(1957, P.A. 586, S. 21; 1972, P.A. 113, S. 7; P.A. 76-139, S. 5; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A. 93-381, S. 32, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 05-80, S. 1; P.A. 07-49, S. 2.)
History: 1972 act replaced office of tuberculosis control, hospital care and rehabilitation with office of public health; P.A. 76-139 deleted redundant reference to admission to chronic disease hospitals, removed first preference for tuberculosis patients and third preference for “other chronic cases in the order of application”; P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-119 transferred to Sec. 19a-253 in 1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995; P.A. 05-80 removed preferences for patients with chronic illnesses and patients receiving public assistance, required medical director, rather than department, to determine the appropriateness of admitting a patient to a chronic disease hospital and granted medical director access to patient medical records in order to make such determination; P.A. 07-49 added exception re Sec. 17a-502.