Connecticut 2023 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 919 — AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY CHILDHOOD AND ADULT PSYCHOSIS.

Last action — FILE NO. 65

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This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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General Assembly Raised Bill No.
Senate General Assembly File No.
919 January Session, 2023 LCO No.
65 January Session, 2023 Substitute Senate Bill No.
3097 Referred to Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH Introduced by:
919 Senate, March 14, 2023 The Committee on Public Health reported through SEN.
(PH) AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY CHILDHOOD AND ADULT PSYCHOSIS.
ANWAR of the 3rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.
AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY CHILDHOOD AND ADULT PSYCHOSIS.
Such study shall include, but need not be limited to, an examination of (1) the establishment of, in collaboration with the Departments of Children and Families and Mental Health and Addiction Services, clinics staffed by mental health care providers in various fields who provide comprehensive care for children and adults who are experiencing symptoms of early or first episode psychosis to prevent symptoms from becoming disabling, (2) early evaluation of children and adults with symptoms of a psychosis and management of such symptoms, including, but not limited to, initiating treatments and making any necessary referrals for additional treatment or services, (3) creating (A) care pathways that include specialty teams that treat children and adults who are experiencing early or first episode psychosis, (B) a state-wide model for coordinating specialty care for children and adults experiencing psychosis, as recommended by the National Institute of Mental Health, and (C) LCO No.
Such study shall include, but need not be limited to, an examination of (1) the establishment of, in collaboration with the Departments of Children and Families and Mental Health and Addiction Services, clinics staffed by mental health care providers in various fields who provide comprehensive care for children and adults who are experiencing symptoms of early or first episode psychosis to prevent symptoms from becoming disabling, (2) early evaluation of children and adults with symptoms of a psychosis and management of such symptoms, including, but not limited to, initiating treatment and making any necessary referrals for additional treatment or services, (3) creating (A) care pathways that include specialty teams that treat children and adults who are experiencing early or first episode psychosis, (B) a state-wide model for coordinating specialty care for children and adults experiencing psychosis, as recommended by the National Institute of Mental Health, and (C) services for such children and adults, including, but not limited to, sSB919 / File No.
3097 1 of 3 Raised Bill No.919 services for such children and adults, including, but not limited to, collaboration on psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, family support, education, coordination with community support services and collaboration with employers and education systems, and (4) strengthening existing clinical networks that treat children and adults experiencing psychosis with a focus on collaborative research and outcomes.
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Asused inthissubsection,"psychosis"means asevere mental condition in which disruptions to a person's thoughts and perceptions make it difficult for the person to recognize what is real and what is not real and are often experienced as seeing, hearing and believing things that are not real or having strange, persistent thoughts, behaviors and emotions, including, but not limited to, hallucinations and delusions.
65 collaboration on psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, family support, education, coordination with community support services and collaboration with employers and education systems, and (4) strengthening existing clinical networks that treat children and adults experiencing psychosis with a focus on collaborative research and outcomes.
Asused inthissubsection,"psychosis"meansasevere mental condition in which disruptions to a person's thoughts and perceptions make it difficult for the person to recognize what is real and what is not real and are often experienced as seeing, hearing and believing things that are not real or having strange, persistent thoughts, behaviors and emotions, including, but not limited to, hallucinations and delusions.
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives;
(1) Two appointed by the speaker of the House of Representatives, one of whom shall be a child and adolescent psychiatrist with experience treating patients with psychosis and one of whom shall be a clinical researcher in the field of psychosis;
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate;
(2) Two appointed by the president pro tempore of the Senate, one of whom shall be a psychiatrist with experience treating adults with psychosis and one of whom shall be a clinical researcher in the field of psychosis;
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives;
(3) One appointed by the majority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be the parent or guardian of a child or adolescent who has been treated for psychosis;
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate;
(4) One appointed by the majority leader of the Senate, who shall be an adult who has been treated for psychosis;
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives;
(5) One appointed by the minority leader of the House of Representatives, who shall be a licensed mental health care provider who has treated children or adolescents with psychosis;
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate;
(6) One appointed by the minority leader of the Senate, who shall be a licensed mental health care provider who has treated adults with psychosis;
(7) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or the commissioner's designee;
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65 (7) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services, or the commissioner's designee;
LCO No.
(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later thanthirty daysafter theeffective date ofthis section.Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.
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919 (d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later thanthirty daysafter theeffective date ofthis section.Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority.
Section 1 from passage New section Statement of Purpose:
Section 1 from passage New section PH Joint Favorable Subst.
To establish a task force to study childhood and adult psychosis.
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[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets.
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Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.] LCO No.
65 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.
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In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.
Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.
OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:
None Municipal Impact:
None Explanation The bill establishes a task force to study psychosis resulting in no fiscal impact to the state because the task force has the expertise to carry out the requirements of the bill.
The Out Years State Impact:
None Municipal Impact:
None sSB919 / File No.
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65 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 919 AN ACT ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY CHILDHOOD AND ADULT PSYCHOSIS.
SUMMARY The Office of Legislative Research does not analyze Special Acts.
COMMITTEE ACTION Public Health Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 33 Nay 3 (03/03/2023) sSB919 / File No.
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Action History

  1. FILE NO. 65

  2. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 68

  3. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  4. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  5. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/13/23

  6. FILED WITH LCO

  7. Joint Favorable Substitute

  8. PUBLIC HEARING 0201

  9. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Public Health

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 919?
SB 919 is sponsored by Saud Anwar (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 919?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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