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| 3 | 3 | | LCO No. 3022 1 of 2 |
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| 5 | 5 | | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 621 |
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| 6 | 6 | | January Session, 2019 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LCO No. 3022 |
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| 10 | 10 | | Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH |
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| 13 | 13 | | Introduced by: |
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| 14 | 14 | | SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist. |
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| 15 | 15 | | SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist. |
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| 16 | 16 | | REP. COOK, 65th Dist. |
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| 21 | 21 | | AN ACT CONCERNING THE SUPPORT OF INDIVIDUALS |
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| 22 | 22 | | EXPERIENCING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND OTHER MENTAL |
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| 23 | 23 | | HEALTH ISSUES. |
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| 24 | 24 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General |
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| 25 | 25 | | Assembly convened: |
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| 27 | 27 | | That the general statutes be amended to require (1) the Department 1 |
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| 28 | 28 | | of Mental Health and Addiction Services to adopt regulations 2 |
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| 29 | 29 | | permitting the nonvoluntary commitment of an individual who has a 3 |
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| 30 | 30 | | substance use disorder when there is a likelihood of serious harm as a 4 |
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| 31 | 31 | | result of such individual's substance use, which commitment (A) shall 5 |
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| 32 | 32 | | be pursuant to a physician's emergency certificate for the purpose of 6 |
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| 33 | 33 | | inpatient, residential care of such individual, but (B) need not originate 7 |
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| 34 | 34 | | from such individual's admission to the emergency department, (2) the 8 |
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| 35 | 35 | | establishment of a pilot program to create a stabilization center to 9 |
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| 36 | 36 | | provide a centralized hub of resources available to individuals with 10 |
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| 37 | 37 | | mental health issues, (3) intake procedures at all licensed methadone 11 |
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| 38 | 38 | | clinics in the state to be standardized, (4) mental health first aid 12 |
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| 39 | 39 | | training to be included as part of the required training of new 13 |
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| 40 | 40 | | emergency medical services providers, and (5) a mental health 14 Proposed Bill No. 621 |
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| 43 | 43 | | LCO No. 3022 2 of 2 |
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| 45 | 45 | | screening be given to any individual admitted to an emergency 15 |
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| 46 | 46 | | department for a nonfatal overdose prior to such individual's 16 |
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| 47 | 47 | | discharge. 17 |
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| 48 | 48 | | Statement of Purpose: |
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| 49 | 49 | | To implement steps aimed at supporting individuals, their families |
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| 50 | 50 | | and first responders currently experiencing or dealing with instances |
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| 51 | 51 | | of substance use disorder or other mental health issues. |
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