Sec.17-226b-1. Definitions

As used in Section 17-226b-1 to Section 17-226b-8, inclusive:

(a) "Award" means those funds provided general hospitals or nonprofit organizations for the establishment, expansion or maintenance of psychiatric or mental health services under the authority of Section 17-226b of the general statutes;

(b) "Awardee" means the recipient of an award made under the authority of Section 17 226b of the general statutes. The awardee shall be the agency making the application for an award and providing the psychiatric or mental health services;

(c) "Capital expenditure" means the cost of construction or renovation of buildings made with the expectation of existence for an indefinite period and includes the depreciation thereof. Routine maintenance shall not be considered a capital expenditure;

(d) "Catchment Area Council" means the council appointed under the authority of Section 17-226k of the general statutes;

(e) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the Department of Mental Health;

(f) "Department" means the Department of Mental Health, 90 Washington Street, Hartford, Connecticut 06115, or the address of the appropriate Regional Director's office;

(g) "General hospital" means a short-term hospital having facilities, medical staff and all necessary personnel to provide diagnosis, care and treatment of a wide range of acute conditions, including injuries and shall include those facilities licensed as such by the Department of Health Services;

(h) "Letter of award" means the document evidencing the agreement between the award and the department for funding of psychiatric or mental health services;

(i) "Psychiatric or mental health services" means comprehensive services, both medical and non-medical, designed to (1) decrease the prevalence and incidence of mental illness, emotional disturbance and social disfunctioning, and (2) promote mental health in individuals, groups and institutions and includes, but is not limited to, the following: Outreach and case funding, inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, partial hospitalization, diagnosis and screening, aftercare and rehabilitation, education, consultation, emergency services, research, evaluation, training and services to the courts;

(j) "Regional Board" means the regional mental health board as defined in Section 17-226j of the general statutes;

(k) "Regional Director" means the regional mental health director appointed under the authority of Section 17-226e of the general statutes.

(Effective July 25, 1979)