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

Secs. 17a-668 and 17a-669. Reserved for future use.

Sec. 17a-670. (Formerly Sec. 19a-2d). Regional planning for substance abuse prevention and treatment. (a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall designate substance abuse planning regions within the state. Such regions and the boundaries of such regions may …

Sec. 17a-671. (Formerly Sec. 19a-2e). Subregional planning and action councils. Section 17a-671 is repealed, effective May 24, 2022. (P.A. 90-227, S. 3, 7; P.A. 93-381, S. 26, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 5, 58; P.A. 02-9, S. 1; P.A. 22-69, S. 30.)

Sec. 17a-672. (Formerly Sec. 19a-2f). Scope of powers and duties. Nothing contained in sections 17a-670 to 17a-672, inclusive, shall be construed as removing from the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services any power or duty regarding overall state-wide planning or the…

Sec. 17a-673. (Formerly Sec. 19a-4e). Treatment programs. Annual report of facilities. (a) The department shall establish comprehensive and coordinated programs for the treatment of alcohol-dependent persons, drug-dependent persons and intoxicated persons. (b) The programs of the…

Sec. 17a-673a. Opioid use disorder treatment program requirements. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Treatment program” means a program operated by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services or approved by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services for t…

Sec. 17a-673b. Peer navigator pilot program serving persons with opioid use disorder. Requirements. Report. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services; (2) “Department” means the Department of Mental Health and A…

Sec. 17a-673c. Pilot program to prevent drug overdoses. Establishment of harm reduction centers in three municipalities. Funding. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Harm reduction center” means a medical facility where a person with a substance use disorder may (A) receive substan…

Sec. 17a-673d. Posting of information regarding personal opioid drug deactivation and disposal systems on the department's Internet web site. Not later than October 1, 2024, the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall post on the Department of Mental Health and…

Sec. 17a-674. (Formerly Sec. 19a-4a). Substance Use Disorder Revolving Loan Fund. (a) There is established a Substance Use Disorder Revolving Loan Fund. The fund shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the fund and may contain any other funds as provided in su…

Sec. 17a-674a. 9-8-8 Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline Fund. Report. (a) There is established an account to be known as the “9-8-8 Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Crisis Lifeline Fund” which shall be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. …

Sec. 17a-674b. Opioid Settlement Fund. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 17a-674c to 17a-674f, inclusive: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services. (2) “Committee” means the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee established …

Sec. 17a-674c. Opioid Settlement Fund. Establishment. Report. Spending of funds. (a) There is established an Opioid Settlement Fund which shall be a separate nonlapsing fund administered by the committee. (b) Any moneys intended to address opioid use, related disorders or the imp…

Sec. 17a-674d. Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee. Membership. Duties. (a) There is established an Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee to ensure (1) that proceeds received by the state pursuant to section 17a-674c are allocated and spent on substance use disorder abatement inf…

Sec. 17a-674e. Disbursement of moneys from Opioid Settlement Fund. The department shall disburse moneys from the fund in a manner consistent with the limitations on uses of litigation proceeds set forth in any controlling court order. If a controlling court order permits expendit…

Sec. 17a-674f. Opioid Settlement Committee. Report. (a) Not later than January 15, 2023, and annually thereafter, the committee shall report, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters …

Sec. 17a-674g. Opioid Settlement Fund. Funding of trust for direct support and services for survivors and victims of opioid epidemic and certain family members of such survivors and victims. Nothing in sections 17a-674b to 17a-674f, inclusive, shall preclude the funding of a trus…

Sec. 17a-674h. Opioid Antagonist Bulk Purchase Fund. Report. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Eligible entity” means (A) a municipality, (B) a local or regional board of education, (C) a similar body governing one or more nonpublic schools, (D) a district department of health, (…

Sec. 17a-675. (Formerly Sec. 19a-4b). Allocation of federal funds by department. Grants and contracts. Report. (a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall allocate by program and geographic location, in a manner consistent with the annual alcohol and drug pla…

Sec. 17a-676. (Formerly Sec. 19a-4c). Applications for funds to the department by nonprofit organizations or municipal departments or units. Any nonprofit organization in Connecticut or any municipal department or unit which offers or proposes to offer education services, prevent…

Sec. 17a-677. (Formerly Sec. 19a-5a). Operation or funding of alcohol and drug abuse treatment facility. Section 17a-677 is repealed, effective October 1, 1999. (P.A. 86-371, S. 37, 45; P.A. 90-209, S. 14; P.A. 93-381, S. 21, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 5, 11, 58; P.A. 99-234, S. 13.)

Sec. 17a-678. (Formerly Sec. 19a-5b). Programs and facilities exempt from certificate of need requirement. Section 17a-678 is repealed, effective October 1, 2010. (P.A. 89-390, S. 14, 15, 37; P.A. 90-261, S. 11, 19; P.A. 93-381, S. 25, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 5, 39, 58; P.A. 98-150, …

Sec. 17a-679. (Formerly Sec. 19a-2g). Expenses for necessary transportation of alcohol-dependent persons for admission to a treatment facility. (a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services may, within available appropriations, pay the expenses of necessary transport…

Sec. 17a-680. (Formerly Sec. 19a-126). Definitions. For purposes of sections 17a-673 and 17a-680 to 17a-690, inclusive: (1) “Alcohol-dependent person” means a person who meets the criteria for moderate or severe alcohol use disorder, as described in the most recent edition of the…

Sec. 17a-681. (Formerly Sec. 19a-126a). Regulations re treatment programs and facilities. Standards. Cooperation with Commissioner of Correction. Transfer of persons accused or convicted of nonviolent crimes. (a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall adopt …

Sec. 17a-681a. Transferred to Chapter 319i, Part I, Sec. 17a-486.

Sec. 17a-682. (Formerly Sec. 19a-126b). Voluntary admissions to treatment facilities operated by the department. Assistance on leaving. (a) An alcohol-dependent person or a drug-dependent person may apply for voluntary treatment directly to a treatment facility operated by the De…

Sec. 17a-683. (Formerly Sec. 19a-126c). Police assistance for intoxicated persons. Protective custody of person incapacitated by alcohol. Medical examination. Detention and release. Notification to family. Assistance for nonadmitted person. (a) Any police officer finding a person…

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-6a. Commissioners to require applicants, vendors and contractors to submit to state and national criminal history records checks and state child abuse and neglect registry checks. Requests to check child abuse and neglect registry by child welfare agencies of other state…

Secs. 17a-6b and 17a-6c. Connecticut Juvenile Training School advisory group; review; recommendations; report by commissioner. Adjudicated youths in care and custody of department; reports. Sections 17a-6b and 17a-6c are repealed, effective July 1, 2018. (P.A. 03-251, S. 2, 3; P.…

Sec. 17a-6d. Development of procedures responsive to needs of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Report. (a) The Commissioner of Children and Families, in collaboration with the Commissioners of Early Childhood, Developmental Services and Social Services, …

Sec. 17a-6e. Annual report re utilization of Department of Children and Families' services by race and ethnicity. Not later than February 15, 2019, and annually thereafter, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of secti…

Sec. 17a-6f. Software application for computers and mobile devices. Not later than February 1, 2022, the Commissioner of Children and Families shall develop and maintain a software application for use on computers and mobile devices to facilitate (1) the reporting of nonemergent …