The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in consultation with regional mental health boards as established by subsection (c) of section 17a-483, (1) may purchase services from other public agencies and from municipal and private agencies, (2) shall supervise, plan and coordinate mental health services with the goal of improving and expanding existing services and providing new ones, (3) shall develop joint programs in conformity with Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services standards, (4) shall make recommendations concerning all requests for grants and all contract proposals emanating from the regions, (5) shall evaluate mental health service delivery and monitor such services to insure that they are in conformity with the plans and policies of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and (6) shall report annually to the Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services on the status of programs and needs of the regions.

(P.A. 74-224, S. 3, 8; P.A. 75-563, S. 3, 14; P.A. 77-614, S. 67, 610; P.A. 95-257, S. 11, 58; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8, S. 5, 88; P.A. 03-278, S. 59.)

History: P.A. 75-563 replaced reference to repealed Sec. 17-226h with reference to Sec. 17-226k, included reference to department regulations and changed duty to “administer” services to duty to “supervise” services in Subsec. (b); P.A. 77-614 replaced personnel policy board with commissioner of administrative services in Subsec. (a); Sec. 17-226g transferred to Sec. 17a-480 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 (Revisor's note: A reference to “Mental Health and Addiction Services Department” was replaced editorially by the Revisors with “Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services” for consistency with customary statutory usage); June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8 transferred duties of regional mental health directors to Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, reflecting the elimination of mental health regions, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 03-278 made technical changes, effective July 9, 2003.

See Sec. 17a-478 re establishment of mental health regions.

See Sec. 17a-482 for applicable definitions.

See Sec. 17a-484 re regional mental health boards.