Title 17a — Title 17a: Social and Human Services and Resources
13 chapters · 783 sections in this title.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-498 (Formerly Sec. 17-178). Hearing on commitment application. Notice. Rights of respondent. Examination by physicians. Order of commitment. Election of voluntary status prior to adjudication. Review of confinement.
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Sec. 17a-498. (Formerly Sec. 17-178). Hearing on commitment application. Notice. Rights of respondent. Examination by physicians. Order of commitment. Election of voluntary status prior to adjudication. Review of confinement. (a) Upon an application being filed in the Probate Cou…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-499 (Formerly Sec. 17-179). Court records. Commitment; uniform forms; service of process.
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Sec. 17a-499. (Formerly Sec. 17-179). Court records. Commitment; uniform forms; service of process. All proceedings of the Probate Court, upon application made under the provisions of sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to 17a-483, inclusive, 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-4a Children's Behavioral Health Advisory Committee. Membership. Reports.
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Sec. 17a-4a. Children's Behavioral Health Advisory Committee. Membership. Reports. (a) There is established a Children's Behavioral Health Advisory Committee which shall promote and enhance the provision of behavioral health services for all children in this state. (b) The Childr…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-5 (Formerly Sec. 17-414). Appointment of commissioner.
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Sec. 17a-5. (Formerly Sec. 17-414). Appointment of commissioner. In accordance with the provisions of sections 4-5 to 4-8, inclusive, the Governor shall, after consultation with the Council on Children and Families, appoint a Commissioner of Children and Families who shall be the…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-50 17a-50
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Sec. 17a-50. Transferred to Chapter 319rr, Sec. 17b-751.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-500 (Formerly Sec. 17-180). Maintenance and confidentiality of records of cases of persons with psychiatric disabilities. Exchange of information concerning commitment or admission status of firearm permit or certificate applicants and holders.
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Sec. 17a-500. (Formerly Sec. 17-180). Maintenance and confidentiality of records of cases of persons with psychiatric disabilities. Exchange of information concerning commitment or admission status of firearm permit or certificate applicants and holders. (a) Each court of probate…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-501 (Formerly Sec. 17-182). Hospitals to which person with psychiatric disabilities committed.
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Sec. 17a-501. (Formerly Sec. 17-182). Hospitals to which person with psychiatric disabilities committed. Any person with psychiatric disabilities, the expense of whose support is paid by himself or by another person, may be committed to any institution for the care of persons wit…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-502 (Formerly Sec. 17-183). Commitment under emergency certificate. Examination of patient. Explanation of rights. Hearing. Private hospitals' notification to commissioner. Immediate discharge of patient. Notification of next of kin. Prohibited commitments to chronic disease hospitals.
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Sec. 17a-502. (Formerly Sec. 17-183). Commitment under emergency certificate. Examination of patient. Explanation of rights. Hearing. Private hospitals' notification to commissioner. Immediate discharge of patient. Notification of next of kin. Prohibited commitments to chronic di…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-503 (Formerly Sec. 17-183a). Detention by police officer prior to commitment. Issuance of emergency certificates by psychologist, certain clinical social workers, advanced practice registered nurses, professional counselors and marital and family therapists and in correctional facilities.
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Sec. 17a-503. (Formerly Sec. 17-183a). Detention by police officer prior to commitment. Issuance of emergency certificates by psychologist, certain clinical social workers, advanced practice registered nurses, professional counselors and marital and family therapists and in corre…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-504 (Formerly Sec. 17-184). Penalty for wrongful acts re the commitment or psychiatric disabilities of another person.
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Sec. 17a-504. (Formerly Sec. 17-184). Penalty for wrongful acts re the commitment or psychiatric disabilities of another person. Any person who wilfully and maliciously causes, or attempts to cause, or who conspires with any other person to cause, any person who does not have psy…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-505 (Formerly Sec. 17-186). Escort of female patients to hospital.
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Sec. 17a-505. (Formerly Sec. 17-186). Escort of female patients to hospital. When any female with psychiatric disabilities is escorted to a state hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities by a male guard, attendant or other employee of a correctional or reformatory insti…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-506 (Formerly Sec. 17-187). Voluntary admissions. Notification of next of kin. Restriction on right to leave. Commitment proceedings. Continuation of confinement. Probable cause hearing.
