Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17a-451(t)-1

Current through December 4, 2024

Section 17a-451(t)-1 - Definitions

As used in sections 17a-451(t) -1 to 17a-451 (t)-19, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies:

(1) "Client" means a person with a psychiatric disability, a substance use disorder, or both, who has received mental health or substance use disorder services, is receiving mental health or substance use disorder services, or is seeking to receive mental health or substance use disorder services from a covered service provider;

(2) "Client rights officer" means a person designated by a covered service provider to receive and investigate client grievances;

(3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS);

(4) "Covered service provider" means any DMHAS program or facility that provides direct mental health services, substance use disorder services or both, and any person or entity that has a contract with DMHAS to provide direct mental health, substance use disorder services or both;

(5) "DMHAS" means the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services;

(6) "Final decision" means a final decision as defined in section 4-166 of the Connecticut General Statutes;

(7) "Final determination" means a written decision by an official designated by the Commissioner which constitutes the final administrative action by DMHAS after further review of a grievance filed by a client;

(8) "Further review" means a process, requested by the client or by a person authorized by law to act on behalf of the client, by which an official designated by the Commissioner examines the written decision of the head of the covered service provider on a grievance;

(9) "Grievance" means any client complaint which states that a covered service provider or staff member of a covered service provider has denied, involuntarily reduced or terminated mental health or substance use disorder services, except that sections 17a-451(t) -1 to 17a-451 (t)-19, inclusive, do not apply to matters assigned to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board;

(10) "Hearing officer" means a person appointed by the Commissioner to preside over a fair hearing and to provide the Commissioner with a proposed decision. Such person may be an employee of DMHAS;

(11) "Mental health service" means any service or treatment provided by a covered service provider to a client for the purpose of arresting, reversing, ameliorating, or stabilizing the client's psychiatric disability, that includes but shall not be limited to: counseling, case management, psychiatric treatment, medication, crisis intervention, vocational services, residential services, peer supports, recovery support services, and recreational and social services, but excludes special education;

(12) "Substance use disorder service" means any service or treatment provided by a covered service provider to a client for the purpose of arresting, reversing, ameliorating or stabilizing the client's substance use disorder, that includes but shall not be limited to: medical, psychiatric and biopsychosocial assessments, detoxification, opioid substitution therapy, individual, group and family counseling; peer counseling; vocational counseling; case management and recovery support services, but excludes special education.

Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17a-451(t)-1

Effective August 3, 1998; Amended June 29, 2012