AN ACT CONCERNING PATIENT PROTECTIONS AND STANDARDS OF CARE AT CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSPITAL.

SB 1509 requires Connecticut Valley Hospital to separate patients undergoing psychiatric evaluation by biological sex at all times, directly affecting individuals receiving such evaluations at the facility. It repeals an existing statute and establishes new policies for discharge standards, particularly for forensic patients, while mandating the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services to develop these standards in consultation with a new advisory council. The advisory council, composed of appointed members including those with lived behavioral health experience, will review implementation of these policies. The law takes effect October 1, 2025, with the sex-separation requirement being the primary policy change.