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Sec. 17a-506. (Formerly Sec. 17-187). Voluntary admissions. Notification of next of kin. Restriction on right to leave. Commitment proceedings. Continuation of confinement. Probable cause hearing. (a) Any hospital for psychiatric disabilities may receive for observation and treat…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-506a Voluntary admissions. Commitments under an emergency certificate. Notification of commissioner. Maintenance of identifying information.
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Sec. 17a-506a. Voluntary admissions. Commitments under an emergency certificate. Notification of commissioner. Maintenance of identifying information. Whenever a person is voluntarily admitted or committed under an emergency certificate pursuant to section 17a-502 to a hospital f…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-507 (Formerly Sec. 17-187a). Admission to general hospital having psychiatric facilities.
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Sec. 17a-507. (Formerly Sec. 17-187a). Admission to general hospital having psychiatric facilities. (a) Any general hospital having psychiatric facilities for care of inpatients may admit any person for observation and treatment without formal or written application if such hospi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-508 (Formerly Sec. 17-188). Commitment after expiration of specified period.
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Sec. 17a-508. (Formerly Sec. 17-188). Commitment after expiration of specified period. If any person who has been confined in any state hospital for psychiatric disabilities for a specified period of time pursuant to the order of any court has psychiatric disabilities at the expi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-509 (Formerly Sec. 17-191). Placement of persons with psychiatric disabilities in residential care homes or chronic and convalescent hospitals.
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Sec. 17a-509. (Formerly Sec. 17-191). Placement of persons with psychiatric disabilities in residential care homes or chronic and convalescent hospitals. The superintendent or director of any state-operated facility, as defined in subsection (c) of section 17a-458, may place any …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-50a 17a-50a
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Sec. 17a-50a. Transferred to Chapter 319rr, Sec. 17b-751a.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-51 (Formerly Sec. 17-447). Plan for the reduction of the number of children receiving foster care assistance.
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Sec. 17a-51. (Formerly Sec. 17-447). Plan for the reduction of the number of children receiving foster care assistance. Section 17a-51 is repealed. (P.A. 82-219; P.A. 93-216, S. 8.)
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-510 (Formerly Sec. 17-192). Release or transfer; procedure.
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Sec. 17a-510. (Formerly Sec. 17-192). Release or transfer; procedure. (a) Any person who is a patient in a hospital for psychiatric disabilities upon the order of any Probate Court, or his or her representative, may make application to the Probate Court for the district in which …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-511 (Formerly Sec. 17-193). Transfer of patients by agreement.
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Sec. 17a-511. (Formerly Sec. 17-193). Transfer of patients by agreement. (a) Any person who has been committed by any court to a hospital for psychiatric disabilities may be transferred to any other hospital for psychiatric disabilities upon agreement of the superintendents of th…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-512 (Formerly Sec. 17-194b). Definitions.
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Sec. 17a-512. (Formerly Sec. 17-194b). Definitions. As used in sections 17a-499, 17a-509, 17a-512 to 17a-517, inclusive, 17a-520 and 17a-521, “hospital” means a hospital for psychiatric disabilities or a mental hospital or institution which is administered by the Department of Me…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-513 (Formerly Sec. 17-194c). Voluntary admission of inmates of correctional institutions in hospital for psychiatric disabilities.
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Sec. 17a-513. (Formerly Sec. 17-194c). Voluntary admission of inmates of correctional institutions in hospital for psychiatric disabilities. The provisions of subsection (a) of section 17a-506 shall apply to any person who is in the custody of the Commissioner of Correction provi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-514 (Formerly Sec. 17-194d). Emergency confinement in hospital for psychiatric disabilities of inmates of correctional institutions.
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Sec. 17a-514. (Formerly Sec. 17-194d). Emergency confinement in hospital for psychiatric disabilities of inmates of correctional institutions. Any person who is in the custody of the Commissioner of Correction who has suddenly become in need of care and treatment in a hospital fo…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-515 (Formerly Sec. 17-194e). Commitment proceedings for inmates of correctional institutions to hospitals for psychiatric disabilities.
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Sec. 17a-515. (Formerly Sec. 17-194e). Commitment proceedings for inmates of correctional institutions to hospitals for psychiatric disabilities. The provisions of section 17a-498 shall apply to any person regarding whom proceedings for commitment are being instituted under secti…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-516 (Formerly Sec. 17-194f). Discharge from hospital of inmates of correctional institutions.
