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

13 chapters · 737 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 17a737 Ch 319i, Chapter 319i: Persons with Psychiatr…190 Ch 319, Chapter 319: Department of Children …139 Ch 319a, Chapter 319a: Child Welfare130 Ch 319b, Chapter 319b: Department of Developm…94 Ch 319l, Chapter 319l: Department of Aging an…81 Ch 319j, Chapter 319j: Addiction Services65 Ch 319c, Chapter 319c: Council on Development…13 Ch 319d, Chapter 319d: Department of Aging an…8 Ch 319h, Chapter 319h: Protection of the Elderly7 Ch 319k, Chapter 319k: Regional Human Service…6 Ch 319e, Chapter 319e: Connecticut Pharmaceut…2 Ch 319f, Chapter 319f: Management of Continui…1 Ch 319g, Chapter 319g: Medicare Assignment1

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-453h *(See end of section for amended version of subdivision (1) of subsection (c) and effective date.) Mental health first aid training program.
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Sec. 17a-453h. *(See end of section for amended version of subdivision (1) of subsection (c) and effective date.) Mental health first aid training program. (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Education, shall admi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-453i Mental health toolkit re COVID-19.
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Sec. 17a-453i. Mental health toolkit re COVID-19. The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall develop a mental health toolkit to help employers in the state address employee mental health needs that arise as a result of COVID-19. Such toolkit shall (1) identify c…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-453j Program for persons diagnosed with recent-onset schizophrenia spectrum disorder. Report.
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Sec. 17a-453j. Program for persons diagnosed with recent-onset schizophrenia spectrum disorder. Report. (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in consultation with the Commissioner of Children and Families, shall establish, within available appropriations, …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-454 (Formerly Sec. 17-220). Acceptance of gift or devise by Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

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Sec. 17a-454. (Formerly Sec. 17-220). Acceptance of gift or devise by Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services. The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may accept and receive, on behalf of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, any be…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-455 (Formerly Sec. 17-221). Acceptance of gift or devise on behalf of state-operated facility within the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

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Sec. 17a-455. (Formerly Sec. 17-221). Acceptance of gift or devise on behalf of state-operated facility within the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may accept and receive, on behalf of any state-operated …

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-455a Lease of private residence for a person receiving services from the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

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Sec. 17a-455a. Lease of private residence for a person receiving services from the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may, within available appropriati…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-456 (Formerly Sec. 17-207). Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

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Sec. 17a-456. (Formerly Sec. 17-207). Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services. (a) On and before October 1, 2022, there shall be a Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services that shall consist of: (1) Nineteen members appointed by the Governor, subject to the provisions …

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-457 (Formerly Sec. 17-208a). Duties of board.

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Sec. 17a-457. (Formerly Sec. 17-208a). Duties of board. (a) The Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall meet monthly with the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services to review with the commissioner and advise the commissioner on programs, policies and pla…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-458 (Formerly Sec. 17-207a). Definitions.

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Sec. 17a-458. (Formerly Sec. 17-207a). Definitions. When used in this section and sections 17a-450, 17a-451, 17a-455, 17a-457, 17a-465, 17a-470, 17a-472, 17a-473 and 17a-475 unless otherwise expressly stated or unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “Persons with psychiatric …

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-458a Term “psychiatric disability” substituted for “mental illness”.

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Sec. 17a-458a. Term “psychiatric disability” substituted for “mental illness”. (a) Whenever the term “mental illness” is used or referred to in the following sections of the general statutes, the term “psychiatric disabilities” shall be substituted in lieu thereof: 17a-474, 17a-4…

Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17a-458b to 17a-458d “Acute Care Division” defined. Effect of consolidation of operations at Connecticut Valley Hospital and Cedarcrest Hospital. Term “substance use disorders” substituted for “substance abuse disabilities”.

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Secs. 17a-458b to 17a-458d. “Acute Care Division” defined. Effect of consolidation of operations at Connecticut Valley Hospital and Cedarcrest Hospital. Term “substance use disorders” substituted for “substance abuse disabilities”. Sections 17a-458b to 17a-458d, inclusive, are re…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-459 (Formerly Sec. 17-209a). Connecticut Mental Health Center.

