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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5419
February Session, 2022
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Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
(PH)
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
AND ADDICTION SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING
REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ACTION ORGANIZATIONS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) (a) There are established 1
within the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services five 2
regional behavioral health action organizations, one for each mental 3
health region in the state, designated pursuant to section 17a-478 of the 4
general statutes, as amended by this act. Each regional behavioral health 5
action organization shall serve as a strategic community partner 6
responsible for behavioral health planning, behavioral health education, 7
coordination of prevention of behavioral health issues, promotion of 8
behavioral health and advocacy for behavioral health needs and 9
services within its mental health region. 10
(b) The duties of each regional behavioral health action organization, 11
within its mental health region, shall include, but need not be limited to: 12
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adults across the region and engaging with stakeholders to identify 14
needs, problems, barriers and gaps in the behavioral health service 15
continuum, (2) enhancing the capacity of local communities to 16
understand and address problem gambling, (3) raising awareness and 17
advocating for the general public for mental health promotion and 18
substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery, (4) receiving and 19
expanding federal, state and local funds and leveraging funds to 20
support behavioral health promotion, prevention, treatment and 21
recovery activities, (5) serving on local, regional and state advisory and 22
planning bodies, (6) within available appropriations, providing training 23
in the administration of an opioid antagonist, as defined in section 17a-24
714a of the general statutes, and distributing supplies of opioid 25
antagonists to communities, (7) reporting community needs, program 26
review findings and conclusions annually to the relevant local, regional 27
and state stakeholders with recommendations for the establishment, 28
modification or expansion of behavioral health services within the 29
mental health region, and (8) serving as the regional partner responsible 30
for coordinating and aligning federal, state, regional and local 31
behavioral health initiatives. 32
(c) To carry out the duties described in subsection (b) of this section, 33
each regional behavioral health action organization shall solicit advice 34
and input from community members, including, but not limited to, 35
elected officials, parents, youth, faith-based organizations, law 36
enforcement professionals or organizations, health care professionals, 37
persons with lived experience of behavioral health issues, family 38
members with lived experience of behavioral health issues, behavioral 39
health treatment providers, businesses, youth-serving organizations, 40
civic or fraternal groups, educational organizations, media 41
organizations and other interested persons or organizations. 42
Sec. 2. Section 4-28g of the general statutes is repealed and the 43
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 44
Any governmental entity or Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 45
Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code 46 Raised Bill No. 5419
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of the United States, as from time to time amended or Section 501(c)(4) 47
of said Internal Revenue Code organization, including, but not limited 48
to, local health districts and [regional action councils] regional 49
behavioral health action organizations, which receives state dollars for 50
tobacco education or reduction or prevention of tobacco use, shall 51
submit a plan to the Department of Public Health identifying the target 52
population, the methods for choosing the target population, and the 53
evaluation component for the effectiveness of the program. Such plan 54
shall be approved by the Department of Health prior to the release of 55
funds. 56
Sec. 3. Subsection (j) of section 17a-451 of the general statutes is 57
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 58
passage): 59
(j) The commissioner shall be responsible for developing and 60
implementing the Connecticut comprehensive plan for prevention, 61
treatment and reduction of alcohol and drug abuse problems to be 62
known as the state substance abuse plan. Such plan shall include a 63
mission statement, a vision statement and goals for providing treatment 64
and recovery support services to adults with substance use disorders. 65
The plan shall be developed by July 1, 2010, and thereafter shall be 66
triennially updated by July first of the respective year. The 67
commissioner shall develop such plan, mission statement, a vision 68
statement and goals after consultation with: (1) The Connecticut Alcohol 69
and Drug Policy Council established pursuant to section 17a-667; (2) the 70
Criminal Justice Policy Advisory Commission established pursuant to 71
section 18-87j; (3) the [subregional planning and action councils 72
established pursuant to section 17a-671] regional behavioral health 73
action organizations established pursuant to section 1 of this act; (4) 74
clients and their families, including those involved with the criminal 75
justice system; (5) treatment providers; and (6) other interested 76
stakeholders. The plan shall outline the action steps, time frames and 77
resources needed to meet specified goals and shall, at a minimum, 78
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to treatment; (B) the provision of comprehensive assessments to those 80
requesting treatment, including individuals with co-occurring 81
conditions; (C) quality of treatment services and promotion of research-82
based and evidence-based best practices and models; (D) an appropriate 83
array of prevention, treatment and recovery services along with a 84
sustained continuum of care; (E) outcome measures of specific 85
treatment and recovery services in the overall system of care; (F) 86
information regarding the status of treatment program availability for 87
pregnant women, including statistical and demographic data 88
concerning pregnant women and women with children in treatment 89
and on waiting lists for treatment; (G) department policies and 90
guidelines concerning recovery-oriented care; (H) provisions of the 91
community reentry strategy concerning substance abuse treatment and 92
recovery services needed by the offender population as developed by 93
the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division within the Office of 94
Policy and Management; (I) an evaluation of the Connecticut Alcohol 95
and Drug Policy Council's plan described in section 17a-667 and any 96
recommendations for changes to such plan; and (J) a summary of data 97
maintained in the central repository, described in subsection (o) of this 98
section. The plan shall define measures and set benchmarks for the 99
overall treatment system and for each state-operated program. 100
