Any advisory board established pursuant to section 17a-470 shall: Meet with the superintendent or director of the facility periodically to advise him on the programs and policies of the facility; act as a liaison between its facility and the residents of the facility's assigned geographic territory and the state of Connecticut to inform them of the programs and policies of the facility; and issue reports to the Governor and Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services on conditions at the facility and recommendations for changes or improvements in the facility.
(1972, P.A. 145, S. 10; P.A. 81-473, S. 8, 43; P.A. 95-257, S. 11, 58.)
History: P.A. 81-473 restated provisions, deleting Subsec. indicators previously in existence; Sec. 17-214a transferred to Sec. 17a-471 in 1991; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Mental Health with Commissioner and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, effective July 1, 1995.