Sec. 17a-472. (Formerly Sec. 17-215a). Appointment and removal of facility superintendents and directors.
Sec. 17a-472. (Formerly Sec. 17-215a). Appointment and removal of facility
superintendents and directors. Except as otherwise provided, the Commissioner of
Mental Health and Addiction Services shall appoint and remove (1) the superintendents
and directors of state-operated facilities and divisions constituting the Department of
Mental Health and Addiction Services and (2) the director of the Whiting Forensic
Division of Connecticut Valley Hospital, who shall report to the director of forensic
services and shall have as his sole responsibility the administration of the Whiting Forensic Division. Each superintendent or director shall be a qualified person with experience
in health, hospital or mental health administration.
(1972, P.A. 145, S. 7; P.A. 95-257, S. 54, 58.)
History: Sec. 17-215a transferred to Sec. 17a-472 in 1991; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner of Mental Health with
Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services and added Subdiv. (2) re Whiting Forensic Division, effective
July 1, 1995.