Measures and benchmarks specified in the plan shall include, but not be 101
limited to, the time required to receive substance abuse assessments and 102
treatment services either from state agencies directly or through the 103
private provider network funded by state agencies, the percentage of 104
clients who should receive a treatment episode of ninety days or greater, 105
treatment provision rates with respect to those requesting treatment, 106
connection to the appropriate level of care rates, treatment completion 107
rates and treatment success rates as measured by improved client 108
outcomes in the areas of substance use, employment, housing and 109
involvement with the criminal justice system. 110
Sec. 4. Section 17a-456 of the general statutes is repealed and the 111
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 112 Raised Bill No. 5419
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There shall be a Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services that 113
shall consist of: (1) Nineteen members appointed by the Governor, 114
subject to the provisions of section 4-9a, five of whom shall have had 115
experience in the field of substance abuse, five of whom shall be from 116
the mental health community, three of whom shall be physicians 117
licensed to practice medicine in this state who have had experience in 118
the field of psychiatry, two of whom shall be psychologists licensed to 119
practice in this state, two of whom shall be persons representing families 120
of individuals with psychiatric disabilities, and two of whom shall be 121
persons representing families of individuals recovering from substance 122
use disorders; and (2) [the chairmen of the regional mental health boards 123
established pursuant to section 17a-484; (3) one designee of each such 124
board; (4) two designees from each of the five subregions represented 125
by the substance abuse subregional planning and action councils 126
established pursuant to section 17a-671; (5) one designee from each 127
mental health region established pursuant to section 17a-478, each of 128
whom shall represent individuals with psychiatric disabilities, selected 129
by such regional mental health boards in collaboration with advocacy 130
groups; and (6) one designee from each of the five subregions 131
represented by such substance abuse subregional planning and action 132
councils, each of whom shall represent individuals recovering from 133
substance use disorders, selected by such substance abuse subregional 134
planning and action councils in collaboration with advocacy groups.] 135
two designees, one of whom shall have experience in treating or 136
providing services for individuals with psychiatric disabilities and one 137
of whom shall have experience in treating or providing services for 138
persons recovering from substance use disorders from each of the 139
regional behavioral health action organizations established pursuant to 140
section 1 of this act. The members of the board shall serve without 141
compensation except for necessary expenses incurred in performing 142
their duties. The members of the board may include representatives of 143
nongovernment organizations or groups, and of state agencies, 144
concerned with planning, operation or utilization of facilities providing 145
mental health and substance abuse services, including consumers and 146
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services, except that no more than half of the members of the board shall 148
be providers of such services. Appointed members shall serve on the 149
board for terms of four years each and members who are designees shall 150
serve on the board at the pleasure of the designating authority. No 151
appointed member of the board shall be employed by the state or be a 152
member of the staff of any institution for which such member's 153
compensation is paid wholly by the state. A majority of the board shall 154
constitute a quorum. 155
Sec. 5. Section 17a-470 of the general statutes is repealed and the 156
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 157
Each state hospital, state-operated facility or the Whiting Forensic 158
Hospital for the treatment of persons with psychiatric disabilities or 159
persons with substance use disorders, or both, except the Connecticut 160
Mental Health Center, may have an advisory board appointed by the 161
superintendent or director of the facility for terms to be decided by such 162
superintendent or director. In any case where the present number of 163
members of an advisory board is less than the number of members 164
designated by the superintendent or director of the facility, he shall 165
appoint additional members to such board in accordance with this 166
section in such manner that the terms of an approximately equal 167
number of members shall expire in each odd-numbered year. The 168
superintendent or director shall fill any vacancy that may occur for the 169
unexpired portion of any term. No member may serve more than two 170
successive terms plus the balance of any unexpired term to which he 171
had been appointed. The superintendent or director of the facility shall 172
be an ex-officio member of the advisory board. Each member of an 173
advisory board of a state-operated facility within the Department of 174
Mental Health and Addiction Services assigned a geographical territory 175
shall be a resident of the assigned geographical territory. Members of 176
said advisory boards shall receive no compensation for their services 177
but shall be reimbursed for necessary expenses involved in the 178
performance of their duties. At least one-third of such members shall be 179
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established pursuant to section 17a-671,] regional behavioral health 181
action organizations, established pursuant to section 1 of this act and at 182
least one-third shall be members of the catchment area councils, as 183
provided in section 17a-483, as amended by this act, for the catchment 184
areas served by such facility, except that members serving as of October 185
1, 1977, shall serve out their terms. 186
Sec. 6. Section 17a-476 of the general statutes is repealed and the 187
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 188
(a) Any general hospital, municipality or nonprofit organization in 189
Connecticut may apply to the Department of Mental Health and 190
Addiction Services for funds to establish, expand or maintain 191
psychiatric or mental health services. The application for funds shall be 192
submitted on forms provided by the Department of Mental Health and 193
Addiction Services, and shall be accompanied by (1) a definition of the 194
towns and areas to be served; (2) a plan by means of which the applicant 195
proposes to coordinate its activities with those of other local agencies 196
presently supplying mental health services or contributing in any way 197
to the mental health of the area; (3) a description of the services to be 198
provided, and the methods through which these services will be 199
provided; and (4) indication of the methods that will be employed to 200
effect a balance in the use of state and local resources so as to foster local 201
initiative, responsibility and participation. In accordance with 202
subdivision (4) of section 17a-480, as amended by this act, [and 203
subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of section 17a-484, the regional 204
