1. (a) The department shall establish comprehensive and coordinated programs for the treatment of alcohol-dependent persons, drug-dependent persons and intoxicated persons.

2. (b) The programs of the department shall be consistent with its state plan and shall include, but not be limited to:

   1. (1) Emergency treatment; (2) inpatient treatment; (3) intermediate treatment; and (4) outpatient and follow-up treatment, including appropriate rehabilitation services.
3. (c) The department shall provide for adequate and appropriate treatment for alcohol-dependent persons, drug-dependent persons and intoxicated persons admitted under sections 17a-680 to 17a-690, inclusive. Treatment may not be provided at a correctional institution except for inmates.
4. (d) The administrator of each treatment facility operated by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services shall make an annual report of its activities to the department in the form and manner the department specifies.
5. (e) All appropriate public and private resources shall be coordinated with and utilized in the program if possible.

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(P.A. 74-280, S. 7, 25; P.A. 75-528, S. 5, 15; P.A. 77-544, S. 8, 16; P.A. 86-371, S. 2, 45; P.A. 90-209, S. 2; P.A. 93-381, S. 16, 39; 93-435, S. 58, 95; P.A. 95-257, S. 11, 58; P.A. 99-234, S. 6; P.A. 09-145, S. 13.)

History: P.A. 75-528 substituted “licensed” facilities for “approved” facilities in Subsec. (f); P.A. 77-544 included drug-dependent persons and programs and plans relative to drug abuse; P.A. 86-371 substituted references to the commission for references to the commissioner and department of mental health and made technical changes; P.A. 90-209 in Subsec. (a) substituted “alcohol-dependent persons” for “alcoholics”, in Subsec. (b) deleted the provision that emergency treatment be that provided by a medical facility, in Subsec. (c) substituted “alcohol-dependent persons” for “alcoholics”, substituted “sections 17a-621 to 17a-643, inclusive,” for “sections 17-155s to 17-155y, inclusive,” and “sections 19a-370 to 19a-393, inclusive,” as the provisions under which certain persons are admitted, in Subsec. (d) substituted “treatment facility” for “facility” and deleted Subsec. (f) re contracting for use of facilities; Sec. 17-155q transferred to Sec. 17a-622 in 1991; P.A. 93-381 substituted “department” for “commission” and made technical changes, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-435 amended Subsec. (d) by adding the words “of mental health” after the first reference to “department” and made technical changes, effective June 28, 1993; Sec. 17a-622 transferred to Sec. 19a-4e in 1995; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Mental Health with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 1995; Sec. 19a-4e transferred to Sec. 17a-673 in 1997; P.A. 99-234 amended Subsec. (c) by deleting obsolete reference to Sec. 17a-677; P.A. 09-145 amended Subsec. (c) by deleting reference to Sec. 17a-465a.