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Emergency room screening of trauma patients for substance abuse. Assistance by and reporting to the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services - Conn. Gen. Stat. § 19a-490h
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Current as of June 2015
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Short-term general hospitals, outpatient surgical facilities, and outpatient clinics must include the circumstances and results of alcohol and substance abuse screening in every trauma patient’s medical record.
Current as of June 2015