mental health board] the regional behavioral action organization 205
serving the mental health region in which the applicant is located shall 206
review each such application with the Department of Mental Health and 207
Addiction Services and make recommendations to the department with 208
respect to each such application. 209
(b) Upon receipt of the application with the recommendations of the 210
[regional mental health board] regional behavioral action organization 211
and approval by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction 212
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grant-in-aid within the appropriation for any annual fiscal year. No 214
funds authorized by this section shall be used for the construction or 215
renovation of buildings. 216
(c) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may 217
adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, 218
concerning minimum standards for eligibility to receive said state 219
contracted funds and any grants-in-aid. Any such funds or grants-in-aid 220
made by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for 221
psychiatric or mental health services shall be made directly to the 222
agency submitting the application and providing such service or 223
services. 224
Sec. 7. Section 17a-480 of the general statutes is repealed and the 225
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 226
The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in 227
consultation with [regional mental health boards as established by 228
subsection (c) of section 17a-483] regional behavioral action 229
organizations, established pursuant to section 1 of this act, (1) may 230
purchase services from other public agencies and from municipal and 231
private agencies, (2) shall supervise, plan and coordinate mental health 232
services with the goal of improving and expanding existing services and 233
providing new ones, (3) shall develop joint programs in conformity with 234
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services standards, (4) 235
shall make recommendations concerning all requests for grants and all 236
contract proposals emanating from the regions, (5) shall evaluate mental 237
health service delivery and monitor such services to insure that they are 238
in conformity with the plans and policies of the Department of Mental 239
Health and Addiction Services, and (6) shall report annually to the 240
Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services on the status of 241
programs and needs of the regions. 242
Sec. 8. Section 17a-482 of the general statutes is repealed and the 243
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 244 Raised Bill No. 5419
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As used in subsection (a) of section 17a-476, as amended by this act, 245
sections 17a-478 to 17a-480, inclusive, as amended by this act, and 246
sections 17a-482, as amended by this act, and [to 17a-484, inclusive] 17a-247
483, as amended by this act, unless the context otherwise requires: 248
"Catchment area" means any geographical area within the state 249
established as such by the Commissioner of Mental Health and 250
Addiction Services, the boundaries of which may be redesignated by 251
said commissioner when deemed necessary to equalize the population 252
of each area and in such manner as is consistent with the boundaries of 253
the municipalities therein, provided such boundaries of any catchment 254
area shall be entirely within the boundaries of a mental health region 255
established under section 17a-478, as amended by this act; "council" 256
means the catchment area council established under section 17a-483, as 257
amended by this act; ["regional mental health board" means the board 258
appointed within each mental health region under subsection (c) of 259
section 17a-483] "regional behavioral action organization" means the 260
organization established pursuant to section 1 of this act; and "provider" 261
means any person who receives income from private practice or any 262
public or private agency which delivers mental health services. 263
Sec. 9. Section 17a-483 of the general statutes is repealed and the 264
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 265
(a) Each catchment area council shall consist of one representative 266
from each town or portion thereof located within the same catchment 267
area, except that if a catchment area consists of (1) only two towns or 268
portions thereof, three representatives shall be appointed from each 269
town or portion thereof or (2) only one town or portion thereof, seven 270
representatives shall be appointed. Such representatives shall be 271
consumers and shall be appointed by the first selectmen, mayor or 272
governing official of such town or portion thereof. The representatives 273
appointed shall elect by majority vote an additional number of 274
representatives, which number shall not exceed the number initially 275
appointed. Not less than fifty-one per cent and not more than sixty per 276
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[consumers] persons with lived experience of a behavioral health 278
disorder. 279
(b) Each catchment area council shall study and evaluate the delivery 280
of mental health services in its respective catchment area in accordance 281
with regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Mental Health and 282
Addiction Services. Each council shall make such reports and 283
recommendations to the [regional mental health boards as such boards] 284
regional behavioral health action organizations as such organizations 285
may require or which the catchment area council may deem necessary. 286
(c) Each catchment area council shall elect four members of its council 287
to serve as members of the [regional mental health board] regional 288
behavioral health action organization of the region in which it is located, 289
not more than two of whom shall be providers of mental health services. 290
The [regional mental health boards] regional behavioral health action 291
organizations shall consist of the members elected by the catchment area 292
councils and one representative designated by the Commissioner of 293
Mental Health and Addiction Services from each state-operated facility 294
serving the region. 295
(d) Members of catchment area councils shall receive no 296
compensation for their services but may be reimbursed by the 297
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for necessary 298
expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. 299
Sec. 10. Subsection (a) of section 17a-713 of the 2022 supplement to 300
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 301
thereof (Effective from passage): 302
(a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall 303
establish a program for the treatment and rehabilitation of compulsive 304
gamblers in the state. The program shall provide prevention, treatment 305
and rehabilitation services for chronic gamblers. The department may 306
enter into agreements with [subregional planning and action councils] 307
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organizations to assist in providing these services, provided not less 309
than twenty-five per cent of the amount received pursuant to section 12-310
818 annually shall be set aside for contracts with [subregional planning 311
