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9	14		AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
10		-	AND ADDICTION SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING
11		-	THE MEMBERSHIP OF VARIOUS ADVISORY BOARDS AND
12		-	COUNCILS.
	15	+	AND ADDICTION SERVICES' RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE
	16	+	MEMBERSHIP OF VARIOUS ADVISORY BOARDS AND COUNCILS.
13	17		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
14	18		Assembly convened:
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16		-	Section 1. Section 17a-470 of the general statutes is repealed and the
17		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023):
18		-	Each [state hospital,] state-operated facility [or the Whiting Forensic
19		-	Hospital] for the treatment of persons with psychiatric disabilities or
20		-	persons with substance use disorders, or both, [except the Connecticut
21		-	Mental Health Center, may] shall have an advisory board appointed by
22		-	the superintendent or director of the facility for terms to be decided by
23		-	such superintendent or director. The superintendent or director shall
24		-	appoint at least two persons with lived experience with a behavioral
25		-	health disorder to the advisory board. In any case where the present
26		-	number of members of an advisory board is less than the number of
27		-	members designated by the superintendent or director of the facility,
28		-	[he] the superintendent or director shall appoint additional members to
29		-	such board in accordance with this section in such manner that the terms
30		-	of an approximately equal number of members shall expire in each odd-
31		-	numbered year. The superintendent or director shall fill any vacancy Substitute House Bill No. 6729
	20	+	Section 1. Section 17a-470 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
	21	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2023): 2
	22	+	Each [state hospital,] state-operated facility [or the Whiting Forensic 3
	23	+	Hospital] for the treatment of persons with psychiatric disabilities or 4
	24	+	persons with substance use disorders, or both, [ except the Connecticut 5
	25	+	Mental Health Center, may] shall have an advisory board appointed by 6
	26	+	the superintendent or director of the facility for terms to be decided by 7
	27	+	such superintendent or director. The superintendent or director shall 8
	28	+	appoint persons with lived experience with a behavioral health disorder 9
	29	+	to the advisory board. In any case where the present number of 10
	30	+	members of an advisory board is less than the number of members 11
	31	+	designated by the superintendent or director of the facility, [he] the 12
	32	+	superintendent or director shall appoint additional members to such 13
	33	+	board in accordance with this section in such manner that the terms of 14
	34	+	an approximately equal number of members shall expire in each odd-15
	35	+	numbered year. The superintendent or director shall fill any vacancy 16
	36	+	that may occur for the unexpired portion of any term. No member [may] 17 Substitute Bill No. 6729
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35		-	that may occur for the unexpired portion of any term. No member [may]
36		-	shall serve more than two successive terms plus the balance of any
37		-	unexpired term to which [he] the member had been appointed. The
38		-	superintendent or director of the facility shall be an ex-officio member
39		-	of the advisory board. Each member of an advisory board of a state-
40		-	operated facility within the Department of Mental Health and Addiction
41		-	Services assigned a geographical territory shall be a resident of the
42		-	assigned geographical territory. Members of said advisory boards shall
43		-	receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for
44		-	necessary expenses involved in the performance of their duties. At least
45		-	one-third of such members shall be from regional behavioral health
46		-	action organizations, established pursuant to section 17a-484f, and at
47		-	least one-third shall be members of the catchment area councils, as
48		-	provided in section 17a-483, for the catchment areas served by such
49		-	facility, except that members serving as of October 1, 1977, shall serve
50		-	out their terms.
51		-	Sec. 2. Section 17a-471a of the general statutes is repealed and the
52		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):
53		-	(a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in
54		-	consultation and coordination with the advisory council established
55		-	under subsection (b) of this section, shall develop policies and set
56		-	standards related to clients residing on the Connecticut Valley Hospital
57		-	campus and to the discharge of such clients from the hospital into the
58		-	adjacent community. Any such policies and standards shall [assure]
59		-	ensure that no discharge of any client admitted to Whiting Forensic
60		-	Hospital under commitment by the Superior Court or transfer from the
61		-	Department of Correction shall take place without full compliance with
62		-	sections 17a-511 to 17a-524, inclusive, 17a-566 to 17a-575, inclusive, 17a-
63		-	580 to 17a-603, inclusive, and 54-56d.
