{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-542","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-542","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 17-206c). Humane and dignified treatment required. Formulation of discharge plan.","body":"Every patient treated in any facility for treatment of persons with psychiatric disabilities shall receive humane and dignified treatment at all times, with full respect for his personal dignity and right to privacy. Each patient shall be treated in accordance with a specialized treatment plan suited to his disorder. Such treatment plan shall include a discharge plan which shall include, but not be limited to, (1) reasonable notice to the patient of his impending discharge, (2) active participation by the patient in planning for his discharge and (3) planning for appropriate aftercare to the patient upon his discharge.","path":["TITLE 17a. SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES AND RESOURCES","CHAPTER 319i*. PERSONS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES","PART III*. PATIENTS' RIGHTS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_319i.htm#sec_17a-542","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":"fcca6d208e45563dc9ec3a0673c6cdba76ea27b0f7554502e919693580a2e1c8","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-541","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-543"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}