Sec. 17a-476. (Formerly Sec. 17-226b). Grants to general hospitals, municipalities and nonprofit organizations for mental health services.
Sec. 17a-476. (Formerly Sec. 17-226b). Grants to general hospitals, municipalities and nonprofit organizations for mental health services. (a) Any general hospital,
municipality or nonprofit organization in Connecticut may apply to the Department
of Mental Health and Addiction Services for funds to establish, expand or maintain
psychiatric or mental health services. The application for funds shall be submitted on
forms provided by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and shall
be accompanied by (1) a definition of the towns and areas to be served; (2) a plan by
means of which the applicant proposes to coordinate its activities with those of other
local agencies presently supplying mental health services or contributing in any way to
the mental health of the area; (3) a description of the services to be provided, and the
methods through which these services will be provided; and (4) indication of the methods
that will be employed to effect a balance in the use of state and local resources so as to
foster local initiative, responsibility and participation. In accordance with subdivision
(4) of section 17a-480 and subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of section 17a-484,
the regional mental health board shall review each such application with the Department
of Mental Health and Addiction Services and make recommendations to the department
with respect to each such application.
(b) Upon receipt of the application with the recommendations of the regional mental
health board and approval by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services,
the department shall grant such funds by way of a contract or grant-in-aid within the
appropriation for any annual fiscal year. No funds authorized by this section shall be
used for the construction or renovation of buildings.
(c) The Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services may adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, concerning minimum standards
for eligibility to receive said state contracted funds and any grants-in-aid. Any such
funds or grants-in-aid made by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
for psychiatric or mental health services shall be made directly to the agency submitting
the application and providing such service or services.
(February, 1965, P.A. 501, S. 1, 2; 1967, P.A. 716, S. 5; P.A. 74-224, S. 5, 8; P.A. 75-563, S. 7, 14; P.A. 78-166, S. 1,
6; P.A. 88-357, S. 1; P.A. 95-257, S. 11, 58; June 18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8, S. 3, 88; P.A. 03-278, S. 58.)
History: 1967 act related the section to new Sec. 17-226a, requiring the approval of the appropriate regional mental
health council, added prohibition of use of funds for the renovation of buildings and added Subsec. (c); P.A. 74-224 replaced
regional mental health council with regional mental health board and referred to annual appropriations rather than biennial
appropriations; P.A. 75-563 required that applications for funds to mental health department be made through regional
mental health director in Subsec. (a); P.A. 78-166 included applications by general hospitals in Subsec. (a) and specified
that funds to be for psychiatric or mental health services; P.A. 88-357 authorized municipalities to apply for funds in
Subsec. (a); Sec. 17-226b transferred to Sec. 17a-476 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; June
18 Sp. Sess. P.A. 97-8 amended Subsecs. (b) and (c) by adding reference to contracts and grants-in-aid, and made technical
changes reflecting the elimination of mental health regions, effective July 1, 1997; P.A. 03-278 made technical changes
in Subsec. (a), effective July 9, 2003.
See chapter 54 re uniform administrative procedure.
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.