Upon such application for a determination of ability to give informed consent, such court shall assign a time, not later than thirty days thereafter, and a place for hearing such application. Any hearing held under this section shall be pursuant to sections 51-72 and 51-73. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 45a-7, the court may hold the hearing on said application at a place within the state other than the usual courtroom if it would facilitate the presence of the respondent. Such court shall cause a citation and notice to be served on the following parties at least seven days prior to such hearing date. (1) The court shall direct personal service be made by a state marshal, constable or indifferent person upon the respondent and if the respondent is in a hospital, nursing home, state school or some other institution, in addition to the respondent, upon the chief executive, officer or administrator in such hospital, nursing home, state school or other institution. (2) The court shall order such notice as it directs to the following: (A) The parents of the respondent, if any, (B) the spouse of the respondent, if any, (C) the siblings of such applicant, if any, if the respondent has no living parents, (D) the nonprofit entity designated by the Governor in accordance with section 46a-10b to serve as the Connecticut protection and advocacy system, and (E) such other persons as the court may determine have interest in the respondent.
(P.A. 79-543, S. 4, 14; P.A. 82-199, S. 2; P.A. 00-99, S. 88, 154; P.A. 01-195, S. 29, 181; P.A. 17-96, S. 33.)
History: P.A. 82-199 required that hearings be held pursuant to Secs. 51-72 and 51-73; Sec. 45-78s transferred to Sec. 45a-693 in 1991; P.A. 00-99 replaced reference to sheriff and deputy sheriff with state marshal, effective December 1, 2000; P.A. 01-195 made technical changes, effective July 11, 2001; P.A. 17-96 amended Subdiv. (2)(D) by replacing reference to Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities with reference to the nonprofit entity designated as the Connecticut protection and advocacy system, effective July 1, 2017.
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