{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-453","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-453","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 17-219). Administration of Mental Health Act authorized by Congress. Funds.","body":"The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is designated as the state agency to administer the Mental Health Act as authorized under Public Law 487 of the 79th Congress, as from time to time amended, and shall receive and distribute federal and state funds which become available for mental health services under said act.","path":["TITLE 17a. SOCIAL AND HUMAN SERVICES AND RESOURCES","CHAPTER 319i*. PERSONS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES","PART I*. DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES. STATE HOSPITALS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_319i.htm#sec_17a-453","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:02Z","sha256":"6ea681c90c9ae60712afd93c53551461814197c85a9785bf1c1f548b944ad872","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-452","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-453a-and-17a-453b"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}