and action councils established pursuant to section 17a-671] regional 312
behavioral health action organizations established pursuant to section 1 313
of this act and nonprofit organizations and not less than five per cent of 314
the amount received pursuant to section 12-818 annually shall be set 315
aside for a contract with the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling. 316
The department may impose a reasonable fee, on a sliding scale, on 317
those participants who can afford to pay for any such services. The 318
department shall implement such program when the account 319
established under subsection (b) of this section is sufficient to meet 320
initial operating expenses. As used in this section, "chronic gambler" 321
means a person who is chronically and progressively preoccupied with 322
gambling and the urge to gamble, and with gambling behavior that 323
compromises, disrupts or damages personal, family or vocational 324
pursuits. 325
Sec. 11. Section 19a-507a of the general statutes is repealed and the 326
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 327
As used in section 8-3g and sections 19a-507a to 19a-507d, inclusive: 328
(1) "Mentally ill adult" means any adult who has a mental or emotional 329
condition which has substantial adverse effects on his ability to function 330
and who requires care and treatment but shall not mean any adult who 331
is dangerous to himself or herself or others, as defined in section 17a-332
495, as amended by this act, or who is an alcohol-dependent person or 333
a drug-dependent person, as defined in section 17a-680, as amended by 334
this act, or who has been placed in any community-based residential 335
home by order of the Superior Court or has been released to any 336
community-based residential home by the Department of Correction or 337
any person found not competent to stand trial for any crime pursuant to 338
section 54-56d or committed pursuant to sections 17a-580 to 17a-602, 339
inclusive; and (2) ["regional mental health board" means a regional 340
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residence" means a facility which houses the staff of such facility and 342
eight or fewer mentally ill adults which is licensed by the Commissioner 343
of Public Health and which provides supervised, structured group 344
living activities and psychosocial rehabilitation and other support 345
services to mentally ill adults discharged from a state-operated or 346
licensed facility or referred by a licensed physician specializing in 347
psychiatry or a licensed psychologist. 348
Sec. 12. Section 19a-507b of the general statutes is repealed and the 349
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 350
(a) No community residence shall be established on or after July 1, 351
1984, within one thousand feet of any other community residence. If 352
more than one community residence is proposed to be established in 353
any municipality, the total capacity of all community residences in the 354
municipality in which such residence is proposed to be established shall 355
not exceed one-tenth of one per cent of the population of such 356
municipality. 357
(b) Any resident of a municipality in which a community residence is 358
or will be located may, through the chief executive officer of the 359
municipality, or the legislative body of such municipality may, petition 360
the Commissioner of Public Health to deny an application for a license 361
to operate a community residence on the grounds that the operation of 362
such a community residence would be in violation of the limits 363
established under subsection (a) of this section. 364
(c) An applicant for a license to operate a community residence shall 365
mail a copy of the application made to the Department of Public Health 366
to [the regional mental health board and] the governing body of the 367
municipality in which the community residence is to be located, by 368
certified mail, return receipt requested. All applications shall specify the 369
number of community residences in the municipality, the address of 370
each such residence and the number of residents in each and the address 371
of the proposed community residence, and shall include population and 372
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pursuant to subsection (a) of this section. 374
(d) The Commissioner of Public Health shall not issue a license for a 375
community residence until the applicant has submitted proof that the 376
mailing required by subsection (c) of this section has been made and 377
until at least thirty days have elapsed since the receipt of such mailing 378
by all required recipients. 379
Sec. 13. Subsection (a) of section 17a-450a of the general statutes is 380
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 381
passage): 382
(a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall 383
constitute a successor department to the Department of Mental Health. 384
Whenever the words "Commissioner of Mental Health" are used or 385
referred to in the following general statutes, the words "Commissioner 386
of Mental Health and Addiction Services" shall be substituted in lieu 387
thereof and whenever the words "Department of Mental Health" are 388
used or referred to in the following general statutes, the words 389
"Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services" shall be 390
substituted in lieu thereof: 4-5, 4-38c, 4-77a, 4a-12, 4a-16, 5-142, 8-206d, 391
10-19, 10-71, 10-76d, 17a-14, 17a-26, 17a-31, 17a-33, 17a-218, 17a-246, 17a-392
450, 17a-451, as amended by this act, 17a-453, 17a-454, 17a-455, 17a-456, 393
as amended by this act, 17a-457, 17a-458, 17a-459, 17a-460, 17a-464, 17a-394
465, 17a-466, 17a-467, 17a-468, 17a-470, as amended by this act, 17a-471, 395
17a-472, 17a-473, 17a-474, 17a-476, as amended by this act, 17a-478, as 396
amended by this act, 17a-479, 17a-480, as amended by this act, 17a-481, 397
17a-482, as amended by this act, 17a-483, as amended by this act, [17a-398
484,] 17a-498, as amended by this act, 17a-499, as amended by this act, 399
17a-502, 17a-506, 17a-510, 17a-511, 17a-512, 17a-513, 17a-519, as 400
amended by this act, 17a-528, as amended by this act, 17a-560, 17a-561, 401
17a-562, 17a-565, 17a-581, 17a-582, 17a-675, 17b-28, 17b-59a, 17b-222, 402
17b-223, 17b-225, 17b-359, 17b-694, 19a-82, 19a-495, 19a-498, 19a-507a, as 403
amended by this act, 19a-576, 19a-583, 20-14i, 20-14j, 21a-240, 21a-301, 404
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Sec. 14. Section 17a-478 of the general statutes is repealed and the 406
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 407
The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall 408
designate mental health regions within the state. Such regions and 409
boundaries thereof may be redesignated by said commissioner as he 410
deems necessary. For the purposes of sections 17a-476, as amended by 411
this act, and 17a-478 to 17a-480, inclusive, as amended by this act, 412
"community mental health services" means comprehensive services, 413
both medical and nonmedical, designed to (1) decrease the prevalence 414
and incidence of psychiatric disabilities, emotional disturbance and 415
social disfunctioning, and (2) promote mental health in individuals, 416
groups and institutions and includes, but is not limited to, the following: 417
Outreach and case finding, inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, 418
