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Section 17a-450. (Formerly Sec. 17-207b). - Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Functions and duties. - (a) There shall be a Department of Mental Health and...
Section 17a-450a. - Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Successor to the Department of Mental Health and to the addiction services component of the former Department of Public Health and Addiction Services. - (a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall...
Section 17a-450b. - Affirmative action plan. - Notwithstanding any provision of title 46 or regulations adopted under...
Section 17a-450c. - Employment applicants and volunteers required to submit to state criminal background check and check of state child abuse and neglect registries. - The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall require...
Section 17a-451. (Formerly Sec. 17-210a). - Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Duties. Regulations re fair hearing process. Memorandum of understanding. - (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall...
Section 17a-451a. - Closure of state-operated programs at Fairfield Hills Hospital and at Norwich Hospital and consolidation of programs at Connecticut Valley Hospital. Private provider services. - Section 17a-451a is repealed, effective October 1, 2007. (P.A. 95-257,...
Section 17a-451b. - Consolidation of inpatient mental health and substance abuse services at Connecticut Valley Hospital: Exemption from certain approval requirements. - Section 17a-451b is repealed, effective June 4, 2018. (P.A. 95-257,...
Section 17a-451c. - Relocation of former Norwich Hospital tenants. Exemption from certain project approval requirements. - Section 17a-451c is repealed, effective October 1, 2002. (P.A. 96-158,...
Section 17a-451d. - Nonlapsing fund for site acquisition, capital development and infrastructure costs to provide services to persons with intellectual disability or psychiatric disabilities. - There is established a nonlapsing fund that shall contain (1)...
Section 17a-451e. - Sale, lease or transfer of Fairfield Hills Hospital. Use of moneys. - Any moneys received by the state from the sale, lease...
Section 17a-451f. - Nonlapsing mental health services grants accounts. - Notwithstanding the provisions of section 17a-451e, the funds required by...
Section 17a-451g. - Mental health community investment account. - There is established an account to be known as the...
Section 17a-452. (Formerly Sec. 17-210b). - Deputy commissioners. - Section 17a-452 is repealed, effective October 1, 2015. (1972, P.A....
Section 17a-453. (Formerly Sec. 17-219). - Administration of Mental Health Act authorized by Congress. Funds. - The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is designated...
Section 17a-453a and 17a-453b. - Operation of behavioral health managed care program for recipients of medical services under the state-administered general assistance program. Waiver from federal law sought for services provided under section 17a-45... - Sections 17a-453a and 17a-453b are repealed, effective July 1, 2011....
Section 17a-453c. - “Project Safe” interagency collaboration. - There shall be an interagency collaboration, to be known as...
Section 17a-453d. - Transitional behavioral health services available to certain reservists and their dependents. - The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in collaboration...
Section 17a-453e. - Web site to provide mental health care information and assistance. - On or before July 1, 2006, the Commissioner of Mental...
Section 17a-453f. - Pilot behavioral health support services program. - The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall implement...
Section 17a-453g. - Case management and case coordination services for persons with mental illness. - The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall provide...
Section 17a-453h. - Mental health first aid training program. - (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in...
Section 17a-453i. - Mental health toolkit re COVID-19. - The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall develop...
Section 17a-454. (Formerly Sec. 17-220). - Acceptance of gift or devise by Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services. - The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may accept...
Section 17a-455. (Formerly Sec. 17-221). - Acceptance of gift or devise on behalf of state-operated facility within the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. - The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may accept...
Section 17a-455a. - Lease of private residence for a person receiving services from the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. - Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of...
Section 17a-456. (Formerly Sec. 17-207). - Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services. - (a) On and before October 1, 2022, there shall be...
Section 17a-457. (Formerly Sec. 17-208a). - Duties of board. - (a) The Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall...
Section 17a-458. (Formerly Sec. 17-207a). - Definitions. - When used in this section and sections 17a-450, 17a-451, 17a-455,...
Section 17a-458a. - Term “psychiatric disability” substituted for “mental illness”. - (a) Whenever the term “mental illness” is used or referred...
