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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
When used in this section and sections 17a-450, 17a-451, 17a-455, 17a-457, 17a-465, 17a-470, 17a-472, 17a-473 and 17a-475 unless otherwise expressly stated or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) “Persons with psychiatric disabilities” means those persons who are suffering from one or more mental disorders as defined in the most recent edition of the American Psychiatric Association's “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders”;
(b) “Persons with substance use disorders” means alcohol dependent persons, as that term is defined in subdivision (1) of section 17a-680, or drug dependent persons, as that term is defined in subdivision (7) of section 17a-680;
(c) “State-operated facilities” means those hospitals or other facilities providing treatment for persons with psychiatric disabilities or for persons with substance use disorders, or both, which are operated in whole or in part by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Such facilities include, but are not limited to, the Capitol Region Mental Health Center, the Connecticut Valley Hospital, including the Addictions Division and the General Psychiatric Division of Connecticut Valley Hospital, the Whiting Forensic Hospital, the Connecticut Mental Health Center, the Franklin S. DuBois Center, the Greater Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center and River Valley Services.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Connecticut General Statutes Title 17A. Social and Human Services and Resources § 17a-458. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-17a-social-and-human-services-and-resources/ct-gen-st-sect-17a-458/
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