Sec. 17a-512. (Formerly Sec. 17-194b). Definitions. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 17a-512. (Formerly Sec. 17-194b). Definitions. As used in sections 17a-499, 17a-509, 17a-512 to 17a-517, inclusive, 17a-520 and 17a-521, the term "hospital" shall mean a hospital for psychiatric disabilities or a mental hospital or institution which is administered by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

      (P.A. 76-190, S. 1, 12; P.A. 95-257, S. 11, 48, 58.)

      History: Sec. 17-194b transferred to Sec. 17a-512 in 1991; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Mental Health with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and substituted "psychiatric disabilities" for "mental illness", effective July 1, 1995.