AN ACT REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES TO SEPARATE INDIVIDUALS OF DIFFERENT SEXES AT ALL TIMES WHILE SUCH INDIVIDUALS ARE AT CONNECTICUT VALLEY HOSPITAL FOR PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATIONS.

SB 247 requires Connecticut Valley Hospital, which provides psychiatric evaluations, to keep patients of different sexes in separate rooms at all times during their stay. This applies specifically to individuals receiving psychiatric evaluations at that facility under the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS). The bill mandates this separation as a standard procedure during evaluations, without exceptions. It directly affects patients seeking psychiatric evaluations at Connecticut Valley Hospital and the hospital's operational requirements.