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- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-468a · Provision of housing subsidies to persons qualifying for supportive housing.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-468b · Residences for adults with acquired brain injuries. Administration of medication.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-469 · (Formerly Sec. 17-224). Psychiatric clinics and day treatment programs.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-470 · (Formerly Sec. 17-213a). Advisory boards for state-operated facilities.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-471 · (Formerly Sec. 17-214a). Duties of advisory boards.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-471a · Connecticut Valley Hospital: Development of policies and standards for resident clients; advisory council.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17a-471b and 17a-471c · Fairfield Hills Hospital oversight committee. Norwich Hospital oversight committee.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-472 · (Formerly Sec. 17-215a). Appointment and removal of facility superintendents and directors.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-473 · (Formerly Sec. 17-215b). Duties of superintendents and directors.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-475 · (Formerly Sec. 17-215c). Written policy re treatment plans.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-475a · Medical services for women in state-operated facilities.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-476 · (Formerly Sec. 17-226b). Grants to general hospitals, municipalities and nonprofit organizations for mental health services.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-476a · Grantee organization director salaries.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-477 · Sec. 17a-477.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-478 · (Formerly Sec. 17-226e). Mental health regions established.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-479 · (Formerly Sec. 17-226f). Purposes of mental health regions. Receipt of services by persons residing outside region.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-480 · (Formerly Sec. 17-226g). Regional mental health directors.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-481 · (Formerly Sec. 17-226i). Per capita formula for funds of mental health regions.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-482 · (Formerly Sec. 17-226j). Definitions.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-483 · (Formerly Sec. 17-226k). Catchment area council; representatives; duties.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-484 · (Formerly Sec. 17-226l). Regional mental health boards; duties; funds; staff; representation of alcohol and drug programs.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-484a · Grants-in-aid for support services to eligible households.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-484b · Pilot peer engagement specialist program.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-484c · Discharge plan. Regulations.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-484d · Pilot program for alcohol-dependent persons discharged from certain hospitals.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-484e · Community-based behavioral health services grant program.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-484f · Regional behavioral health action organizations.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-484g · Psychedelic-assisted therapy pilot program.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-484h · Establishment of peer-run respite center. Report.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 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. Community Mental Health Strategy Board; duties; report; staff.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-485c · Permanent supportive housing initiatives. Requests for proposals.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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 Addiction Services. Regulations.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-485e · State contractual authority re state assistance on bonds issued by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority for permanent supportive housing initiatives.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-485f · Supported or supervised housing for adults with severe and persistent psychiatric disabilities.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-485g · Pilot program for certain health care professionals. Pilot state police peer-counseling program. Report.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-485h · Certification of intermediate duration acute psychiatric care beds in general hospitals. Policies, procedures and regulations.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-485i · Behavioral health recovery program for individuals with substance use disorders or psychiatric disabilities. Policies, procedures and regulations.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-485j · Mobile crisis response services availability.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-486 · (Formerly Sec. 17a-681a). Clinical assessment of certain persons charged with misdemeanor or felony.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-487 · Serious injury or unexpected death of persons served by Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and Department of Children and Families.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-488 · Report of suspected abuse. Training program. Penalty for failure to report. Immunity.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-488a · Investigation of report. Findings, recommendations and disclosure of results. Registry. Confidentiality. Right of access to records.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17a-489 to 17a-494 · Secs. 17a-489 to 17a-494.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-495 · (Formerly Sec. 17-176). Definitions.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-496 · (Formerly Sec. 17-229). Penalty.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-497 · (Formerly Sec. 17-177). Commitment jurisdiction. Application. Appointment of three-judge court.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-499 · (Formerly Sec. 17-179). Court records. Commitment; uniform forms; service of process.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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 holders.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-501 · (Formerly Sec. 17-182). Hospitals to which person with psychiatric disabilities committed.