General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5569
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 1026
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 5569
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 1026
*01026*
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. URBAN, 43rd Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO PROVIDE NEW PATIENTS WITH A PSYCHOTHERAPY INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 17a of the general statutes be amended to require every mental health professional to provide each new patient with a psychotherapy information disclosure statement.
Statement of Purpose:
To provide greater clarity and accountability to patients contemplating mental health treatment.