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

Sec. 17a-684. (Formerly Sec. 19a-126d). Emergency treatment, grounds, application, procedure, detention and release. Rights after commitment. (a) A person who is intoxicated at the time of application for commitment pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and who (1) is danger…

Sec. 17a-685. (Formerly Sec. 19a-126e). Application for involuntary commitment. Notice of hearing. Order of commitment. Recommitment. Discharge. Application for termination of commitment or recommitment and discharge. (a) Who may make application. Any person, including the spouse…

Sec. 17a-686. (Formerly Sec. 19a-126f). Procedural rules and rights during determinations of commitment, recommitment and termination of commitment and recommitment and discharge. The person shall be informed of his right to be examined by a licensed physician of his choice. If t…

Sec. 17a-686a. Application for writ of habeas corpus for confined individual. An individual confined in a hospital or inpatient treatment facility for treatment of alcohol or drug dependency in this state may seek a writ of habeas corpus in the Superior Court. The question of the…

Sec. 17a-687. (Formerly Sec. 19a-126g). Visitation and communication with patients. (a) Subject to reasonable rules regarding hours of visitation which the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may adopt, patients in any treatment facility or hospital shall be gran…

Sec. 17a-688. (Formerly Sec. 19a-126h). Record keeping and confidentiality. Permitted disclosure. Treatment or rehabilitation of minor. (a) All records maintained by the court of cases coming before it under the provisions of sections 17a-673 and 17a-680 to 17a-690, inclusive, sh…

Sec. 17a-689. (Formerly Sec. 19a-126i). Liability of medical or police officer. False commitment and fraud, penalties. (a) No medical officer or staff member of a treatment facility or hospital who submits any report or files any petition required or authorized by sections 17a-67…

Sec. 17a-690. (Formerly Sec. 19a-126j). Local ordinance against intoxication not to include criminal or civil penalty. Exceptions. (a) No town, city or borough or other political subdivision may adopt or enforce a local ordinance that includes drinking intoxicating liquor, being …

Sec. 17a-691. (Formerly Sec. 19a-127). Definitions. As used in sections 17a-691 to 17a-701, inclusive: (a) “Alcohol-dependent person” means an alcohol-dependent person as defined in section 17a-680. (b) “Court” means Superior Court. (c) “Drug” means a controlled drug as defined i…

Sec. 17a-692. (Formerly Sec. 19a-127a). Responsibilities and authority of Court Support Services Division re persons ordered treated for alcohol or drug dependency. (a) The Court Support Services Division shall supervise (1) any person charged with a crime for whom the court, pur…

Sec. 17a-693. (Formerly Sec. 19a-127b). Order for examination for alcohol or drug dependency. The court, on its own motion or on motion of the state's attorney or a person charged with a crime or convicted of a crime but not yet sentenced, may order, if the interests of justice w…

Sec. 17a-694. (Formerly Sec. 19a-127c). Examination for alcohol or drug dependency. Report. (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services or the commissioner's designee shall appoint one or more clinical examiners to conduct examinations for alcohol or drug depende…

Sec. 17a-695. (Formerly Sec. 19a-127d). Motion for suspension of prosecution and treatment for alcohol and drug dependency. After receipt by the court of the examination report, the accused person may make a motion for suspension of prosecution and an order of treatment for alcoh…

Sec. 17a-696. (Formerly Sec. 19a-127e). Order for suspension of prosecution and treatment for alcohol or drug dependency. (a) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person charged with a violation of section 14-227a, 14-227g or 14-227m, subdivision (1) or (2) of su…

Sec. 17a-697. (Formerly Sec. 19a-127f). Completion of treatment program. Dismissal of charges. (a) The director of the treatment program shall discharge from treatment any person being treated pursuant to the provisions of section 17a-696 who completes the treatment program. The …

Sec. 17a-698. (Formerly Sec. 19a-127g). Modification or termination of suspension of prosecution prior to completion of treatment program. (a) The court shall conduct a hearing to determine whether the conditions of the suspension of prosecution should be modified or the suspensi…

Sec. 17a-699. (Formerly Sec. 19a-127h). Order of treatment for alcohol or drug dependency of convicted person. (a) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person convicted of murder, attempt to commit murder, kidnapping, robbery in the first degree or any felony inv…

Sec. 17a-700. (Formerly Sec. 19a-127i). Completion of treatment program by convicted person. (a) The director of the treatment program shall submit a report to the Court Support Services Division whenever a person treated pursuant to section 17a-699 has completed the treatment pr…

Sec. 17a-701. (Formerly Sec. 19a-127j). Modification of sentence or terms of probation prior to completion of treatment program by convicted person. (a) The court shall conduct a hearing to determine if the sentence or terms of probation should be modified if the Court Support Se…

Secs. 17a-702 to 17a-709. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 17a-710. (Formerly Sec. 19a-4f). Treatment programs for pregnant women with substance use disorders and their children. (a) It shall be the policy of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to develop and implement treatment programs for pregnant women of any …

Sec. 17a-711. (Formerly Sec. 19a-4g). Task force on substance-abusing women and their children. Section 17a-711 is repealed, effective October 1, 2007. (P.A. 90-183, S. 2, 5; P.A. 91-298; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; 93-262, S. 1, 87; 93-381, S. 24, 39; 93-435, S. 59, 95; P.A. 95-257, S.…

Sec. 17a-712. (Formerly Sec. 19a-4d). Programs for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall establish a program to provide alcohol and drug abuse services to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing. Said program shall p…

Sec. 17a-713. (Formerly Sec. 19a-4h). Chronic gamblers treatment and rehabilitation program. Account. (a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall establish a program for the treatment and rehabilitation of compulsive gamblers in the state. The program shall p…

Sec. 17a-714. Pilot research program for prescription of methadone or other therapies. Section 17a-714 is repealed, effective May 9, 2005. (P.A. 97-248, S. 1, 12; P.A. 05-22, S. 1.)

Sec. 17a-714a. Immunity and no violation of standard of care for prescribing, dispensing or administering opioid antagonist. Amendment of local emergency medical services plan. (a) For purposes of this section, “opioid antagonist” means naloxone hydrochloride or any other similar…

Sec. 17a-715. Pilot research drug education program for parents or guardians of children in neglect cases. Section 17a-715 is repealed, effective October 1, 2007. (P.A. 97-248, S. 8, 12; P.A. 07-148, S. 20.)

Sec. 17a-716. Sober living homes. Report of certified status. List of homes. Distribution of disclosure form. Regulations. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Sober living home” means an alcohol-free and drug-free residence where (A) unrelated adults who are recovering from a subst…

Sec. 17a-717. State-wide advertising campaign re availability of all mental health, behavioral health and substance use disorder services in the state. On or before January 1, 2023, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in collaboration with the Department of Ch…

Sec. 17a-718. Nicotine addiction programs for persons under twenty-one years of age. Settlement disbursement. Report. (a) Commencing with the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, any moneys received in the preceding fiscal year pursuant to the stipulated judgment in State of Connect…

Sec. 17a-719. Online prevention education for dealer registration. Beginning not later than October 1, 2024, the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall administer an online prevention education program for at least one authorized owner or named designee of each …

Secs. 17a-720 to 17a-749. Reserved for future use.