{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-544","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-544","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 17-206e). Placement of patient in seclusion or mechanical restraint. Medication not to be used as substitute for habilitation.","body":"(a) No patient may be placed involuntarily in seclusion or a mechanical restraint unless necessary because there is imminent physical danger to the patient or others and a physician so orders. A written memorandum of such order, and the reasons therefor, shall be placed in the patient's permanent clinical record within twenty-four hours.\n(b) Medication shall not be used as a substitute for an habilitation program.","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-544","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":"61166d885842557f36880070031410e59893c2b2a3cc4d777ccfd2e9916d148e","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-543a","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-545"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}