Sec. 17a-590. (Formerly Sec. 17-257k). Examination and treatment of acquittee on conditional release. - Connecticut Statutes

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      Sec. 17a-590. (Formerly Sec. 17-257k). Examination and treatment of acquittee on conditional release. As one of the conditions of release, the board may require the acquittee to report to any public or private mental health facility for examination. Whenever medical, psychiatric or psychological treatment is recommended, the board may order the acquittee, as a condition of release, to cooperate with and accept treatment from the facility. The facility to which the acquittee has been referred for examination shall perform the examination and submit a written report of its findings to the board. If the facility finds that treatment of the person is appropriate, it shall include its recommendations for treatment in the report to the board. Whenever treatment is provided by the facility, it shall furnish reports to the board on a regular basis concerning the status of the acquittee and the degree to which he is a danger to himself or others. The board shall furnish copies of all such reports to the acquittee, counsel for the acquittee and the state's attorney. The confidentiality of these reports shall be determined pursuant to sections 52-146c to 52-146j, inclusive. The facility shall comply with any other conditions of release prescribed by order of the board.

      (P.A. 85-506, S. 11, 32.)

      History: Sec. 17-257k transferred to Sec. 17a-590 in 1991.

      Annotation to former section 17-257k:

      Cited. 215 C. 675.

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      Sec. 17a-590. (Formerly Sec. 17-257k). Examination and treatment of acquittee on conditional release. As one of the conditions of release, the board may require the acquittee to report to any public or private mental health facility for examination. Whenever medical, psychiatric or psychological treatment is recommended, the board may order the acquittee, as a condition of release, to cooperate with and accept treatment from the facility. The facility to which the acquittee has been referred for examination shall perform the examination and submit a written report of its findings to the board. If the facility finds that treatment of the person is appropriate, it shall include its recommendations for treatment in the report to the board. Whenever treatment is provided by the facility, it shall furnish reports to the board on a regular basis concerning the status of the acquittee and the degree to which he is a danger to himself or others. The board shall furnish copies of all such reports to the acquittee, counsel for the acquittee and the state's attorney. The confidentiality of these reports shall be determined pursuant to sections 52-146c to 52-146j, inclusive. The facility shall comply with any other conditions of release prescribed by order of the board.

      (P.A. 85-506, S. 11, 32.)

      History: Sec. 17-257k transferred to Sec. 17a-590 in 1991.

      Annotation to former section 17-257k:

      Cited. 215 C. 675.

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      Sec. 17a-590. (Formerly Sec. 17-257k). Examination and treatment of acquittee on conditional release. As one of the conditions of release, the board may require the acquittee to report to any public or private mental health facility for examination. Whenever medical, psychiatric or psychological treatment is recommended, the board may order the acquittee, as a condition of release, to cooperate with and accept treatment from the facility. The facility to which the acquittee has been referred for examination shall perform the examination and submit a written report of its findings to the board. If the facility finds that treatment of the person is appropriate, it shall include its recommendations for treatment in the report to the board. Whenever treatment is provided by the facility, it shall furnish reports to the board on a regular basis concerning the status of the acquittee and the degree to which he is a danger to himself or others. The board shall furnish copies of all such reports to the acquittee, counsel for the acquittee and the state's attorney. The confidentiality of these reports shall be determined pursuant to sections 52-146c to 52-146j, inclusive. The facility shall comply with any other conditions of release prescribed by order of the board.

      (P.A. 85-506, S. 11, 32.)

      History: Sec. 17-257k transferred to Sec. 17a-590 in 1991.

      Annotation to former section 17-257k:

      Cited. 215 C. 675.