{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-573","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-573","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 17-254). When director may institute commitment proceedings.","body":"Within two months prior to the expiration of the maximum term of confinement authorized for any patient under section 17a-567, the director of the hospital may, upon the recommendation of the board, initiate proceedings under section 17a-497 or 17a-520 for the commitment or further commitment, as the case may be, of the patient.","path":["TITLE 17a. SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES AND RESOURCES","CHAPTER 319i*. PERSONS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES","PART IV. WHITING FORENSIC HOSPITAL"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_319i.htm#sec_17a-573","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":"7b42320c92cf10d1450514f58f842ced45fd2301296606f86683567becef5ea7","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-572","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-574"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}