partial hospitalization, diagnosis and screening, aftercare and 419
rehabilitation, education, consultation, emergency services, research, 420
evaluation, training and services to the courts. The Commissioner of 421
Mental Health and Addiction Services may enter into such contracts for 422
services as may be required to carry out the provisions of subsection (a) 423
of section 17a-476, as amended by this act, sections 17a-478 to 17a-480, 424
inclusive, as amended by this act, and sections 17a-482, as amended by 425
this act, [to 17a-484, inclusive] and 17a-483, as amended by this act. 426
Sec. 15. Subsections (b) to (d), inclusive, of section 17a-495 of the 427
general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 428
thereof (Effective from passage): 429
(b) For the purposes of this section, sections 17a-450 to [17a-484] 17a-430
483, inclusive, as amended by this act, 17a-496 to 17a-528, inclusive, as 431
amended by this act, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, and 17a-560 to 17a-432
575, inclusive, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 433
"Business day" means Monday to Friday, inclusive, except when a legal 434
holiday falls on any such day; "hospital for persons with psychiatric 435
disabilities" means any public or private hospital, retreat, institution, 436
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institution of this state; "patient" means any person detained and taken 439
care of as a person with psychiatric disabilities; "keeper of a hospital for 440
persons with psychiatric disabilities" means any person, body of 441
persons or corporation which has the immediate superintendence, 442
management and control of a hospital for persons with psychiatric 443
disabilities and the patients therein; "support" includes all necessary 444
food, clothing and medicine and all general expenses of maintaining 445
state hospitals for persons with psychiatric disabilities; "indigent 446
person" means any person who has an estate insufficient, in the 447
judgment of the Court of Probate, to provide for his or her support and 448
has no person or persons legally liable who are able to support him or 449
her; "dangerous to himself or herself or others" means there is a 450
substantial risk that physical harm will be inflicted by an individual 451
upon his or her own person or upon another person; "gravely disabled" 452
means that a person, as a result of mental or emotional impairment, is 453
in danger of serious harm as a result of an inability or failure to provide 454
for his or her own basic human needs such as essential food, clothing, 455
shelter or safety and that hospital treatment is necessary and available 456
and that such person is mentally incapable of determining whether or 457
not to accept such treatment because his judgment is impaired by his 458
psychiatric disabilities; "respondent" means a person who is alleged to 459
have psychiatric disabilities and for whom an application for 460
commitment to a hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities has 461
been filed; "voluntary patient" means any patient sixteen years of age or 462
older who applies in writing to and is admitted to a hospital for persons 463
with psychiatric disabilities as a person with psychiatric disabilities or 464
any patient under sixteen years of age whose parent or legal guardian 465
applies in writing to such hospital for admission of such patient; and 466
"involuntary patient" means any patient hospitalized pursuant to an 467
order of a judge of the Probate Court after an appropriate hearing or a 468
patient hospitalized for emergency diagnosis, observation or treatment 469
upon certification of a qualified physician. 470
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means any person who has a mental or emotional condition which has 473
substantial adverse effects on his or her ability to function and who 474
requires care and treatment, and specifically excludes a person who is 475
an alcohol-dependent person or a drug-dependent person, as defined in 476
section 17a-680, as amended by this act. 477
(d) For the purposes of sections 17a-453, 17a-454, 17a-456, as 478
amended by this act, 17a-458 to 17a-464, inclusive, 17a-466 to 17a-469, 479
inclusive, 17a-471, 17a-474, 17a-476 to [17a-484] 17a-483, inclusive, as 480
amended by this act, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575, 481
inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618, inclusive, "person with psychiatric 482
disabilities" means any person who has a mental or emotional condition 483
which has substantial adverse effects on his or her ability to function 484
and who requires care and treatment, and specifically includes a person 485
who is an alcohol-dependent person or a drug-dependent person, as 486
defined in section 17a-680, as amended by this act. 487
Sec. 16. Section 17a-496 of the general statutes is repealed and the 488
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 489
Any keeper of a hospital for psychiatric disabilities who wilfully 490
violates any of the provisions of this section, sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, 491
inclusive, 17a-450 to [17a-484] 17a-483, inclusive, as amended by this act, 492
17a-497 to 17a-528, inclusive, as amended by this act, 17a-540 to 17a-550, 493
inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618, 494
inclusive, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or 495
imprisoned not more than one year or both. 496
Sec. 17. Subsection (b) of section 17a-497 of the general statutes is 497
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 498
passage): 499
(b) Upon the motion of any respondent or his or her counsel, or the 500
probate judge having jurisdiction over such application, filed not later 501
than three days prior to any hearing scheduled on such application, the 502
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among the probate judges to hear such application. The judge of the 504
Probate Court having jurisdiction over such application under the 505
provisions of this section shall be a member, provided such judge may 506
disqualify himself in which case all three members of such court shall 507
be appointed by the Probate Court Administrator. Such three-judge 508
court when convened shall have all the powers and duties set forth 509
under sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to [17a-484] 17a-483, 510
inclusive, as amended by this act, 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive, as 511
amended by this act, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575, 512
inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618, inclusive, and shall be subject to all of 513
the provisions of law as if it were a single-judge court. No such 514
respondent shall be involuntarily confined without the vote of at least 515
two of the three judges convened hereunder. The judges of such court 516
shall designate a chief judge from among their members. All records for 517
any case before the three-judge court shall be maintained in the Probate 518
Court having jurisdiction over the matter as if the three-judge court had 519
not been appointed. 520
Sec. 18. Subsection (g) of section 17a-498 of the general statutes is 521
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 522
passage): 523
(g) The hospital shall notify each patient at least annually that such 524
