Connecticut Statutes
§ 17a-29 — (Formerly Sec. 17-433). Committal or transfer of persons under age of eighteen prohibited; exception.
Connecticut·Title 17a Social and Human Services and Resources·Ch. 319 Department of Children and Families
On and after July 1, 1979, no person under the age of eighteen shall be committed, admitted or transferred to any state hospital for mental illness, as defined in section 17a-495, other than a hospital administered by the Commissioner of Children and Families.
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Legislative History
(P.A. 75-524, S. 22, 30; P.A. 77-148, S. 1, 2; P.A. 78-219, S. 6; P.A. 93-91, S. 1, 2.) History: P.A. 77-148 added “On and after July 1, 1978,”; P.A. 78-219 changed year to 1979 and extended applicability to admissions to hospitals for mental illness; Sec. 17-433 transferred to Sec. 17a-29 in 1991; P.A. 93-91 substituted commissioner and department of children and families for commissioner and department of children and youth services, effective July 1, 1993.