Sec. 19a-252. (Formerly Sec. 19-117). Administration of lung disease control funds, including tuberculosis funds.
Sec. 19a-252. (Formerly Sec. 19-117). Administration of lung disease control
funds, including tuberculosis funds. The Department of Public Health is designated
as the state agency to administer and distribute state funds to be used for the control of
lung diseases, including tuberculosis, within the state. The director of health of any town
or of any district department of health or any nonprofit corporation may apply to said
department for funds to be used to assist in establishing, maintaining or expanding
services for treatment or control of lung diseases within the state.
(1957, P.A. 538, S. 1; 1959, P.A. 148, S. 17; 1972, P.A. 113, S. 6; P.A. 76-139, S. 4; P.A. 77-614, S. 323, 610; P.A.
93-381, S. 31, 39; P.A. 93-435, S. 59, 95; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58.)
History: 1959 act substituted for the commission on tuberculosis and other chronic illness, as agency to administer and
distribute funds, the state department of health through office of tuberculosis control, hospital care and rehabilitation; 1972
act replaced office of tuberculosis control, hospital care and rehabilitation with office of public health; P.A. 76-139 made
expenditures applicable to lung diseases generally and included expenditures for treatment; P.A. 77-614 replaced department of health with department of health services, effective January 1, 1979; Sec. 19-117 transferred to Sec. 19a-252 in
1983; P.A. 93-381 replaced department of health services with department of public health and addiction services, effective
July 1, 1993; P.A. 93-435 authorized substitution of "department" for "office", referring to office of public health, to carry
out purpose of P.A. 93-381 which deleted reference to office of public health appearing earlier in text, effective June 28,
1993; P.A. 95-257 replaced Commissioner and Department of Public Health and Addiction Services with Commissioner
and Department of Public Health, effective July 1, 1995.