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§ 17a-507 — (Formerly Sec. 17-187a). Admission to general hospital having psychiatric facilities.

Connecticut § 17a-507
JurisdictionConnecticut
Title 17aSocial and Human Services and Resources
Ch. 319iPersons with Psychiatric Disabilities

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-507 (2026).

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(a)Any general hospital having psychiatric facilities for care of inpatients may admit any person for observation and treatment without formal or written application if such hospital deems such person clinically suitable for such admission, observation and treatment, and any such person shall be free to leave such hospital at any time.
(b)Any such hospital may admit and detain persons under the provisions of sections 17a-498 , 17a-502 and 17a-506 in the same manner as hospitals for psychiatric disabilities, including persons admitted under subsection (a) of this section for whom a certificate of emergency detention or a commitment order of a probate court has been made.

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Legislative History

(1963, P.A. 277; P.A. 95-257, S. 48, 58; P.A. 07-217, S. 71.) History: Sec. 17-187a transferred to Sec. 17a-507 in 1991; P.A. 95-257 replaced “mental illness” with “psychiatric disabilities”, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 07-217 made a technical change in Subsec. (b), effective July 12, 2007.

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