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Sec. 17a-516. (Formerly Sec. 17-194f). Discharge from hospital of inmates of correctional institutions. The provisions of section 17a-510 shall apply to any person committed to such hospital pursuant to sections 17a-514 and 17a-515, except that upon such discharge (1) the person …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-517 (Formerly Sec. 17-194g). Hospitalization of individual with psychiatric disability in Whiting Forensic Hospital. Exception. Limitation of placement of inmate requiring maximum security conditions.
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Sec. 17a-517. (Formerly Sec. 17-194g). Hospitalization of individual with psychiatric disability in Whiting Forensic Hospital. Exception. Limitation of placement of inmate requiring maximum security conditions. Any person in the custody of the Commissioner of Correction who is br…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-518 (Formerly Sec. 17-195). Transportation expense from community correctional centers to hospital and vice versa.
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Sec. 17a-518. (Formerly Sec. 17-195). Transportation expense from community correctional centers to hospital and vice versa. There shall be allowed and paid by the state for transporting any person from a community correctional center to any state hospital, or returning any perso…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-519 (Formerly Sec. 17-196). Fees, compensation and costs.
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Sec. 17a-519. (Formerly Sec. 17-196). Fees, compensation and costs. Each officer or indifferent person making legal service of any order, notice, warrant or other paper under the provisions of sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to 17a-483, inclusive, 17a-495 to 17a-528…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-52 Connecticut Suicide Advisory Board. Composition. Duties.
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Sec. 17a-52. Connecticut Suicide Advisory Board. Composition. Duties. (a) There is established a Connecticut Suicide Advisory Board, within the Department of Children and Families, which shall be a coordinating source for suicide prevention across a person's lifespan, including, …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-520 (Formerly Sec. 17-197). Commitment at expiration of term of imprisonment.
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Sec. 17a-520. (Formerly Sec. 17-197). Commitment at expiration of term of imprisonment. When any person has been transferred from any correctional institution to a state hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities and is confined in such hospital at the time of the expirat…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-521 (Formerly Sec. 17-198). Temporary leaves from institution. Return or recall of patient. Exception.
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Sec. 17a-521. (Formerly Sec. 17-198). Temporary leaves from institution. Return or recall of patient. Exception. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the superintendent of any institution used wholly or in part for the care of persons with psychiatric disabilities or the…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-522 (Formerly Sec. 17-199). Recommitment of escaped persons.
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Sec. 17a-522. (Formerly Sec. 17-199). Recommitment of escaped persons. The name of any person who has escaped from any institution for persons with psychiatric disabilities and has not been returned to such institution within one year thereafter shall be stricken from the records…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-523 (Formerly Sec. 17-200). Commission to inquire whether person is wrongly confined.
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Sec. 17a-523. (Formerly Sec. 17-200). Commission to inquire whether person is wrongly confined. Any judge of the Superior Court, on information to him that any person is unjustly deprived of his liberty by being detained or confined in any hospital for psychiatric disabilities, o…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-524 (Formerly Sec. 17-201). Writ of habeas corpus.
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Sec. 17a-524. (Formerly Sec. 17-201). Writ of habeas corpus. Each person confined in a hospital for psychiatric disabilities in this state shall be entitled to the benefit of the writ of habeas corpus, and the question of the legality of such confinement in a hospital for psychia…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-525 (Formerly Sec. 17-202). Appeal.
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Sec. 17a-525. (Formerly Sec. 17-202). Appeal. Any person aggrieved by an order, denial or decree of a Probate Court under sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to 17a-483, inclusive, 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusi…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-526 (Formerly Sec. 17-203). Commitment suspended on bond for confinement.
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Sec. 17a-526. (Formerly Sec. 17-203). Commitment suspended on bond for confinement. The Court of Probate, before or pending or in the absence of an appeal, and the Superior Court, after finding on an appeal that such person has psychiatric disabilities, may, in its discretion, su…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-527 (Formerly Sec. 17-204). Court may direct as to care of mentally ill pending appeal.
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Sec. 17a-527. (Formerly Sec. 17-204). Court may direct as to care of mentally ill pending appeal. Pending an appeal to the Superior Court, said court or, if said court is not in session, any judge of the Superior Court, may make and enforce such reasonable orders for the care and…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-528 (Formerly Sec. 17-205a). Payment of commitment and transportation expenses.
