Connecticut-2017-HB05569-Introduced


General Assembly		*Proposed Bill No. 5569*
*January Session, 2017*		LCO No. 1026
		01026
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH
Introduced by:
REP. URBAN, 43^rd Dist.

AN ACT REQUIRING MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO PROVIDE NEW PATIENTS WITH A PSYCHOTHERAPY INFORMATION DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 17a of the general statutes be amended to require every mental health professional to provide each new patient with a psychotherapy information disclosure statement.

Statement of Purpose:

To provide greater clarity and accountability to patients contemplating mental health treatment.