64		-	(b) There is established a Connecticut Valley Hospital Advisory
65		-	Council that shall advise the Commissioner of Mental Health and Substitute House Bill No. 6729
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	43	+	shall serve more than two successive terms plus the balance of any 18
	44	+	unexpired term to which [he] the member had been appointed. The 19
	45	+	superintendent or director of the facility shall be an ex-officio member 20
	46	+	of the advisory board. Each member of an advisory board of a state-21
	47	+	operated facility within the Department of Mental Health and Addiction 22
	48	+	Services assigned a geographical territory shall be a resident of the 23
	49	+	assigned geographical territory. Members of said advisory boards shall 24
	50	+	receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for 25
	51	+	necessary expenses involved in the performance of their duties. At least 26
	52	+	one-third of such members shall be from regional behavioral health 27
	53	+	action organizations, established pursuant to section 17a-484f, and at 28
	54	+	least one-third shall be members of the catchment area councils, as 29
	55	+	provided in section 17a-483, for the catchment areas served by such 30
	56	+	facility, except that members serving as of October 1, 1977, shall serve 31
	57	+	out their terms. 32
	58	+	Sec. 2. Section 17a-471a of the general statutes is repealed and the 33
	59	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 34
	60	+	(a) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in 35
	61	+	consultation and coordination with the advisory council established 36
	62	+	under subsection (b) of this section, shall develop policies and set 37
	63	+	standards related to clients residing on the Connecticut Valley Hospital 38
	64	+	campus and to the discharge of such clients from the hospital into the 39
	65	+	adjacent community. Any such policies and standards shall [assure] 40
	66	+	ensure that no discharge of any client admitted to Whiting Forensic 41
	67	+	Hospital under commitment by the Superior Court or transfer from the 42
	68	+	Department of Correction shall take place without full compliance with 43
	69	+	sections 17a-511 to 17a-524, inclusive, 17a-566 to 17a-575, inclusive, 17a-44
	70	+	580 to 17a-603, inclusive, and 54-56d. 45
	71	+	(b) There is established a Connecticut Valley Hospital Advisory 46
	72	+	Council that shall advise the Commissioner of Mental Health and 47
	73	+	Addiction Services on policies concerning, but not limited to, building 48
	74	+	use, security, clients residing on the campus and the discharge of clients 49
	75	+	from the campus into the adjacent community. In addition, the advisory 50 Substitute Bill No. 6729
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69		-	Addiction Services on policies concerning, but not limited to, building
70		-	use, security, clients residing on the campus and the discharge of clients
71		-	from the campus into the adjacent community. In addition, the advisory
72		-	council shall periodically review the implementation of the policies and
73		-	standards established by the commissioner in consultation with the
74		-	advisory council. The council shall be composed of six members
75		-	appointed by the mayor of Middletown, [six] eight members appointed
76		-	by the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services and one
77		-	member who shall serve as chairperson appointed by the Governor. On
78		-	and after January 1, 2024, at least two members appointed by the
79		-	Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall have lived
80		-	experience with a behavioral health disorder.
81		-	Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 17a-450a of the general statutes is
82		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from
83		-	passage):
84		-	(a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall
85		-	constitute a successor department to the Department of Mental Health.