patient has a right to a further hearing pursuant to this section. If the 525
patient requests such hearing, it shall be held by the Probate Court for 526
the district in which the hospital is located. Any such request shall be 527
immediately filed with the appropriate court by the hospital. After such 528
request is filed with the Probate Court, it shall proceed in the manner 529
provided in subsections (a), (b), (c) and (f) of this section. In addition, 530
the hospital shall furnish the Probate Court for the district in which the 531
hospital is located on a monthly basis with a list of all patients confined 532
in the hospital involuntarily without release for one year since the last 533
annual review under this section of the patient's commitment or since 534
the original commitment. The hospital shall include in such notification 535
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review had a hearing, the Probate Court shall, within fifteen business 537
days thereafter, appoint an impartial physician who is a psychiatrist 538
from the list provided by the Commissioner of Mental Health and 539
Addiction Services as set forth in subsection (c) of this section and not 540
connected with the hospital in which the patient is confined or related 541
by blood or marriage to the original applicant or to the respondent, 542
which physician shall see and examine each such patient within fifteen 543
business days after such physician's appointment and make a report 544
forthwith to such court of the condition of the patient on forms provided 545
by the Probate Court Administrator. If the Probate Court concludes that 546
the confinement of any such patient should be reviewed by such court 547
for possible release of the patient, the court, on its own motion, shall 548
proceed in the manner provided in subsections (a), (b), (c) and (f) of this 549
section, except that the examining physician shall be considered one of 550
the physicians required by subsection (c) of this section. If the patient's 551
last annual review did not result in a hearing, and in any event at least 552
every two years, the Probate Court shall, within fifteen business days, 553
proceed with a hearing in the manner provided in subsections (a), (b), 554
(c) and (f) of this section. All costs and expenses, including Probate 555
Court entry fees provided by statute, in conjunction with the annual 556
psychiatric review and the judicial review under this subsection, except 557
costs for physicians appointed pursuant to this subsection, shall be 558
established by, and paid from funds appropriated to, the Judicial 559
Department, except that if funds have not been included in the budget 560
of the Judicial Department for such costs and expenses, such payment 561
shall be made from the Probate Court Adminis tration Fund. 562
Compensation of any physician appointed to conduct the annual 563
psychiatric review, to examine a patient for any hearing held as a result 564
of such annual review or for any other biennial hearing required 565
pursuant to sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to [17a-484] 17a-566
483, inclusive, as amended by this act, 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive, as 567
amended by this act, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575, 568
inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618, inclusive, shall be paid by the state 569
from funds appropriated to the Department of Mental Health and 570
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Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. 572
Sec. 19. Section 17a-499 of the general statutes is repealed and the 573
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 574
All proceedings of the Probate Court, upon application made under 575
the provisions of sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to [17a-576
484] 17a-483, inclusive, as amended by this act, 17a-495 to 17a-528, 577
inclusive, as amended by this act, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 578
to 17a-575, inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618, inclusive, shall be in 579
writing and filed in such court, and, whenever a court passes an order 580
for the admission of any person to any state hospital for psychiatric 581
disabilities, the court shall record the order and give a certified copy of 582
such order and of the reports of the physicians to the person by whom 583
such person is to be taken to the hospital, as the warrant for such taking 584
and commitment, and shall also forthwith transmit a like copy to the 585
Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and, in the case 586
of a person in the custody of the Commissioner of Correction, to the 587
Commissioner of Correction. Whenever a court passes an order for the 588
commitment of any person to any hospital for psychiatric disabilities, it 589
shall, within three business days, provide the Commissioner of Mental 590
Health and Addiction Services with access to identifying information 591
including, but not limited to, name, address, sex, date of birth and date 592
of commitment on all commitments ordered on and after June 1, 1998. 593
All commitment applications, orders of commitment and commitment 594
papers issued by any court in committing persons with psychiatric 595
disabilities to public or private hospitals for psychiatric disabilities shall 596
be in accordance with a form prescribed by the Probate Court 597
Administrator, which form shall be uniform throughout the state. State 598
hospitals and other hospitals for persons with psychiatric disabilities 599
shall, so far as they are able, upon reasonable request of any officer of a 600
court having the power of commitment, send one or more trained 601
attendants or nurses to attend any hearing concerning the commitment 602
of any person with psychiatric disabilities and any such attendant or 603
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serve commitment process issued under the provisions of sections 17a-605
75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to [17a-484] 17a-483, inclusive, as 606
amended by this act, 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive, as amended by this 607
act, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, and 17a-608
615 to 17a-618, inclusive. 609
Sec. 20. Subsection (a) of section 17a-500 of the general statutes is 610
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 611
passage): 612
(a) Each court of probate shall keep a record of the cases relating to 613
persons with psychiatric disabilities coming before it under sections 614
17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to [17a-484] 17a-483, inclusive, as 615
amended by this act, 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive, as amended by this 616
act, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, and 17a-617
615 to 17a-618, inclusive, and the disposition of them. It shall also keep 618
on file the original application and certificate of physicians required by 619
said sections, or a microfilm duplicate of such records in accordance 620
with regulations issued by the Probate Court Administrator. All records 621
maintained in the courts of probate under the provisions of said sections 622
shall be sealed and available only to the respondent or his or her counsel 623
unless the Court of Probate, after hearing held with notice to the 624
