(a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in collaboration with the Commissioners of Social Services, Correction, Children and Families, Housing, Developmental Services and Veterans Affairs, the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority and the Court Support Services Division of the Judicial Branch, shall establish permanent supportive housing initiatives to provide additional units of affordable housing and support services to eligible persons. Individuals and families with special needs and individuals and families that are homeless or at risk for homelessness shall be eligible for such permanent supportive housing initiatives.
(b) The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority shall issue one or more requests for proposals by persons or entities interested in participating in such permanent supportive housing initiatives to applicants that include organizations deemed qualified to provide services by the Departments of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Social Services and Children and Families. The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority shall review and underwrite development projects undertaken pursuant to such permanent supportive housing initiatives.
(c) The Departments of Mental Health and Addiction Services and Social Services shall issue, within available appropriations, one or more requests for proposals in a scattered site model for homeless individuals with psychiatric disabilities and substance use disorders.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-8, S. 5, 13; P.A. 05-280, S. 32; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3, S. 101; P.A. 08-123, S. 1; P.A. 11-61, S. 133; 11-64, S. 1; P.A. 13-234, S. 2; P.A. 14-46, S. 1; P.A. 16-167, S. 22.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 01-8 effective July 1, 2001; P.A. 05-280 redesignated existing Subsec. (a) as new Subsecs. (a) and (b), amended Subsec. (a) by adding Commissioner of Children and Families to the collaboration, changing the name of the initiative from the Supportive Housing Pilots Initiative to the Supportive Housing Initiative and providing that the Supportive Housing Initiative would be implemented in two phases, the first phase being the Supportive Housing Pilots Initiative and the second phase being the Next Steps Initiative, amended Subsec. (b) to provide that Supportive Housing Pilots Initiative shall provide up to six hundred fifty units of affordable housing and support services, redesignated existing Subsec. (b) as new Subsec. (c) and deleted reference therein to Supportive Housing Pilots Initiative providing up to six hundred fifty dwelling units, added new Subsec. (d) re Next Steps Initiative providing up to an additional five hundred units of affordable housing and support services and specifying persons who would be eligible for such housing, added new Subsec. (e) re memorandum of understanding concerning the Next Steps Initiative, the content of such memorandum and requests for proposals for entities interested in participating in said initiative, redesignated existing Subsec. (c) as Subsec. (f) and amended same to change due date for interim status report from January 1, 2004, to January 1, 2006, add Commissioners of Children and Families and Social Services to those included in the interim status report, change Supportive Housing Pilots Initiative to Supportive Housing Initiative and change due date for final report from January 1, 2006, to January 1, 2007, effective July 1, 2005; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 05-3 amended Subsec. (e) re content of memorandum of understanding by adding provision re payments to find reasonable repair and replacement reserves, permitting parties to include provisions necessary to assure effectuation of the Supportive Housing Initiative, adding provision permitting the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority to give priority in request for proposal process to applicants that are deemed qualified to provide services by Departments of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Social Services and Children and Families and defining “state assistance”, effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 08-123 deleted former Subsec. (c) and provisions in existing Subsec. (e) re memorandum of understanding and former Subsec. (f) re reports, redesignated existing Subsecs. (d) and (e) as new Subsecs. (c) and (d) and, in new Subsec. (c), increased number of additional units of affordable housing and support services from 500 to 1,000, effective June 2, 2008; P.A. 11-61 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Commissioner of Correction and Court Support Services Division to collaboration, by substituting “permanent supportive housing initiatives” for “a Supportive Housing Initiative”, by deleting provision re implementation of initiative in two phases and by adding provision re families and individuals with special needs who are at risk for homelessness to be eligible for permanent supportive housing initiatives, deleted former Subsec. (b) re Supportive Housing Pilots Initiative, redesignated existing Subsecs. (c) and (d) as Subsecs. (b) and (c), amended Subsec. (b) by substituting provision re permanent housing initiatives and support services for provision re Next Steps Initiative and by making technical changes, amended Subsec. (c) by substituting “permanent supportive housing initiatives” for “initiative with priority given” and provision re Supportive Housing Initiative, by deleting definition of “state assistance” and by making technical changes and added Subsec. (d) re requests for proposals in a scattered site model for homeless individuals with psychiatric disabilities and substance use disorders, effective June 21, 2011; P.A. 11-64 made identical changes as P.A. 11-61 and, in Subsec. (b), inserted “supportive” re housing initiatives, effective July 1, 2011; pursuant to P.A. 13-234, reference to Commissioner of Economic and Community Development was changed editorially by the Revisors to reference to Commissioner of Housing in Subsec. (a), effective June 19, 2013; P.A. 14-46 amended Subsec. (a) by adding reference to Commissioners of Developmental Services and Veterans' Affairs and adding “that are homeless or”, deleted former Subsec. (b) re provision of permanent supportive housing initiatives and support services and redesignated existing Subsecs. (c) and (d) as Subsecs. (b) and (c), effective July 1, 2014; P.A. 16-167 amended Subsec. (a) to replace “Veterans' Affairs” with “Veterans Affairs”, effective July 1, 2016.
See Sec. 17a-485e re state authority to enter into contracts with Connecticut Housing Finance Authority to effectuate permanent supportive housing initiatives.
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.