86		-	Whenever the words "Commissioner of Mental Health" are used or
87		-	referred to in the following general statutes, the words "Commissioner
88		-	of Mental Health and Addiction Services" shall be substituted in lieu
89		-	thereof and whenever the words "Department of Mental Health" are
90		-	used or referred to in the following general statutes, the words
91		-	"Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services" shall be
92		-	substituted in lieu thereof: 4-5, 4-38c, 4-77a, 4a-12, 4a-16, 5-142, 8-206d,
93		-	10-19, 10-71, 10-76d, 17a-14, 17a-26, 17a-31, 17a-33, 17a-218, 17a-246, 17a-
94		-	450, 17a-451, 17a-453, 17a-454, 17a-455, 17a-456, 17a-457, 17a-458, 17a-
95		-	459, [17a-460,] 17a-464, 17a-465, 17a-466, 17a-467, 17a-468, 17a-470, as
96		-	amended by this act, 17a-471, 17a-472, 17a-473, 17a-474, 17a-476, 17a-
97		-	478, 17a-479, 17a-480, 17a-481, 17a-482, 17a-483, 17a-498, 17a-499, 17a-
98		-	502, 17a-506, 17a-510, 17a-511, 17a-512, 17a-513, 17a-519, 17a-528, 17a-
99		-	560, 17a-561, 17a-562, 17a-565, 17a-581, 17a-582, 17a-675, 17-836a, 17b- Substitute House Bill No. 6729
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103		-	28, 17b-59a, 17b-222, 17b-223, 17b-225, 17b-359, 17b-694, 19a-82, 19a-495,
104		-	19a-498, 19a-507a, 19a-576, 19a-583, 20-14i, 20-14j, 21a-240, 21a-301, 27-
105		-	122a, 31-222, 38a-514, 51-51o, 52-146h and 54-56d.
106		-	Sec. 4. Section 17a-460 of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective
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	82	+	council shall periodically review the implementation of the policies and 51
	83	+	standards established by the commissioner in consultation with the 52
	84	+	advisory council. The council shall be composed of six members 53
	85	+	appointed by the mayor of Middletown, six members appointed by the 54
	86	+	Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services and one 55
	87	+	member who shall serve as chairperson appointed by the Governor. On 56
	88	+	and after January 1, 2024, at least two members appointed by the 57
	89	+	Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall have lived 58
	90	+	experience with a behavioral health disorder. 59
	91	+	Sec. 3. Subsection (a) of section 17a-450a of the general statutes is 60
	92	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 61
	93	+	passage): 62
	94	+	(a) The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall 63
	95	+	constitute a successor department to the Department of Mental Health. 64
	96	+	Whenever the words "Commissioner of Mental Health" are used or 65
	97	+	referred to in the following general statutes, the words "Commissioner 66
	98	+	of Mental Health and Addiction Services" shall be substituted in lieu 67
	99	+	thereof and whenever the words "Department of Mental Health" are 68
	100	+	used or referred to in the following general statutes, the words 69
	101	+	"Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services" shall be 70
	102	+	substituted in lieu thereof: 4-5, 4-38c, 4-77a, 4a-12, 4a-16, 5-142, 8-206d, 71
	103	+	10-19, 10-71, 10-76d, 17a-14, 17a-26, 17a-31, 17a-33, 17a-218, 17a-246, 17a-72
	104	+	450, 17a-451, 17a-453, 17a-454, 17a-455, 17a-456, 17a-457, 17a-458, 17a-73
	105	+	459, [17a-460,] 17a-464, 17a-465, 17a-466, 17a-467, 17a-468, 17a-470, as 74
	106	+	amended by this act, 17a-471, 17a-472, 17a-473, 17a-474, 17a-476, 17a-75
	107	+	478, 17a-479, 17a-480, 17a-481, 17a-482, 17a-483, 17a-498, 17a-499, 17a-76
	108	+	502, 17a-506, 17a-510, 17a-511, 17a-512, 17a-513, 17a-519, 17a-528, 17a-77
	109	+	560, 17a-561, 17a-562, 17a-565, 17a-581, 17a-582, 17a-675, 17-836a, 17b-78
	110	+	28, 17b-59a, 17b-222, 17b-223, 17b-225, 17b-359, 17b-694, 19a-82, 19a-495, 79
	111	+	19a-498, 19a-507a, 19a-576, 19a-583, 20-14i, 20-14j, 21a-240, 21a-301, 27-80
	112	+	122a, 31-222, 38a-514, 51-51o, 52-146h and 54-56d. 81
	113	+	Sec. 4. Section 17a-460 of the general statutes is repealed. (Effective 82
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	121	+	This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
	122	+	sections:
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	124	+	Section 1 October 1, 2023 17a-470
	125	+	Sec. 2 from passage 17a-471a
	126	+	Sec. 3 from passage 17a-450a(a)
	127	+	Sec. 4 from passage Repealer section
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	129	+	PH Joint Favorable Subst.
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