Section 17a-458b to 17a-458d. - “Acute Care Division” defined. Effect of consolidation of operations at Connecticut Valley Hospital and Cedarcrest Hospital. Term “substance use disorders” substituted for “substance abuse disabilities”. - Sections 17a-458b to 17a-458d, inclusive, are repealed, effective October 1,...
Section 17a-459. (Formerly Sec. 17-209a). - Connecticut Mental Health Center. - The Connecticut Mental Health Center shall be a facility of...
Section 17a-460. (Formerly Sec. 17-209b). - Center advisory board. - The Connecticut Mental Health Center Advisory Board shall be composed...
Section 17a-460a. - Connecticut Mental Health Center: Definitions. - As used in sections 17a-460a to 17a-460f, inclusive: (1) “Commissioner”...
Section 17a-460b. - Connecticut Mental Health Center: Participation authorized. - (a) The center, when authorized by the commissioner, may participate...
Section 17a-460c. - Connecticut Mental Health Center: Provider agreements. - (a) The center, when authorized by the commissioner, may enter...
Section 17a-460d. - Connecticut Mental Health Center: Other contracts. - (a) Whenever the commissioner deems it appropriate and grants approval,...
Section 17a-460e. - Connecticut Mental Health Center: Authorized activities. - The center may do the following, if approved by the...
Section 17a-460f. - Connecticut Mental Health Center: Accounting. - With the approval of the commissioner, the center shall establish...
Section 17a-461. (Formerly Sec. 17-209c). - Charges for care. - The same persons and estates as are legally liable for...
Section 17a-462. (Formerly Sec. 17-209g). - Capitol Region Mental Health Center. - Section 17a-462 is repealed, effective July 1, 1993. (P.A. 75-479,...
Section 17a-463. (Formerly Sec. 17-212a). - Fairfield Hills Hospital. Greenwich House property transferred. - Section 17a-463 is repealed, effective October 1, 2007. (P.A. 78-209,...
Section 17a-464. (Formerly Sec. 17-209h). - Ribicoff Research Center. - The Ribicoff Research Center is established and shall be operated...
Section 17a-465. (Formerly Sec. 17-222). - Traffic regulation on grounds of Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services facilities. - The superintendent or director of any state-operated facility within the...
Section 17a-465a. (Formerly Sec. 19a-5c). - Traffic restrictions on grounds of facility. Penalty. - Section 17a-465a is repealed, effective October 1, 2009. (P.A. 86-371,...
Section 17a-465b. - Filing of missing person report concerning person missing from inpatient facility. - A relative, guardian or conservator of a person who is...
Section 17a-466. (Formerly Sec. 17-211a). - Contract for services for patients or former patients of department institutions. - The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may contract...
Section 17a-467. (Formerly Sec. 17-211b). - Private treatment of patients in Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services facilities. Payment for treatment. - (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may...
Section 17a-468. (Formerly Sec. 17-211c). - Contracts with private agencies for halfway house handling of patients. - The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may contract...
Section 17a-468a. - Provision of housing subsidies to persons qualifying for supportive housing. - The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may, within...
Section 17a-468b. - Residences for adults with acquired brain injuries. Administration of medication. - (a) For the purposes of this section, “residence for adult...
Section 17a-469. (Formerly Sec. 17-224). - Psychiatric clinics and day treatment programs. - Each state-operated facility for persons with psychiatric disabilities may establish...
Section 17a-470. (Formerly Sec. 17-213a). - Advisory boards for state hospitals and facilities. - Each state hospital, state-operated facility or the Whiting Forensic Hospital...
Section 17a-471. (Formerly Sec. 17-214a). - Duties of advisory boards. - Any advisory board established pursuant to section 17a-470 shall: Meet...
Section 17a-471a. - Connecticut Valley Hospital: Development of policies and standards for resident clients; advisory council. - (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in...
