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Connecticut Law About Rights of Mental Health Consumers

(8 days ago) WEBThis report provides a summary of the law on involuntary civil commitment of people age 16 and over with mental illness, updating OLR Report 2002-R-0848. This report also briefly describes the rights of patients who are receiving psychiatric care. Shock Therapy …

https://www.jud.ct.gov/lawlib/Law/commitment.htm

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Connecticut Legal Rights Project, Inc. Mental Health Legal …

(8 days ago) WEBThe Patients’ Bill of Rights is a section of the Connecticut state statutes (Sec. 17a-540 et seq.) that establishes specific rights for persons with mental health conditions receiving …

http://clrp.org/website/publish/services/inpatientDetail.php?Patients-Bill-of-Rights-110

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A Brief Guide to the State Law on Outpatient Mental Health

(4 days ago) WEBThe original law took effect on October 1, 1992 and allows certain licensed mental health professionals to provide counseling to minors (someone under the age of 18) without …

https://naswct.org/professional-information/legal/brief-guide-state-law-outpatient-mental-health-treatment-minors/

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CT legislative leaders: Mental health system in ‘deep crisis’ is

(7 days ago) WEBBaril pointed to the vacancies at state facilities, such as Solnit and Connecticut Valley Hospital, and the shortage of pediatric mental-health beds that left …

https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2022-01-12/ct-legislative-leaders-mental-health-system-in-deep-crisis-is-priority-in-2022-session

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Connecticut's Mental Health Parity Law - Connecticut General …

(1 days ago) WEBMental Health Parity. Connecticut law requires certain individual and group commercial health insurance policies delivered, issued, renewed, amended, or continued in the …

https://www.cga.ct.gov/2021/rpt/pdf/2021-R-0210.pdf

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Advocacy – Mental Health Connecticut

(2 days ago) WEBIn July 2019, Governor Ned Lamont signed a “mental health parity law” (formerly An Act Concerning Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits) which received …

https://www.mhconn.org/advocacy/

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Connecticut Legal Rights Project, Inc. Mental Health Legal …

(6 days ago) WEBJanuary 3, 2022- In a letter dated December 31, 2021, Disability Rights Connecticut and the Connecticut Legal Rights Project said the state's "failure to …

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Homelessness declared public health crisis in CT, mental health

(1 days ago) WEBA new state law expands the rights of Connecticut residents experiencing homelessness and recognizes their needs. The law, which took effect Sunday, was …

https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2023-10-02/homelessness-declared-public-health-crisis-in-ct-mental-health-services-expanded

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Recent Changes to Connecticut’s Telehealth Laws

(1 days ago) WEBMental and Behavioral Health Providers Starting July 1, 2024, PA 22-81 permanently authorizes out-of-state mental or behavioral health service providers to practice …

https://www.cga.ct.gov/2023/rpt/pdf/2023-R-0173.pdf

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INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT LAW - Connecticut General Assembly

(7 days ago) WEBInvoluntary Commitment Law. You asked about the statute that allows a police officer to remove someone from his home because he is mentally ill and dangerous to himself. …

https://www.cga.ct.gov/2002/rpt/2002-R-0848.htm

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2023 Acts Affecting Health Professions - Connecticut General …

(7 days ago) WEBOffice of Legislative Research Stephanie A. D’Ambrose, Director. (860) 240-8400 Room 5300 Legislative Office Building. Notice to Readers. This report provides summaries of …

https://cga.ct.gov/2023/rpt/pdf/2023-R-0143.pdf

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Most Connecticut Employers Must Give Mental Health Days

(5 days ago) WEBThe law provides that an employer may require advance notice, not to exceed seven days of the intention to use paid sick leave, but only if the leave is …

https://www.cbia.com/news/featured/most-large-employers-must-give-mental-health-days/

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Opinion: Why CT must fund more mental health centers

(4 days ago) WEBAs a state Connecticut needs to do more to protect its citizens from the ongoing mental health crisis. 55% of adults with a mental illness receive no treatment; …

https://ctmirror.org/2024/05/06/ct-mental-health-centers-deaths/

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First expansion of CT paid sick days law wins passage

(5 days ago) WEBThe original law made Connecticut the first state to require any private employers to offer paid sick time, and it marked the shift in power that came with the …

https://www.ctpublic.org/news/2024-05-07/ct-paid-sick-days-law-wins-passage

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Funding Gaps Force Closure of Two More Children’s Mental Health

(6 days ago) WEBIn December 2022, the Child and Family Agency of Southeast Connecticut had to close its IICAPS program because of budget shortfalls, leaving the entire eastern …

https://ctexaminer.com/2024/04/30/funding-gaps-force-closure-of-two-more-childrens-mental-health-programs/

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