Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-528

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.

Section 17a-528 - (Formerly Sec. 17-205a). Payment of commitment and transportation expenses

(a) When any person is found to have psychiatric disabilities, and is committed to a state hospital for psychiatric disabilities, upon proceedings had under sections 17a-75 to 17a-83, inclusive, 17a-450 to 17a-483 , inclusive, , 17a-495 to 17a-528, inclusive, , 17a-540 to 17a-550, inclusive, 17a-560 to 17a-575, inclusive, and 17a-615 to 17a-618, inclusive, all fees and expenses incurred upon the probate commitment proceedings, payment of which is not otherwise provided for under said sections, shall be paid by the state within available appropriations from funds appropriated to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services in accordance with rates established by said department; and, if such person is found not to have psychiatric disabilities, such fees and expenses shall be paid by the applicant.

(b) Within available appropriations, the expenses, if any, of necessary transportation (1) from a state-aided, town-aided or other municipal-aided hospital to a state-operated facility, as defined in section 17a-458, for detention of any person under section 17a-502; (2) for any voluntary patient who wishes to have emergency treatment for conditions defined in section 17a-502 at any such state-operated facility; (3) for any patient who has been released on leave from any such state-operated facility and wishes to return; or (4) for persons authorized by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to receive inpatient psychiatric services in a facility under contract with the department to provide such services, shall be paid by the state, unless, after investigation, the Department of Administrative Services determines such person is able to pay for the same. The presence of an appropriate emergency certificate under section 17a-502 shall be sufficient for payment by the state under subdivision (1) of this subsection, regardless of the eventual commitment or noncommitment of the person to the facility. The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may adopt regulations concerning the payment of transportation expenses by the state under this subsection.

(c) The expenses of medically necessary transportation from any facility operated by the state to any other such facility shall be assumed by the facility which initiated the transfer of such person.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-528

(February, 1965, P.A. 435, S. 1; 1967, P.A. 355; P.A. 76-151; P.A. 77-595, S. 8; P.A. 78-372, S. 6, 7; P.A. 85-408, S. 1, 3; 85-523, S. 7, 9; P.A. 86-371, S. 16, 45; P.A. 90-209, S. 25; 90-230, S. 25, 101; P.A. 94-27 , S. 12 , 17 ; P.A. 95-257 , S. 11 , 48 , 58 ; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8 , S. 11 , 88 ; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2 , S. 22 , 72 ; P.A. 18-86 , S. 31 .)

Amended by P.A. 22-0069, S. 26 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2022 Regular Session, eff. 5/24/2022.

Amended by P.A. 18-0086, S. 31 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2018 Regular Session, eff. 6/4/2018.

Annotations to former section 17-205a: Cited. 192 Conn. 520 . Does not pertain to one transferred to a state hospital after being committed to jail on binding over process. 14 Conn.Supp. 33 .