Section 17a-471b and 17a-471c. - Fairfield Hills Hospital oversight committee. Norwich Hospital oversight committee. - Sections 17a-471b and 17a-471c are repealed, effective October 1, 2007....
Section 17a-472. (Formerly Sec. 17-215a). - Appointment and removal of facility superintendents and directors. - Except as otherwise provided, the Commissioner of Mental Health and...
Section 17a-473. (Formerly Sec. 17-215b). - Duties of superintendents and directors. - (a) Each superintendent or director of a state-operated facility shall...
Section 17a-474. (Formerly Sec. 17-229a). - Commitment to state hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities or to child care facility. Procedures for revoking or modifying commitment. - Whenever any person has been committed by any court to...
Section 17a-475. (Formerly Sec. 17-215c). - Written policy re treatment plans. - Each state-operated facility for persons with psychiatric disabilities shall develop...
Section 17a-475a. - Medical services for women in state-operated facilities. - The Commissioners of Mental Health and Addiction Services and Developmental...
Section 17a-476. (Formerly Sec. 17-226b). - Grants to general hospitals, municipalities and nonprofit organizations for mental health services. - (a) Any general hospital, municipality or nonprofit organization in Connecticut...
Section 17a-476a. - Grantee organization director salaries. - In determining the amount of any grant to be paid...
Section 17a-478. (Formerly Sec. 17-226e). - Mental health regions established. - The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall designate...
Section 17a-479. (Formerly Sec. 17-226f). - Purposes of mental health regions. Receipt of services by persons residing outside region. - (a) The purposes of the mental health regions shall be...
Section 17a-480. (Formerly Sec. 17-226g). - Regional mental health directors. - The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in consultation...
Section 17a-481. (Formerly Sec. 17-226i). - Per capita formula for funds of mental health regions. - Section 17a-481 is repealed, effective July 1, 1997. (P.A. 74-224,...
Section 17a-482. (Formerly Sec. 17-226j). - Definitions. - As used in subsection (a) of section 17a-476, sections 17a-478...
Section 17a-483. (Formerly Sec. 17-226k). - Catchment area council; representatives; duties. - (a) Each catchment area council shall consist of one representative...
Section 17a-484. (Formerly Sec. 17-226l). - Regional mental health boards; duties; funds; staff; representation of alcohol and drug programs. - Section 17a-484 is repealed, effective May 24, 2022. (P.A. 75-563,...
Section 17a-484a. - Grants-in-aid for support services to eligible households. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Eligible households” means...
Section 17a-484b. - Pilot peer engagement specialist program. - (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall,...
Section 17a-484c. - Discharge plan. Regulations. - Any licensed residential treatment facility that provides adult mental health...
Section 17a-484d. - Pilot program for alcohol-dependent persons discharged from certain hospitals. - The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall establish...
Section 17a-484e. - Community-based behavioral health services grant program. - (a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall...
Section 17a-484f. - Regional behavioral health action organizations. - (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may...
Section 17a-484g. - Psychedelic-assisted therapy pilot program. - (a) As used in this section: (1) “MDMA” means the...
Section 17a-485 to 17a-485b. - Community Mental Health Strategic Investment Fund. Community mental health strategic plan and financial assistance plan; information and expenditure recommendations to the Community Mental Health Strategy Board. Communi... - Sections 17a-485 to 17a-485b, inclusive, are repealed, effective October 1,...
Section 17a-485c. - Permanent supportive housing initiatives. Requests for proposals. - (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in...
Section 17a-485d. - Availability of optional rehabilitation services or substance abuse services under Medicaid program. Amendments to Medicaid state plan. Report to General Assembly. Certification of providers by Commissioner of Mental Health and Ad... - (a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in...
Section 17a-485e. - State contractual authority re state assistance on bonds issued by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority for permanent supportive housing initiatives. - (a) For purposes of this section “state assistance” means a...
Section 17a-485f. - Supported or supervised housing for adults with severe and persistent psychiatric disabilities. - The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall, within...
