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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-512 (2026)

(Formerly Sec. 17-194b). Definitions

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As used in sections 17a-499, 17a-509, 17a-512 to 17a-517, inclusive, 17a-520 and 17a-521, “hospital” means 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; P.A. 14-122, S. 113.)

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; P.A. 14-122 made a technical change.

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Cited in 1 case, 2004–2004 · leading case: Wiseman v. Armstrong, 850 A.2d 114 (Conn. 2004).
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Wiseman v. Armstrong, 850 A.2d 114 (Conn. 2004). · cites it 6× “) The legislature’s explicit differentiation between “hospital[s]” and correctional “institutions” is emphasized by General Statutes § 17a-512, which defines “ ‘hospital,’ ” as it is used in, inter alia, § 17a-513, as “a hospital for psychiatric disabilities or a mental hospital…”
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