Title 17a, Title 17a: Social and Human Services and Resources

Sec. 17a-572. (Formerly Sec. 17-253). Records to be confidential. All certificates, applications, records and reports made for the purpose of sections 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, and directly or indirectly identifying a person subject to it shall be kept confidential and shall…

Sec. 17a-573. (Formerly Sec. 17-254). When director may institute commitment proceedings. 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 th…

Sec. 17a-574. (Formerly Sec. 17-255). Cases affecting juveniles unaffected. Nothing in sections 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, shall be construed to extend to or affect any case in the Superior Court involving a juvenile matter, or to any person arrested for an offense which is n…

Sec. 17a-575. (Formerly Sec. 17-256). Habeas corpus unaffected. Nothing in sections 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, shall be construed to limit or suspend the writ of habeas corpus. (1957, P.A. 650, S. 19; P.A. 18-86, S. 46.) History: Sec. 17-256 transferred to Sec. 17a-575 in 199…

Sec. 17a-576. (Formerly Sec. 17-257). Effective date. Section 17a-576 is repealed, effective June 4, 2018. (1957, P.A. 650, S. 23; P.A. 73-245, S. 14; P.A. 95-257, S. 11, 20, 58; P.A. 18-86, S. 54.)

Secs. 17a-577 to 17a-579. Reserved for future use. PART V* PSYCHIATRIC SECURITY REVIEW BOARD *Annotations to former part IVa of chapter 306: Sec. 17-257a et seq. cited. 208 C. 125; 211 C. 591; 215 C. 675. Sec. 17-257a et seq. cited. 10 CA 50; 12 CA 32; 20 CA 96. Annotations to pr…

Sec. 17a-580. (Formerly Sec. 17-257a). Definitions. As used in sections 17a-581 to 17a-603, inclusive, and this section: (1) “Acquittee” means any person found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect pursuant to section 53a-13; (2) “Board” means the Psychiatric Security …

Sec. 17a-581. (Formerly Sec. 17-257b). Psychiatric Security Review Board. Membership. Meetings. Regulations. (a) There is hereby established a Psychiatric Security Review Board which shall be an autonomous body within the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for adm…

Sec. 17a-582. (Formerly Sec. 17-257c). Confinement of acquittee for examination. Court order of commitment to board or discharge. (a) When any person charged with an offense is found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect pursuant to section 53a-13, the court shall orde…

Sec. 17a-583. (Formerly Sec. 17-257d). Initial hearing by board after commitment. (a) The board shall conduct a hearing to review the status of the acquittee within ninety days of an order committing the acquittee to the jurisdiction of the board, provided, if the court has recom…

Sec. 17a-584. (Formerly Sec. 17-257e). Finding and action by board. Recommendation of discharge. Order of conditional release or confinement. At any hearing before the board considering the discharge, conditional release or confinement of the acquittee, except a hearing pursuant …

Sec. 17a-585. (Formerly Sec. 17-257f). Periodic review by board. The board shall conduct a hearing and review the status of the acquittee not less than once every two years. At such hearing the board shall make a finding and act pursuant to section 17a-584. (P.A. 85-506, S. 6, 32…

Sec. 17a-586. (Formerly Sec. 17-257g). Periodic report re mental condition of acquittee. The superintendent of any hospital for psychiatric disabilities in which an acquittee has been confined or the Commissioner of Developmental Services with whom an acquittee has been placed pu…

Sec. 17a-587. (Formerly Sec. 17-257h). Temporary leave. Notification to victim. Application for order of temporary leave. Supervision of acquittee on temporary leave. (a) If at any time after the confinement of an acquittee in a hospital for psychiatric disabilities or the placem…

Sec. 17a-588. (Formerly Sec. 17-257i). Conditional release. (a) If at any time after the confinement of an acquittee in a hospital for psychiatric disabilities or the placement of an acquittee with the Commissioner of Developmental Services, the superintendent of such hospital or…

Sec. 17a-589. (Formerly Sec. 17-257j). Supervision of acquittee on conditional release. The board may designate any capable person or appropriate public or private agency to supervise the acquittee on conditional release, subject to such conditions as the board sets in the order …

Sec. 17a-590. (Formerly Sec. 17-257k). Examination and treatment of acquittee on conditional release. Status reports to board re treatment. As one of the conditions of release, the board may require the acquittee to report to any public or private mental health facility for exami…