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Sec. 17a-528. (Formerly Sec. 17-205a). Payment of commitment and transportation expenses. (a) When any person is found to have psychiatric disabilities, and is committed to a state hospital for psychiatric disabilities, upon proceedings had under sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclus…
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 17a-529 to 17a-539 17a-529 to 17a-539
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Secs. 17a-529 to 17a-539. Reserved for future use. PART III* PATIENTS' RIGHTS *Annotation to former part Ib of chapter 306: Secs. 17-206a–17-206k cited. 213 C. 548. Annotation to present part: Cited. 233 C. 44.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-52a *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (c) and effective date.) Evidence-based youth suicide prevention training program.
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Sec. 17a-52a. *(See end of section for amended version of subsection (c) and effective date.) Evidence-based youth suicide prevention training program. (a) As used in this section, (1) “evidence-based” describes a training program that (A) incorporates methods demonstrated to be …
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-53 Training manual for youth suicide prevention programs.
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Sec. 17a-53. Training manual for youth suicide prevention programs. The Department of Children and Families shall develop, within available resources, a training manual for youth suicide prevention programs. (P.A. 89-191, S. 4; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2.) History: P.A. 93-91 substitute…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-54 Parent education and support centers.
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Sec. 17a-54. Parent education and support centers. The Department of Children and Families shall establish, within available appropriations, community-based, multiservice parent education and support centers. The goal of each center shall be to improve parenting and enhance famil…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-540 (Formerly Sec. 17-206a). Definitions.
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Sec. 17a-540. (Formerly Sec. 17-206a). Definitions. As used in sections 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, unless otherwise expressly stated or unless the context otherwise requires: (1) “Facility” means any inpatient or outpatient hospital, clinic or other facility for the diagnosis…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-541 (Formerly Sec. 17-206b). Deprivation of rights of patient prohibited. Exception.
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Sec. 17a-541. (Formerly Sec. 17-206b). Deprivation of rights of patient prohibited. Exception. No patient hospitalized or treated in any public or private facility for the treatment of persons with psychiatric disabilities shall be deprived of any personal, property or civil righ…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-542 (Formerly Sec. 17-206c). Humane and dignified treatment required. Formulation of discharge plan.
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Sec. 17a-542. (Formerly Sec. 17-206c). Humane and dignified treatment required. Formulation of discharge plan. Every patient treated in any facility for treatment of persons with psychiatric disabilities shall receive humane and dignified treatment at all times, with full respect…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-543 (Formerly Sec. 17-206d). Procedures governing medication, treatment, psychosurgery and shock therapy.
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Sec. 17a-543. (Formerly Sec. 17-206d). Procedures governing medication, treatment, psychosurgery and shock therapy. (a) No patient shall receive medication for the treatment of the psychiatric disabilities of such patient without the informed consent of such patient, except in ac…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-543a Administration of medication to criminal defendant placed in custody of Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Special limited conservator.
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Sec. 17a-543a. Administration of medication to criminal defendant placed in custody of Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Special limited conservator. (a)(1)(A) If it is determined by the head of the hospital and two qualified physicians that a patient who is a…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-544 (Formerly Sec. 17-206e). Placement of patient in seclusion or mechanical restraint. Medication not to be used as substitute for habilitation.
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Sec. 17a-544. (Formerly Sec. 17-206e). Placement of patient in seclusion or mechanical restraint. Medication not to be used as substitute for habilitation. (a) No patient may be placed involuntarily in seclusion or a mechanical restraint unless necessary because there is imminent…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-545 (Formerly Sec. 17-206f). Physical and psychiatric examinations.
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Sec. 17a-545. (Formerly Sec. 17-206f). Physical and psychiatric examinations. Every patient hospitalized under any of sections 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, shall receive a physical examination within five days of his hospitalization, and at least once each year thereafter. Ever…
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-546 (Formerly Sec. 17-206g). Communication by mail and telephone.
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Sec. 17a-546. (Formerly Sec. 17-206g). Communication by mail and telephone. (a) Every patient shall be permitted to communicate by sealed mail with any individual, group or agency, except as provided in this section. (b) Every hospital for treatment of persons with psychiatric di…