Section 17a-485g. - Pilot program for certain health care professionals. Pilot state police peer-counseling program. Report. - (a) On or before October 1, 2007, the Commissioner of...
Section 17a-485h. - Certification of intermediate duration acute psychiatric care beds in general hospitals. Policies, procedures and regulations. - (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall...
Section 17a-485i. - Behavioral health recovery program for individuals with substance use disorders or psychiatric disabilities. Policies, procedures and regulations. - (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall,...
Section 17a-485j. - Mobile crisis response services availability. - For the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, and each...
Section 17a-486. (Formerly Sec. 17a-681a). - Clinical assessment of certain persons charged with misdemeanor or felony. - (a) Prior to the arraignment of a person charged with...
Section 17a-487. - Serious injury or unexpected death of persons served by Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and Department of Children and Families. - (a) If a serious injury or unexpected death occurs involving...
Section 17a-488. - Report of suspected abuse. Training program. Penalty for failure to report. Immunity. - (a) As used in this section and section 17a-488a: (1)...
Section 17a-488a. - Investigation of report. Findings, recommendations and disclosure of results. Registry. Confidentiality. Right of access to records. - (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, upon...
Section 17a-495. (Formerly Sec. 17-176). - Definitions. - (a) For the purposes of sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive,...
Section 17a-496. (Formerly Sec. 17-229). - Penalty. - Any keeper of a hospital for psychiatric disabilities who wilfully...
Section 17a-497. (Formerly Sec. 17-177). - Commitment jurisdiction. Application. Appointment of three-judge court. - (a) The jurisdiction of the commitment of a person with...
Section 17a-498. (Formerly Sec. 17-178). - Hearing on commitment application. Notice. Rights of respondent. Examination by physicians. Order of commitment. Election of voluntary status prior to adjudication. Review of confinement. - (a) Upon an application being filed in the Probate Court...
Section 17a-499. (Formerly Sec. 17-179). - Court records. Commitment; uniform forms; service of process. - All proceedings of the Probate Court, upon application made under...
Section 17a-500. (Formerly Sec. 17-180). - Maintenance and confidentiality of records of cases of persons with psychiatric disabilities. Exchange of information concerning commitment or admission status of firearm permit or certificate applicants and... - (a) Each court of probate shall keep a record of...
Section 17a-501. (Formerly Sec. 17-182). - Hospitals to which person with psychiatric disabilities committed. - Any person with psychiatric disabilities, the expense of whose support...
Section 17a-502. (Formerly Sec. 17-183). - Commitment under emergency certificate. Examination of patient. Explanation of rights. Hearing. Private hospitals' notification to commissioner. Immediate discharge of patient. Notification of next of kin. P... - (a) Any person who a physician concludes has psychiatric disabilities...
Section 17a-503. (Formerly Sec. 17-183a). - Detention by police officer prior to commitment. Issuance of emergency certificates by psychologist, certain clinical social workers, advanced practice registered nurses, professional counselors and marital... - (a) Any police officer who has reasonable cause to believe...
Section 17a-504. (Formerly Sec. 17-184). - Penalty for wrongful acts re the commitment or psychiatric disabilities of another person. - Any person who wilfully and maliciously causes, or attempts to...
Section 17a-505. (Formerly Sec. 17-186). - Escort of female patients to hospital. - When any female with psychiatric disabilities is escorted to a...
Section 17a-506. (Formerly Sec. 17-187). - Voluntary admissions. Notification of next of kin. Restriction on right to leave. Commitment proceedings. Continuation of confinement. Probable cause hearing. - (a) Any hospital for psychiatric disabilities may receive for observation...
Section 17a-506a. - Voluntary admissions. Notification of commissioner. Maintenance of identifying information. - Whenever a person is voluntarily admitted to a hospital for...
Section 17a-507. (Formerly Sec. 17-187a). - Admission to general hospital having psychiatric facilities. - (a) Any general hospital having psychiatric facilities for care of...
Section 17a-508. (Formerly Sec. 17-188). - Commitment after expiration of specified period. - If any person who has been confined in any state...
