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      Sec. 19a-202. (Formerly Sec. 19-75b). Payments to municipalities. Upon application to the Department of Public Health any municipal health department shall annually receive from the state an amount equal to ninety-four cents per capita, provided such municipality (1) employs a full-time director of health, except that if a vacancy exists in the office of director of health or the office is filled by an acting director for more than three months, such municipality shall not be eligible for funding unless the Commissioner of Public Health waives this requirement; (2) submits a public health program and budget which is approved by the Commissioner of Public Health; and (3) appropriates not less than one dollar per capita, from the annual tax receipts, for health department services. Such municipal department of health is authorized to use additional funds, which the Department of Public Health may secure from federal agencies or any other source and which it may allot to such municipal department of health. The money so received shall be disbursed upon warrants approved by the chief executive officer of such municipality. The Comptroller shall annually in July and upon a voucher of the Commissioner of Public Health, draw the Comptroller's order on the State Treasurer in favor of such municipal department of health for the amount due in accordance with the provisions of this section and under rules prescribed by the commissioner. Any moneys remaining unexpended at the end of a fiscal year shall be included in the budget of such municipal department of health for the ensuing year. This aid shall be rendered from appropriations made from time to time by the General Assembly to the Department of Public Health for this purpose.

      (P.A. 78-251, S. 3, 4, 7; P.A. 85-421, S. 1, 3; P.A. 87-414, S. 1, 3; P.A. 92-30; P.A. 93-381, S. 9, 39; P.A. 95-257, S. 12, 21, 58; P.A. 96-180, S. 57, 166; P.A. 98-250, S. 16, 39; P.A. 00-216, S. 1, 28; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3, S. 1.)

      History: Sec. 19-75b transferred to Sec. 19a-202 in 1983; P.A. 85-421 increased annual per capita payment to municipal health departments from twenty to thirty cents; P.A. 87-414 increased the per capita payments to municipal health departments from thirty to fifty-two cents; P.A. 92-30 changed payment by the comptroller from September to July; P.A. 93-381 replaced department and commissioner of health services with department and commissioner of public health and addiction services, effective July 1, 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; P.A. 96-180 changed "treasurer" to "State Treasurer", effective June 3, 1996; P.A. 98-250 increased the amount received from the state from fifty-two cents to one dollar and two cents, effective July 1, 1998; P.A. 00-216 made technical changes and increased annual per capita payment from one dollar and two cents to one dollar and thirteen cents, effective July 1, 2000; June 30 Sp. Sess. P.A. 03-3 decreased annual per capita payment from one dollar and thirteen cents to ninety-four cents, effective August 20, 2003.