{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-480","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-480","heading":"(Formerly Sec. 17-226g). Regional mental health directors.","body":"The Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, in consultation with regional behavioral health action organizations, established pursuant to section 17a-484f, (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 ensure 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.","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-480","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":"60cf05fc0a9cf9d18ce39fca08dc4c62e4774104a8a8b5687b4970d781579ce8","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-479","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-17a-481"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}