Section 17a-509. (Formerly Sec. 17-191). - Placement of persons with psychiatric disabilities in residential care homes or chronic and convalescent hospitals. - The superintendent or director of any state-operated facility, as defined...
Section 17a-510. (Formerly Sec. 17-192). - Release or transfer; procedure. - (a) Any person who is a patient in a hospital...
Section 17a-511. (Formerly Sec. 17-193). - Transfer of patients by agreement. - (a) Any person who has been committed by any court...
Section 17a-512. (Formerly Sec. 17-194b). - Definitions. - As used in sections 17a-499, 17a-509, 17a-512 to 17a-517, inclusive,...
Section 17a-513. (Formerly Sec. 17-194c). - Voluntary admission of inmates of correctional institutions in hospital for psychiatric disabilities. - The provisions of subsection (a) of section 17a-506 shall apply...
Section 17a-514. (Formerly Sec. 17-194d). - Emergency confinement in hospital for psychiatric disabilities of inmates of correctional institutions. - Any person who is in the custody of the Commissioner...
Section 17a-515. (Formerly Sec. 17-194e). - Commitment proceedings for inmates of correctional institutions to hospitals for psychiatric disabilities. - The provisions of section 17a-498 shall apply to any person...
Section 17a-516. (Formerly Sec. 17-194f). - Discharge from hospital of inmates of correctional institutions. - The provisions of section 17a-510 shall apply to any person...
Section 17a-517. (Formerly Sec. 17-194g). - Hospitalization of individual with psychiatric disability in Whiting Forensic Hospital. Exception. Limitation of placement of inmate requiring maximum security conditions. - Any person in the custody of the Commissioner of Correction...
Section 17a-518. (Formerly Sec. 17-195). - Transportation expense from community correctional centers to hospital and vice versa. - There shall be allowed and paid by the state for...
Section 17a-519. (Formerly Sec. 17-196). - Fees, compensation and costs. - Each officer or indifferent person making legal service of any...
Section 17a-520. (Formerly Sec. 17-197). - Commitment at expiration of term of imprisonment. - When any person has been transferred from any correctional institution...
Section 17a-521. (Formerly Sec. 17-198). - Temporary leaves from institution. Return or recall of patient. Exception. - Except as otherwise provided in this section, the superintendent of...
Section 17a-522. (Formerly Sec. 17-199). - Recommitment of escaped persons. - The name of any person who has escaped from any...
Section 17a-523. (Formerly Sec. 17-200). - Commission to inquire whether person is wrongly confined. - Any judge of the Superior Court, on information to him...
Section 17a-524. (Formerly Sec. 17-201). - Writ of habeas corpus. - Each person confined in a hospital for psychiatric disabilities in...
Section 17a-525. (Formerly Sec. 17-202). - Appeal. - Any person aggrieved by an order, denial or decree of...
Section 17a-526. (Formerly Sec. 17-203). - Commitment suspended on bond for confinement. - The Court of Probate, before or pending or in the...
Section 17a-527. (Formerly Sec. 17-204). - Court may direct as to care of mentally ill pending appeal. - Pending an appeal to the Superior Court, said court or,...
Section 17a-528. (Formerly Sec. 17-205a). - Payment of commitment and transportation expenses. - (a) When any person is found to have psychiatric disabilities,...
Section 17a-540. (Formerly Sec. 17-206a). - Definitions. - As used in sections 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, unless otherwise...
Section 17a-541. (Formerly Sec. 17-206b). - Deprivation of rights of patient prohibited. Exception. - No patient hospitalized or treated in any public or private...
Section 17a-542. (Formerly Sec. 17-206c). - Humane and dignified treatment required. Formulation of discharge plan. - Every patient treated in any facility for treatment of persons...
Section 17a-543. (Formerly Sec. 17-206d). - Procedures governing medication, treatment, psychosurgery and shock therapy. - (a) No patient shall receive medication for the treatment of...