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Sec. 17a-459. (Formerly Sec. 17-209a). Connecticut Mental Health Center. The Connecticut Mental Health Center shall be a facility of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and shall include the Connecticut Mental Health Center in New Haven and such satellite locat…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-46 (Formerly Sec. 17-444d). Deferral of photo-listing a child.

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Sec. 17a-46. (Formerly Sec. 17-444d). Deferral of photo-listing a child. (a) Deferral of the photo-listing of a child shall be for one or more of the following reasons: (1) The child is in an adoptive placement but is not legally adopted; (2) the child's foster parents or other i…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-460 (Formerly Sec. 17-209b). Center advisory board.

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Sec. 17a-460. (Formerly Sec. 17-209b). Center advisory board. Section 17a-460 is repealed, effective June 27, 2023. (1963, P.A. 579, S. 2; 1969, P.A. 44, S. 1; P.A. 95-257, S. 11, 13, 58; P.A. 23-121, S. 4.)

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-460a Connecticut Mental Health Center: Definitions.

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Sec. 17a-460a. Connecticut Mental Health Center: Definitions. As used in sections 17a-460a to 17a-460f, inclusive: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services. (2) “Center” means the Connecticut Mental Health Center established pursuant to se…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-460b Connecticut Mental Health Center: Participation authorized.

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Sec. 17a-460b. Connecticut Mental Health Center: Participation authorized. (a) The center, when authorized by the commissioner, may participate in local, regional or state-wide provider networks, preferred provider organizations, physician-hospital organizations or other similar …

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-460c Connecticut Mental Health Center: Provider agreements.

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Sec. 17a-460c. Connecticut Mental Health Center: Provider agreements. (a) The center, when authorized by the commissioner, may enter into provider agreements and other contractual arrangements with Medicaid and Medicare managed care plans, governmental health plans, health mainte…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-460d Connecticut Mental Health Center: Other contracts.

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Sec. 17a-460d. Connecticut Mental Health Center: Other contracts. (a) Whenever the commissioner deems it appropriate and grants approval, the center may enter into contracts, agreements, leases, or other arrangements for the following: (1) The acquisition of commodities, goods, s…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-460e Connecticut Mental Health Center: Authorized activities.

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Sec. 17a-460e. Connecticut Mental Health Center: Authorized activities. The center may do the following, if approved by the commissioner as furthering the purposes of the center as set forth in section 17a-460b: (1) Employ or retain accountants, attorneys and architectural, engin…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-460f Connecticut Mental Health Center: Accounting.

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Sec. 17a-460f. Connecticut Mental Health Center: Accounting. With the approval of the commissioner, the center shall establish rules and criteria for determining whether any of the center's accounts receivable shall be treated as uncollectible. Such rules and criteria shall be fu…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-461 (Formerly Sec. 17-209c). Charges for care.

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Sec. 17a-461. (Formerly Sec. 17-209c). Charges for care. The same persons and estates as are legally liable for support of patients in state humane institutions shall be liable for support of patients in said center, in accordance with ability to pay, and the Commissioner of Admi…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-462 (Formerly Sec. 17-209g). Capitol Region Mental Health Center.

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Sec. 17a-462. (Formerly Sec. 17-209g). Capitol Region Mental Health Center. Section 17a-462 is repealed, effective July 1, 1993. (P.A. 75-479, S. 20, 25; 75-523, S. 7, 8; P.A. 93-427, S. 5, 6.)

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-463 (Formerly Sec. 17-212a). Fairfield Hills Hospital. Greenwich House property transferred.

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Sec. 17a-463. (Formerly Sec. 17-212a). Fairfield Hills Hospital. Greenwich House property transferred. Section 17a-463 is repealed, effective October 1, 2007. (P.A. 78-209, S. 2, 3; P.A. 80-134; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 95-257, S. 11, 58; P.A. 07-148, S. 20.)

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-464 (Formerly Sec. 17-209h). Ribicoff Research Center.