respondent, determines such records should be disclosed for cause 625
shown. 626
Sec. 21. Section 17a-501 of the general statutes is repealed and the 627
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 628
Any person with psychiatric disabilities, the expense of whose 629
support is paid by himself or by another person, may be committed to 630
any institution for the care of persons with psychiatric disabilities 631
designated by the person paying for such support; and any indigent 632
person with psychiatric disabilities, not a pauper, committed under the 633
provisions of sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to [17a-484] 634
17a-483, inclusive, as amended by this act, 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive, 635
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inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618, inclusive, shall be committed to any 637
state hospital for psychiatric disabilities which is equipped to receive 638
him, at the discretion of the Court of Probate, upon consideration of a 639
request made by the person applying for such commitment. 640
Sec. 22. Section 17a-504 of the general statutes is repealed and the 641
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 642
Any person who wilfully and maliciously causes, or attempts to 643
cause, or who conspires with any other person to cause, any person who 644
does not have psychiatric disabilities to be committed to any hospital 645
for psychiatric disabilities, and any person who wilfully certifies falsely 646
to the psychiatric disabilities of any person in any certificate provided 647
for in sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to [17a-484] 17a-483, 648
inclusive, as amended by this act, 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive, as 649
amended by this act, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575, 650
inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618, inclusive, and any person who, under 651
the provisions of said sections relating to persons with psychiatric 652
disabilities, wilfully reports falsely to any court or judge that any person 653
has psychiatric disabilities, shall be guilty of a class D felony. 654
Sec. 23. Section 17a-505 of the general statutes is repealed and the 655
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 656
When any female with psychiatric disabilities is escorted to a state 657
hospital for persons with psychiatric disabilities by a male guard, 658
attendant or other employee of a correctional or reformatory institution, 659
or by a male law enforcement officer, under the provisions of sections 660
17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to [17a-484] 17a-483, inclusive, as 661
amended by this act, 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive, as amended by this 662
act, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, and 17a-663
615 to 17a-618, inclusive, the person so escorting her shall be 664
accompanied by an adult member of her family or at least one woman. 665
Sec. 24. Section 17a-519 of the general statutes is repealed and the 666
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Each officer or indifferent person making legal service of any order, 668
notice, warrant or other paper under the provisions of sections 17a-75 to 669
17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to [17a-484] 17a-483, inclusive, as amended by 670
this act, 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive, as amended by this act, 17a-540 to 671
17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618, 672
inclusive, shall be entitled to the same compensation as is by law 673
provided for like services in civil causes. Physicians, for examining a 674
person alleged to have psychiatric disabilities and making a certificate 675
as provided by said sections, shall be entitled to a reasonable 676
compensation established by the Commissioner of Mental Health and 677
Addiction Services. The fees of the courts of probate shall be such as are 678
provided by law for similar services. The Superior Court, on an appeal, 679
may tax costs at its discretion. 680
Sec. 25. Section 17a-525 of the general statutes is repealed and the 681
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 682
Any person aggrieved by an order, denial or decree of a Probate 683
Court under sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to [17a-484] 684
17a-483, inclusive, as amended by this act, 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive, 685
as amended by this act, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575, 686
inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618, inclusive, including any relative or 687
friend, on behalf of any person found to have psychiatric disabilities, 688
shall have the right of appeal in accordance with sections 45a-186 to 45a-689
193, inclusive. On the trial of an appeal, the Superior Court may require 690
the state's attorney or, in the state's attorney's absence, some other 691
practicing attorney of the court to be present for the protection of the 692
interests of the state and of the public. 693
Sec. 26. Subsection (a) of section 17a-528 of the general statutes is 694
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 695
passage): 696
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[17a-484] 17a-483, inclusive, as amended by this act, 17a-495 to 17a-528, 700
inclusive, as amended by this act, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 701
to 17a-575, inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618, inclusive, all fees and 702
expenses incurred upon the probate commitment proceedings, payment 703
of which is not otherwise provided for under said sections, shall be paid 704
by the state within available appropriations from funds appropriated to 705
the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services in accordance 706
with rates established by said department; and, if such person is found 707
not to have psychiatric disabilities, such fees and expenses shall be paid 708
by the applicant. 709
Sec. 27. Section 17a-680 of the general statutes is repealed and the 710
following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 711
For purposes of sections 17a-673, and 17a-680 to 17a-690, inclusive: [, 712
and subsection (d) of section 17a-484:] 713
(1) "Alcohol-dependent person" means a person who meets the 714
criteria for moderate or severe alcohol use disorder, as described in the 715
most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association's 716
"Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders"; 717
(2) "Business day" means Monday to Friday, inclusive, except when 718
a legal holiday falls on any such day; 719
(3) "Department" means the Department of Mental Health and 720
Addiction Services; 721
(4) "Dangerous to himself" means there is a substantial risk that 722
physical harm will be inflicted by a person on himself or herself; 723
(5) "Dangerous to others" means there is a substantial risk that 724
physical harm will be inflicted by a person on another person; 725
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(7) "Drug-dependent person" means a person who meets the criteria 728
for moderate or severe substance use disorder, as described in the most 729
recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association's "Diagnostic and 730
