{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-485g","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-485g","heading":"Pilot program for certain health care professionals. Pilot state police peer-counseling program. Report.","body":"(a) On or before October 1, 2007, the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, within available appropriations set forth in section 52 of public act 06-188*, shall establish and implement (1) a pilot program for general pediatric, family medicine and geriatric health care professionals to improve their ability to identify, diagnose, refer and treat patients with mental illness, and (2) a pilot program of peer-counseling in the Division of the State Police.\n(b) On or before January 1, 2009, the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall evaluate the pilot programs established under subsection (a) of this section and shall submit a report of the commissioner's findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public health, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.","path":["TITLE 17a. SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES AND RESOURCES","CHAPTER 319i*. PERSONS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES","PART I*. DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES. STATE HOSPITALS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_319i.htm#sec_17a-485g","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:02Z","sha256":"3fe810882832177912654072186afc1b3041ce9b418422892da00ac848a47928","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-485f","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-485h"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}