Section 17a-543a. - Administration of medication to criminal defendant placed in custody of Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Special limited conservator. - (a)(1)(A) If it is determined by the head of the...
Section 17a-544. (Formerly Sec. 17-206e). - Placement of patient in seclusion or mechanical restraint. Medication not to be used as substitute for habilitation. - (a) No patient may be placed involuntarily in seclusion or...
Section 17a-545. (Formerly Sec. 17-206f). - Physical and psychiatric examinations. - Every patient hospitalized under any of sections 17a-540 to 17a-550,...
Section 17a-546. (Formerly Sec. 17-206g). - Communication by mail and telephone. - (a) Every patient shall be permitted to communicate by sealed...
Section 17a-547. (Formerly Sec. 17-206h). - Visitors. Restrictions on mail, telephone and visitor privileges, when allowed. - (a) Every patient shall be permitted to receive visitors at...
Section 17a-548. (Formerly Sec. 17-206i). - Patient's rights re clothing, possessions, money and access to records. List of rights to be posted. - (a) Any patient shall be permitted to wear his or...
Section 17a-549. (Formerly Sec. 17-206j). - Denial of employment, housing, licenses, because of history of mental disorder restricted. - (a) No person shall be denied employment, housing, civil service...
Section 17a-550. (Formerly Sec. 17-206k). - Remedies of aggrieved persons. - Any person aggrieved by a violation of sections 17a-540 to...
Section 17a-560. (Formerly Sec. 17-238). - Definitions. - As used in sections 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, unless specifically...
Section 17a-560a. - Whiting Forensic Division of Connecticut Valley Hospital substituted for Whiting Forensic Institute. - Section 17a-560a is repealed, effective June 4, 2018. (P.A. 95-257,...
Section 17a-561. (Formerly Sec. 17-239). - Persons to be treated at Whiting Forensic Hospital. - The Whiting Forensic Hospital shall exist for the care and...
Section 17a-562. (Formerly Sec. 17-240). - Whiting Forensic Hospital under control and supervision of Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. - The Whiting Forensic Hospital shall be within the general administrative...
Section 17a-563. (Formerly Sec. 17-242). - Appointment of staff. - The director shall appoint, subject to chapter 67 and with...
Section 17a-564. (Formerly Sec. 17-242a). - Director to make report to board. - The director of the Whiting Forensic Hospital shall quarterly make...
Section 17a-565. (Formerly Sec. 17-243). - Advisory board. - There shall be an advisory board for Whiting Forensic Hospital,...
Section 17a-566. (Formerly Sec. 17-244). - Certain convicted persons to be examined. Report and recommendation. - (a) Except as provided in section 17a-574 any court prior...
Section 17a-567. (Formerly Sec. 17-245). - Disposition of defendant after report. - (a) If the report recommends that the defendant be sentenced...
Section 17a-568. (Formerly Sec. 17-247). - Other statutes not affected. - Nothing in sections 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, shall affect proceedings...
Section 17a-569. (Formerly Sec. 17-250). - Periodic examinations of patients. - Not less than once every six months the staff of...
Section 17a-570. (Formerly Sec. 17-251). - Review and disposition of case after periodic examination. Report of determination to court. Hearing. - (a) As soon as is practicable, the director of the...
Section 17a-571. (Formerly Sec. 17-252). - Notice of director's action. - Copies of the patient's examination report submitted to the director...
Section 17a-572. (Formerly Sec. 17-253). - Records to be confidential. - All certificates, applications, records and reports made for the purpose...
Section 17a-573. (Formerly Sec. 17-254). - When director may institute commitment proceedings. - Within two months prior to the expiration of the maximum...
Section 17a-574. (Formerly Sec. 17-255). - Cases affecting juveniles unaffected. - Nothing in sections 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, shall be construed...
Section 17a-575. (Formerly Sec. 17-256). - Habeas corpus unaffected. - Nothing in sections 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, shall be construed...
Section 17a-576. (Formerly Sec. 17-257). - Effective date. - Section 17a-576 is repealed, effective June 4, 2018. (1957, P.A....