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders"; 731
(8) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Mental Health and 732
Addiction Services; 733
(9) "Gravely disabled" means a condition in which a person, as a 734
result of the use of alcohol or drugs on a periodic or continuous basis, is 735
in danger of serious physical harm because (A) he or she is not 736
providing for his or her essential needs such as food, clothing, shelter, 737
vital medical care, or safety, (B) he or she needs, but is not receiving, 738
inpatient treatment for alcohol dependency or drug dependency, and 739
(C) he or she is incapable of determining whether to accept such 740
treatment because his or her judgment is impaired; 741
(10) "Hospital" means an establishment licensed under the provisions 742
of sections 19a-490 to 19a-503, inclusive, for the lodging, care and 743
treatment of persons suffering from disease or other abnormal physical 744
or mental conditions, and includes inpatient psychiatric services in 745
general hospitals; 746
(11) "Incapacitated by alcohol" means a condition in which a person 747
as a result of the use of alcohol has his or her judgment so impaired that 748
he or she is incapable of realizing and making a rational decision with 749
respect to his or her need for treatment; 750
(12) "Incompetent person" means a person who has been adjudged 751
incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction; 752
(13) "Intoxicated person" means a person whose mental or physical 753
functioning is substantially impaired as a result of the use of alcohol or 754
drugs; 755
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(15) "Respondent" means a person who is alleged to be alcohol-758
dependent or drug-dependent and for whom a petition for commitment 759
or recommitment to an inpatient treatment facility has been filed; 760
(16) "Treatment" means any emergency, outpatient, intermediate and 761
inpatient services and care, including diagnostic evaluation, medical, 762
psychiatric, psychological and social services, vocational and social 763
rehabilitation and other appropriate services, which may be extended to 764
alcohol-dependent persons, drug-dependent persons and intoxicated 765
persons; 766
(17) "Treatment facility" means (A) a facility providing treatment and 767
operating under the direction and control of the department, or (B) a 768
private facility providing treatment and licensed under the provisions 769
of sections 19a-490 to 19a-503, inclusive. 770
Sec. 28. Subsection (d) of section 45a-656 of the general statutes is 771
repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 772
passage): 773
(d) The conservator of the person shall not have the power or 774
authority to cause the respondent to be committed to any institution for 775
the treatment of the mentally ill except under the provisions of sections 776
17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-456 to [17a-484] 17a-483, inclusive, as 777
amended by this act, 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive, as amended by this 778
act, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, 17a-615 779
to 17a-618, inclusive, and 17a-621 to 17a-664, inclusive, and chapter 359. 780
Sec. 29. Subsection (e) of section 45a-677 of the 2022 supplement to 781
the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 782
thereof (Effective from passage): 783
(e) A plenary guardian or limited guardian shall not have the power 784
or authority: (1) To cause the protected person to be admitted to any 785
institution for treatment of the mentally ill, except in accordance with 786
the provisions of sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-456 to [17a-787
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inclusive, as amended by this act, 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 789
to 17a-575, inclusive, 17a-615 to 17a-618, inclusive, and 17a-621 to 17a-790
664, inclusive, and chapter 420b; (2) to cause the protected person to be 791
admitted to any training school or other facility provided for the care 792
and training of persons with intellectual disability if there is a conflict 793
concerning such admission between the guardian and the protected 794
person or next of kin, except in accordance with the provisions of 795
sections 17a-274 and 17a-275; (3) to consent on behalf of the protected 796
person to a sterilization, except in accordance with the provisions of 797
sections 45a-690 to 45a-700, inclusive; (4) to consent on behalf of the 798
protected person to psychosurgery, except in accordance with the 799
provisions of section 17a-543; (5) to consent on behalf of the protected 800
person to the termination of the protected person's parental rights, 801
except in accordance with the provisions of sections 45a-706 to 45a-709, 802
inclusive, 45a-715 to 45a-718, inclusive, 45a-724 to 45a-737, inclusive, 803
and 45a-743 to 45a-757, inclusive; (6) to consent on behalf of the 804
protected person to the performance of any experimental biomedical or 805
behavioral medical procedure or participation in any biomedical or 806
behavioral experiment, unless it (A) is intended to preserve the life or 807
prevent serious impairment of the physical health of the protected 808
person, (B) is intended to assist the protected person to regain the 809
protected person's abilities and has been approved for the protected 810
person by the court, or (C) has been (i) approved by a recognized 811
institutional review board, as defined by 45 CFR 46, 21 CFR 50 and 21 812
CFR 56, as amended from time to time, which is not a part of the 813
Department of Developmental Services, (ii) endorsed or supported by 814
the Department of Developmental Services, and (iii) approved for the 815
protected person by such protected person's primary care physician; (7) 816
to admit the protected person to any residential facility operated by an 817
organization by whom such guardian is employed, except in accordance 818
with the provisions of section 17a-274; (8) to prohibit the marriage or 819
divorce of the protected person; and (9) to consent on behalf of the 820
protected person to an abortion or removal of a body organ, except in 821
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health of the protected person. 824
Sec. 30. Sections 17a-484 and 17a-671 of the general statutes are 825
repealed.(Effective from passage) 826
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 from passage New section
Sec. 2 from passage 4-28g
Sec. 3 from passage 17a-451(j)
Sec. 4 from passage 17a-456
Sec. 5 from passage 17a-470
Sec. 6 from passage 17a-476
Sec. 7 from passage 17a-480
Sec. 8 from passage 17a-482
Sec. 9 from passage 17a-483
Sec. 10 from passage 17a-713(a)
Sec. 11 from passage 19a-507a
Sec. 12 from passage 19a-507b
Sec. 13 from passage 17a-450a(a)
Sec. 14 from passage 17a-478
Sec. 15 from passage 17a-495(b) to (d)
Sec. 16 from passage 17a-496
Sec. 17 from passage 17a-497(b)
Sec. 18 from passage 17a-498(g)
Sec. 19 from passage 17a-499
Sec. 20 from passage 17a-500(a)
Sec. 21 from passage 17a-501
Sec. 22 from passage 17a-504
Sec. 23 from passage 17a-505
Sec. 24 from passage 17a-519
Sec. 25 from passage 17a-525
Sec. 26 from passage 17a-528(a)
Sec. 27 from passage 17a-680
Sec. 28 from passage 45a-656(d)
Sec. 29 from passage 45a-677(e)
Sec. 30 from passage Repealer section
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PH Joint Favorable