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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. Prohibited commitments to chronic disease hospitals.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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 and family therapists and in correctional facilities.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-504 · (Formerly Sec. 17-184). Penalty for wrongful acts re the commitment or psychiatric disabilities of another person.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-505 · (Formerly Sec. 17-186). Escort of female patients to hospital.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-506a · Voluntary admissions. Commitments under an emergency certificate. Notification of commissioner. Maintenance of identifying information.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-507 · (Formerly Sec. 17-187a). Admission to general hospital having psychiatric facilities.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-508 · (Formerly Sec. 17-188). Commitment after expiration of specified period.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-509 · (Formerly Sec. 17-191). Placement of persons with psychiatric disabilities in residential care homes or chronic and convalescent hospitals.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-510 · (Formerly Sec. 17-192). Release or transfer; procedure.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-511 · (Formerly Sec. 17-193). Transfer of patients by agreement.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-512 · (Formerly Sec. 17-194b). Definitions.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-513 · (Formerly Sec. 17-194c). Voluntary admission of inmates of correctional institutions in hospital for psychiatric disabilities.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-514 · (Formerly Sec. 17-194d). Emergency confinement in hospital for psychiatric disabilities of inmates of correctional institutions.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-515 · (Formerly Sec. 17-194e). Commitment proceedings for inmates of correctional institutions to hospitals for psychiatric disabilities.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-516 · (Formerly Sec. 17-194f). Discharge from hospital of inmates of correctional institutions.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 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.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-518 · (Formerly Sec. 17-195). Transportation expense from community correctional centers to hospital and vice versa.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-519 · (Formerly Sec. 17-196). Fees, compensation and costs.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-520 · (Formerly Sec. 17-197). Commitment at expiration of term of imprisonment.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-521 · (Formerly Sec. 17-198). Temporary leaves from institution. Return or recall of patient. Exception.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-522 · (Formerly Sec. 17-199). Recommitment of escaped persons.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-523 · (Formerly Sec. 17-200). Commission to inquire whether person is wrongly confined.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-524 · (Formerly Sec. 17-201). Writ of habeas corpus.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-525 · (Formerly Sec. 17-202). Appeal.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-526 · (Formerly Sec. 17-203). Commitment suspended on bond for confinement.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-527 · (Formerly Sec. 17-204). Court may direct as to care of mentally ill pending appeal.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-528 · (Formerly Sec. 17-205a). Payment of commitment and transportation expenses.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17a-529 to 17a-539 · Secs. 17a-529 to 17a-539.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-540 · (Formerly Sec. 17-206a). Definitions.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-541 · (Formerly Sec. 17-206b). Deprivation of rights of patient prohibited. Exception.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-542 · (Formerly Sec. 17-206c). Humane and dignified treatment required. Formulation of discharge plan.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-543 · (Formerly Sec. 17-206d). Procedures governing medication, treatment, psychosurgery and shock therapy.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-543a · Administration of medication to criminal defendant placed in custody of Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Special limited conservator.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-544 · (Formerly Sec. 17-206e). Placement of patient in seclusion or mechanical restraint. Medication not to be used as substitute for habilitation.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-545 · (Formerly Sec. 17-206f). Physical and psychiatric examinations.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-546 · (Formerly Sec. 17-206g). Communication by mail and telephone.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-547 · (Formerly Sec. 17-206h). Visitors. Restrictions on mail, telephone and visitor privileges, when allowed.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-548 · (Formerly Sec. 17-206i). Patient's rights re clothing, possessions, money and access to records. List of rights to be posted.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-549 · (Formerly Sec. 17-206j). Denial of employment, housing, licenses, because of history of mental disorder restricted.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-550 · (Formerly Sec. 17-206k). Remedies of aggrieved persons.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17a-551 to 17a-559 · Secs. 17a-551 to 17a-559.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-560 · (Formerly Sec. 17-238). Definitions.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-560a · Whiting Forensic Division of Connecticut Valley Hospital substituted for Whiting Forensic Institute.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-561 · (Formerly Sec. 17-239). Persons to be treated at Whiting Forensic Hospital.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-562 · (Formerly Sec. 17-240). Whiting Forensic Hospital under control and supervision of Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-563 · (Formerly Sec. 17-242). Appointment of staff.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-564 · (Formerly Sec. 17-242a). Director to make report to board.
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-565 · (Formerly Sec. 17-243). Replacement of advisory board with oversight board. Functions. Investigative reports. Reporting.