Sec. 17a-591. (Formerly Sec. 17-257l). Modification of conditional release. (a) Any conditionally released acquittee or any person or agency responsible for the supervision or treatment of a conditionally released acquittee may apply to the board for the modification of the order…

Sec. 17a-592. (Formerly Sec. 17-257m). Board recommendation to discharge acquittee from custody. (a) The superintendent of any hospital for psychiatric disabilities in which an acquittee has been confined or the Commissioner of Developmental Services with whom an acquittee has be…

Sec. 17a-593. (Formerly Sec. 17-257n). Court order to discharge acquittee from custody. (a) The board, pursuant to section 17a-584 or 17a-592, may recommend to the court the discharge of the acquittee from custody or the acquittee may apply directly to the court for discharge fro…

Sec. 17a-594. (Formerly Sec. 17-257o). Summary modification or termination of conditional release upon violation of terms or change in mental health. (a) If at any time while an acquittee is under the jurisdiction of the board, it appears to the board or its chairman that a condi…

Sec. 17a-595. (Formerly Sec. 17-257p). Testimony of witnesses before board. Subpoena. (a) Upon request of any party to a hearing before the board, the board or its designated representative shall issue, or the board on its own motion may issue, subpoenas requiring the attendance …

Sec. 17a-596. (Formerly Sec. 17-257q). Board hearing procedures. (a) Prior to any hearing by the board concerning the discharge, conditional release, temporary leave or confinement of the acquittee, the board, acquittee and state's attorney may each choose a psychiatrist or psych…

Sec. 17a-596a. Image or recording of acquittee under jurisdiction of the board. Reviewable by counsel in matter before board or Superior Court. Property of Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. (a) Any image or recording of an acquittee, who is under the jurisdictio…

Sec. 17a-597. (Formerly Sec. 17-257r). Appeal of board orders and decisions. (a) Any order of the board entered pursuant to subdivision (2) or (3) of section 17a-584 or pursuant to section 17a-587 may be appealed to the Superior Court pursuant to section 4-183. The board shall gi…

Sec. 17a-598. (Formerly Sec. 17-257s). Court hearing procedures. (a) At any hearing before the court under section 17a-582 or 17a-593, the acquittee shall have the right to appear and shall be represented by counsel. If the acquittee fails or refuses to obtain counsel, the court …

Sec. 17a-599. (Formerly Sec. 17-257t). Confinement under conditions of maximum security. Transfer for medical treatment. Risk management review committee. Requests to transfer from maximum security division to lower security division. (a) At any time the court or the board determ…

Sec. 17a-600. (Formerly Sec. 17-257u). Appointment of overseer and conservator for acquittee. Payment of expenses. (a) The court may appoint a person to act as an overseer for any acquittee who is committed to the jurisdiction of the board. On appointment, the overseer shall make…

Sec. 17a-601. (Formerly Sec. 17-257v). Notice to victims of court and board hearings. (a) For the purposes of this section, “victim” means a person who is a victim of a crime, the legal representative of such person or a member of a deceased victim's immediate family. (b) Any cou…

Sec. 17a-602. (Formerly Sec. 17-257w). Applicability of sections 17a-580 to 17a-601, inclusive. (a) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, sections 17a-580 to 17a-601, inclusive, apply (1) to any person who, on or after July 1, 1985, is found not guilty by reason of mental disease o…

Sec. 17a-603. Court enforcement of statutes and orders. The Superior Court, on application of the Psychiatric Security Review Board or the Attorney General, may enforce by appropriate decree or process any provision of sections 17a-580 to 17a-602, inclusive, or any order of the b…

Secs. 17a-604 to 17a-614. Reserved for future use. PART VI INTERSTATE COMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH

Sec. 17a-615. (Formerly Sec. 17-258). Interstate Compact on Mental Health. The Interstate Compact on Mental Health is hereby enacted into law and entered into by this state with all other states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE COMPACT ON M…

Sec. 17a-616. (Formerly Sec. 17-259). Compact administrators. Pursuant to said compact, the Governor is authorized to designate a compact administrator for mentally ill adults, a compact administrator for mentally ill children and youths under the age of eighteen and a compact ad…

Sec. 17a-617. (Formerly Sec. 17-260). Supplementary agreements. The compact administrators are authorized to enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states pursuant to Articles VII and XI of the compact. If such supplementary agreements require or …

Sec. 17a-618. (Formerly Sec. 17-261). Payment of obligations. The compact administrators, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, may make or arrange for any payments necessary to discharge any financial obligations imposed upon this state…