2011 Connecticut Code
Title 17a Social and Human Services and Resources
Chapter 319i Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities
Sec. 17a-508. (Formerly Sec. 17-188). Commitment after expiration of specified period.

      Sec. 17a-508. (Formerly Sec. 17-188). Commitment after expiration of specified period. If any person who has been confined in any state hospital for psychiatric disabilities for a specified period of time pursuant to the order of any court has psychiatric disabilities at the expiration of such period, the person in charge of such hospital shall cause proceedings for the commitment of such person to be instituted in the probate court having jurisdiction in the town in which such hospital is located.

      (1949 Rev., S. 2657; September, 1957, P.A. 11, S. 21; 1959, P.A. 243; P.A. 95-257, S. 48, 58.)

      History: 1959 act deleted former requirement that welfare commissioner, upon certificate from superintendent or other person, cause proceedings to be instituted, and provided that person in charge of hospital do so; Sec. 17-188 transferred to Sec. 17a-508 in 1991; P.A. 95-257 replaced variants of "mental illness" and "mentally ill" with variants of "psychiatric disabilities", effective July 1, 1995.

      Cited. 230 C. 400.