Section 17a-580. (Formerly Sec. 17-257a). - Definitions. - As used in sections 17a-581 to 17a-603, inclusive, and this...
Section 17a-581. (Formerly Sec. 17-257b). - Psychiatric Security Review Board. Membership. Meetings. Regulations. - (a) There is hereby established a Psychiatric Security Review Board...
Section 17a-582. (Formerly Sec. 17-257c). - Confinement of acquittee for examination. Court order of commitment to board or discharge. - (a) When any person charged with an offense is found...
Section 17a-583. (Formerly Sec. 17-257d). - Initial hearing by board after commitment. - (a) The board shall conduct a hearing to review the...
Section 17a-584. (Formerly Sec. 17-257e). - Finding and action by board. Recommendation of discharge. Order of conditional release or confinement. - At any hearing before the board considering the discharge, conditional...
Section 17a-585. (Formerly Sec. 17-257f). - Periodic review by board. - The board shall conduct a hearing and review the status...
Section 17a-586. (Formerly Sec. 17-257g). - Periodic report re mental condition of acquittee. - The superintendent of any hospital for psychiatric disabilities in which...
Section 17a-587. (Formerly Sec. 17-257h). - Temporary leave. Notification to victim. Application for order of temporary leave. Supervision of acquittee on temporary leave. - (a) If at any time after the confinement of an...
Section 17a-588. (Formerly Sec. 17-257i). - Conditional release. - (a) If at any time after the confinement of an...
Section 17a-589. (Formerly Sec. 17-257j). - Supervision of acquittee on conditional release. - The board may designate any capable person or appropriate public...
Section 17a-590. (Formerly Sec. 17-257k). - Examination and treatment of acquittee on conditional release. Status reports to board re treatment. - As one of the conditions of release, the board may...
Section 17a-591. (Formerly Sec. 17-257l). - Modification of conditional release. - (a) Any conditionally released acquittee or any person or agency...
Section 17a-592. (Formerly Sec. 17-257m). - Board recommendation to discharge acquittee from custody. - (a) The superintendent of any hospital for psychiatric disabilities in...
Section 17a-593. (Formerly Sec. 17-257n). - Court order to discharge acquittee from custody. - (a) The board, pursuant to section 17a-584 or 17a-592, may...
Section 17a-594. (Formerly Sec. 17-257o). - Summary modification or termination of conditional release upon violation of terms or change in mental health. - (a) If at any time while an acquittee is under...
Section 17a-595. (Formerly Sec. 17-257p). - Testimony of witnesses before board. Subpoena. - (a) Upon request of any party to a hearing before...
Section 17a-596. (Formerly Sec. 17-257q). - Board hearing procedures. - (a) Prior to any hearing by the board concerning the...
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...
Section 17a-597. (Formerly Sec. 17-257r). - Appeal of board orders and decisions. - (a) Any order of the board entered pursuant to subdivision...
Section 17a-598. (Formerly Sec. 17-257s). - Court hearing procedures. - (a) At any hearing before the court under section 17a-582...
Section 17a-599. (Formerly Sec. 17-257t). - Confinement under conditions of maximum security. Transfer for medical treatment. Risk management review committee. Requests to transfer from maximum security division to lower security division. - (a) At any time the court or the board determines...
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...
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...
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,...
Section 17a-603. - Court enforcement of statutes and orders. - The Superior Court, on application of the Psychiatric Security Review...
Section 17a-615. (Formerly Sec. 17-258). - Interstate Compact on Mental Health. - The Interstate Compact on Mental Health is hereby enacted into...
Section 17a-616. (Formerly Sec. 17-259). - Compact administrators. - Pursuant to said compact, the Governor is authorized to designate...
Section 17a-617. (Formerly Sec. 17-260). - Supplementary agreements. - The compact administrators are authorized to enter into supplementary agreements...
Section 17a-618. (Formerly Sec. 17-261). - Payment of obligations. - The compact administrators, subject to the approval of the Secretary...