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Sec. 17a-464. (Formerly Sec. 17-209h). Ribicoff Research Center. The Ribicoff Research Center is established and shall be operated by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services as a facility with state-wide responsibility for research in mental health or substance abu…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-465 (Formerly Sec. 17-222). Traffic regulation on grounds of Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services facilities.

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Sec. 17a-465. (Formerly Sec. 17-222). Traffic regulation on grounds of Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services facilities. The superintendent or director of any state-operated facility within the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, subject to the approv…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-465a (Formerly Sec. 19a-5c). Traffic restrictions on grounds of facility. Penalty.

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Sec. 17a-465a. (Formerly Sec. 19a-5c). Traffic restrictions on grounds of facility. Penalty. Section 17a-465a is repealed, effective October 1, 2009. (P.A. 86-371, S. 40, 45; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 5, 58; P.A. 09-145, S. 18.)

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-465b Filing of missing person report concerning person missing from inpatient facility.

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Sec. 17a-465b. Filing of missing person report concerning person missing from inpatient facility. A relative, guardian or conservator of a person who is receiving inpatient services at a facility of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and is missing from such f…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-466 (Formerly Sec. 17-211a). Contract for services for patients or former patients of department institutions.

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Sec. 17a-466. (Formerly Sec. 17-211a). Contract for services for patients or former patients of department institutions. The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may contract with any public or private agency, including a general hospital and a public health nursi…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-467 (Formerly Sec. 17-211b). Private treatment of patients in Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services facilities. Payment for treatment.

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Sec. 17a-467. (Formerly Sec. 17-211b). Private treatment of patients in Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services facilities. Payment for treatment. (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may allow any physician or psychiatrist licensed to practice …

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-468 (Formerly Sec. 17-211c). Contracts with private agencies for halfway house handling of patients.

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Sec. 17a-468. (Formerly Sec. 17-211c). Contracts with private agencies for halfway house handling of patients. The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may contract with any private, nonprofit agency for the handling of patients within a halfway house setting. (19…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-468a Provision of housing subsidies to persons qualifying for supportive housing.

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Sec. 17a-468a. Provision of housing subsidies to persons qualifying for supportive housing. The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may, within available appropriations, provide housing subsidies to persons receiving services from the Department of Mental Health …

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-468b Residences for adults with acquired brain injuries. Administration of medication.

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Sec. 17a-468b. Residences for adults with acquired brain injuries. Administration of medication. (a) For the purposes of this section, “residence for adult persons with acquired brain injuries” means a community-based residence (1) exclusively serving adult persons with acquired …

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-469 (Formerly Sec. 17-224). Psychiatric clinics and day treatment programs.

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Sec. 17a-469. (Formerly Sec. 17-224). Psychiatric clinics and day treatment programs. Each state-operated facility for persons with psychiatric disabilities may establish psychiatric clinics and day treatment programs for adult persons, including those who are or have been commit…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-47 (Formerly Sec. 17-445). Legal division re child abuse and neglect.

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Sec. 17a-47. (Formerly Sec. 17-445). Legal division re child abuse and neglect. There shall be a legal division which shall consist of attorneys-at-law assigned to the Department of Children and Families, who shall be on the staff and under the supervision of the Commissioner of …

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-470 (Formerly Sec. 17-213a). Advisory boards for state-operated facilities.

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Sec. 17a-470. (Formerly Sec. 17-213a). Advisory boards for state-operated facilities. Each state-operated facility for the treatment of persons with psychiatric disabilities or persons with substance use disorders, or both, shall have an advisory board appointed by the superinten…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-471 (Formerly Sec. 17-214a). Duties of advisory boards.

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Sec. 17a-471. (Formerly Sec. 17-214a). Duties of advisory boards. Any advisory board established pursuant to section 17a-470 shall: Meet with the superintendent or director of the facility periodically to advise him on the programs and policies of the facility; act as a liaison b…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-471a Connecticut Valley Hospital: Development of policies and standards for resident clients; advisory council.

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Sec. 17a-471a. Connecticut Valley Hospital: Development of policies and standards for resident clients; advisory council. (a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in consultation and coordination with the advisory council established under subsection (b) of t…

Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17a-471b and 17a-471c Fairfield Hills Hospital oversight committee. Norwich Hospital oversight committee.

