility. Penalty.
Section 17a-468a. - Provision of housing subsidies to persons qualifying for supportive housing.
Section 17a-469. (Formerly Sec. 17-224). - Psychiatric clinics and day treatment programs.
Section 17a-470. (Formerly Sec. 17-213a). - Advisory boards for state hospitals and facilities.
Section 17a-471. (Formerly Sec. 17-214a). - Duties of advisory boards.
Section 17a-473. (Formerly Sec. 17-215b). - Duties of superintendents and directors.
Section 17a-475. (Formerly Sec. 17-215c). - Written policy re treatment plans.
Section 17a-475a. - Medical services for women in state-operated facilities.
Section 17a-476a. - Grantee organization director salaries.
Section 17a-478. (Formerly Sec. 17-226e). - Mental health regions established.
Section 17a-480. (Formerly Sec. 17-226g). - Regional mental health directors.
Section 17a-481. (Formerly Sec. 17-226i). - Per capita formula for funds of mental health regions.
Section 17a-482. (Formerly Sec. 17-226j). - Definitions.
Section 17a-483. (Formerly Sec. 17-226k). - Catchment area council; representatives; duties.
Section 17a-484a. - Grants-in-aid for support services to eligible households.
Section 17a-484b. - Pilot peer engagement specialist program.
Section 17a-484c. - Discharge plan. Regulations.
Section 17a-484d. - Pilot program for alcohol-dependent persons discharged from certain hospitals.
Section 17a-484e. - Community-based behavioral health services grant program.
Section 17a-484f. - Regional behavioral health action organizations.
Section 17a-484g. - Psychedelic-assisted therapy pilot program.
Section 17a-485c. - Permanent supportive housing initiatives. Requests for proposals.
Section 17a-485j. - Mobile crisis response services availability.
Section 17a-495. (Formerly Sec. 17-176). - Definitions.
Section 17a-496. (Formerly Sec. 17-229). - Penalty.
Section 17a-505. (Formerly Sec. 17-186). - Escort of female patients to hospital.
Section 17a-508. (Formerly Sec. 17-188). - Commitment after expiration of specified period.
Section 17a-510. (Formerly Sec. 17-192). - Release or transfer; procedure.
Section 17a-511. (Formerly Sec. 17-193). - Transfer of patients by agreement.
Section 17a-512. (Formerly Sec. 17-194b). - Definitions.
Section 17a-519. (Formerly Sec. 17-196). - Fees, compensation and costs.
Section 17a-520. (Formerly Sec. 17-197). - Commitment at expiration of term of imprisonment.
Section 17a-522. (Formerly Sec. 17-199). - Recommitment of escaped persons.
Section 17a-523. (Formerly Sec. 17-200). - Commission to inquire whether person is wrongly confined.
Section 17a-524. (Formerly Sec. 17-201). - Writ of habeas corpus.
Section 17a-525. (Formerly Sec. 17-202). - Appeal.
Section 17a-526. (Formerly Sec. 17-203). - Commitment suspended on bond for confinement.
Section 17a-528. (Formerly Sec. 17-205a). - Payment of commitment and transportation expenses.
Section 17a-540. (Formerly Sec. 17-206a). - Definitions.
Section 17a-541. (Formerly Sec. 17-206b). - Deprivation of rights of patient prohibited. Exception.
Section 17a-545. (Formerly Sec. 17-206f). - Physical and psychiatric examinations.
Section 17a-546. (Formerly Sec. 17-206g). - Communication by mail and telephone.
Section 17a-550. (Formerly Sec. 17-206k). - Remedies of aggrieved persons.
Section 17a-560. (Formerly Sec. 17-238). - Definitions.
Section 17a-561. (Formerly Sec. 17-239). - Persons to be treated at Whiting Forensic Hospital.
Section 17a-563. (Formerly Sec. 17-242). - Appointment of staff.
Section 17a-564. (Formerly Sec. 17-242a). - Director to make report to board.
Section 17a-565. (Formerly Sec. 17-243). - Advisory board.
Section 17a-567. (Formerly Sec. 17-245). - Disposition of defendant after report.
Section 17a-568. (Formerly Sec. 17-247). - Other statutes not affected.
Section 17a-569. (Formerly Sec. 17-250). - Periodic examinations of patients.
Section 17a-571. (Formerly Sec. 17-252). - Notice of director's action.
Section 17a-572. (Formerly Sec. 17-253). - Records to be confidential.
Section 17a-573. (Formerly Sec. 17-254). - When director may institute commitment proceedings.
Section 17a-574. (Formerly Sec. 17-255). - Cases affecting juveniles unaffected.
Section 17a-575. (Formerly Sec. 17-256). - Habeas corpus unaffected.
Section 17a-576. (Formerly Sec. 17-257). - Effective date.
Section 17a-580. (Formerly Sec. 17-257a). - Definitions.
Section 17a-583. (Formerly Sec. 17-257d). - Initial hearing by board after commitment.
Section 17a-585. (Formerly Sec. 17-257f). - Periodic review by board.
Section 17a-586. (Formerly Sec. 17-257g). - Periodic report re mental condition of acquittee.
Section 17a-588. (Formerly Sec. 17-257i). - Conditional release.
Section 17a-589. (Formerly Sec. 17-257j). - Supervision of acquittee on conditional release.
Section 17a-591. (Formerly Sec. 17-257l). - Modification of conditional release.
Section 17a-593. (Formerly Sec. 17-257n). - Court order to discharge acquittee from custody.
Section 17a-595. (Formerly Sec. 17-257p). - Testimony of witnesses before board. Subpoena.
Section 17a-596. (Formerly Sec. 17-257q). - Board hearing procedures.
Section 17a-597. (Formerly Sec. 17-257r). - Appeal of board orders and decisions.
Section 17a-598. (Formerly Sec. 17-257s). - Court hearing procedures.
Section 17a-601. (Formerly Sec. 17-257v). - Notice to victims of court and board hearings.
Section 17a-602. (Formerly Sec. 17-257w). - Applicability of sections 17a-580 to 17a-601, inclusive.
Section 17a-603. - Court enforcement of statutes and orders.
Section 17a-615. (Formerly Sec. 17-258). - Interstate Compact on Mental Health.
Section 17a-616. (Formerly Sec. 17-259). - Compact administrators.
Section 17a-617. (Formerly Sec. 17-260). - Supplementary agreements.
Section 17a-618. (Formerly Sec. 17-261). - Payment of obligations.