2012 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 17a - Social and Human Services and Resources
Chapter 319 - Department of Children and Families
Section 17a-22i - Designation of directors for Behavioral Health Partnership. Memoranda of understanding re activities of administrative services organizations.

(a) The Commissioners of Children and Families, Social Services and Mental Health and Addiction Services shall each designate a director for the Behavioral Health Partnership. Each director shall coordinate the responsibilities of his or her department, within the statutory authority of each department, for the planning, development, administration and evaluation of the activities specified under subsection (a) of section 17a-22h to increase access to quality behavioral health services.

(b) The departments shall direct the activities of administrative services organizations retained in accordance with section 17a-22f, under terms established in memoranda of understanding, in the development of a community system of care to:

(1) Alleviate hospital emergency department overcrowding;

(2) Reduce unnecessary admissions and lengths of stay in hospitals and residential treatment settings;

(3) Increase availability of outpatient services; and

(4) Promote a community-based, recovery-oriented system of care.

(P.A. 05-280, S. 93; P.A. 10-119, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 05-280 effective July 1, 2005; P.A. 10-119 amended Subsec. (a) by adding Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services re designation of director and amended Subsec. (b) by changing “organization” to “organizations”, changing “memorandum” to “memoranda”, adding Subdiv. (4) re promotion of community-based, recovery-oriented system of care and making technical changes, effective June 7, 2010.