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Secs. 17a-471b and 17a-471c. Fairfield Hills Hospital oversight committee. Norwich Hospital oversight committee. Sections 17a-471b and 17a-471c are repealed, effective October 1, 2007. (P.A. 95-250, S. 1; 95-257, S. 2, 3, 58; P.A. 96-211, S. 1, 5, 6; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-6, …

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-472 (Formerly Sec. 17-215a). Appointment and removal of facility superintendents and directors.

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Sec. 17a-472. (Formerly Sec. 17-215a). Appointment and removal of facility superintendents and directors. Except as otherwise provided, the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall appoint and remove (1) the superintendents and directors of state-operated facili…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-473 (Formerly Sec. 17-215b). Duties of superintendents and directors.

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Sec. 17a-473. (Formerly Sec. 17-215b). Duties of superintendents and directors. (a) Each superintendent or director of a state-operated facility shall cooperate and coordinate with community programs in establishing the facility's policies and procedures concerning program planni…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-474 (Formerly Sec. 17-229a). Commitment to state hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities or to child care facility. Procedures for revoking or modifying commitment.

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Sec. 17a-474. (Formerly Sec. 17-229a). Commitment to state hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities or to child care facility. Procedures for revoking or modifying commitment. Whenever any person has been committed by any court to any state hospital for persons with psy…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-475 (Formerly Sec. 17-215c). Written policy re treatment plans.

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Sec. 17a-475. (Formerly Sec. 17-215c). Written policy re treatment plans. Each state-operated facility for persons with psychiatric disabilities shall develop a written policy detailing requirements for individual patient treatment plans and methods for patient evaluation. A comm…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-475a Medical services for women in state-operated facilities.

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Sec. 17a-475a. Medical services for women in state-operated facilities. The Commissioners of Mental Health and Addiction Services and Developmental Services shall provide mammographic and pelvic examinations, as needed, according to the standards set by the American College of Ob…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-476 (Formerly Sec. 17-226b). Grants to general hospitals, municipalities and nonprofit organizations for mental health services.

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Sec. 17a-476. (Formerly Sec. 17-226b). Grants to general hospitals, municipalities and nonprofit organizations for mental health services. (a) Any general hospital, municipality or nonprofit organization in Connecticut may apply to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Se…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-476a Grantee organization director salaries.

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Sec. 17a-476a. Grantee organization director salaries. In determining the amount of any grant to be paid by the state through the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to any grantee organization authorized to provide services to mentally ill persons, the cost allowa…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-478 (Formerly Sec. 17-226e). Mental health regions established.

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Sec. 17a-478. (Formerly Sec. 17-226e). Mental health regions established. The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall designate mental health regions within the state. Such regions and boundaries thereof may be redesignated by said commissioner as he deems nece…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-479 (Formerly Sec. 17-226f). Purposes of mental health regions. Receipt of services by persons residing outside region.

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Sec. 17a-479. (Formerly Sec. 17-226f). Purposes of mental health regions. Receipt of services by persons residing outside region. (a) The purposes of the mental health regions shall be to establish a system of regionalized services for care and treatment of persons with psychiatr…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-48 (Formerly Sec. 17-445a). Commissioner to take custody of child who is victim of employment in obscene performance.

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Sec. 17a-48. (Formerly Sec. 17-445a). Commissioner to take custody of child who is victim of employment in obscene performance. Section 17a-48 is repealed. (P.A. 77-577, S. 3; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2; P.A. 96-246, S. 38.)

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-480 (Formerly Sec. 17-226g). Regional mental health directors.

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Sec. 17a-480. (Formerly Sec. 17-226g). Regional mental health directors. The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in consultation with regional behavioral health action organizations, established pursuant to section 17a-484f, (1) may purchase services from other pu…

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-481 (Formerly Sec. 17-226i). Per capita formula for funds of mental health regions.

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Sec. 17a-481. (Formerly Sec. 17-226i). Per capita formula for funds of mental health regions. Section 17a-481 is repealed, effective July 1, 1997. (P.A. 74-224, S. 6, 8; P.A. 82-198, S. 2, 7; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8, S. 87, 88.)