{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-253","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-253","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 19-119). Chronic disease hospitals: Admissions.","body":"Except as provided in section 17a-502, on and after October 1, 2005, no patient shall be admitted to a chronic disease hospital, unless the medical director of the hospital determines that the hospital and its medical staff are capable of providing adequate care and treatment to the patient, consistent with the hospital's by-laws. In making such determination, the medical director shall have access to the patient's medical records and may examine the patient.","path":["TITLE 19a. PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELL-BEING","CHAPTER 368g. LUNG DISEASE, TUBERCULOSIS, CHRONIC ILLNESS AND BREAST AND CERVICAL CANCER"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_368g.htm#sec_19a-253","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":"2026-09-06T19:07:03Z","sha256":"750c7bf176a4783270bd1b67f60ad35285f331653a6da373c865a56df1fc0354","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-252","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-19a-254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}