Compact on Mental Health

Provides for the care and treatment of mentally retarded persons regardless of residence requirements, and authorizes supplementary agreements for joint or cooperative use of mental health resources. Compact eligibility is on a nationwide basis. Virginia revoked its ratification of the compact, but participates informally.

Category: Health

Member States

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State	Citation	Year Of Joinder
Alabama	Code of Ala. 1975 Secs. 22-55-1 to 22-55-4	1975
Alaska	Alaska: AS Secs. 47.30.880	1957
Arkansas	Ark. Code Ann. Secs. 20-50-101 to 20-50-106	1959
Colorado	C.R.S. Secs. 24-60-1001 to 24-60-1006	1965
Connecticut	C.G.S.A. Sec. 17a-615 et seq.	1955
D.C.	DC Code Secs. 7-1101 to 7-1106	1972
Delaware	16 Del. C. Secs. 6101 to 6105	1962
Florida	West's F.S.A. Sec. 394.479 et seq.	1971
Georgia	O.C.G.A. Secs. 37-10-1 to 37-10-3	1973
Hawaii	HRS Secs. 335-1 to 335-5	1967
Idaho	I.C. Secs. 66-1201 to 66-1205	1961
Illinois	45 ILCS 40/0.01 et seq.	1965
Indiana	IC 12-28-2-1 to 12-28-2-4	1959
Iowa	I.C.A. Sec. 221.1 et seq.	1970
Kansas	K.S.A. 65-3101 et seq.	1967
Kentucky	KRS Sec. 210.520 to 210.550	1958
Louisiana	LSA-R.S. 28:721 et seq.	1958
Maine	34-B M.R.S.A. Sec. 9001 et seq.	1957
Maryland	Md. [Health-Gen.] Code Ann. Secs. 11-101 to 11-107	1962
Massachusetts	ALM Spec L 107:1-4	1956
Michigan	M.C.L.A. Sec. 330.1920 et seq.	1974
Minnesota	M.S.A. Sec. 245.51 et seq.	1957
Missouri	V.A.M.S. Secs. 630.810 to 630.835	1980
Montana	MCA Title 53, Ch. 22, part 1	1971
Nebraska	R.S.N. Secs. 830801 to 83-806	1969
New Hampshire	RSA 135-A:1 to 6	1957
New Jersey	N.J.S.A. 30:7B-1 et seq.	1956
New Mexico	NMSA 1978 Secs. 11-7-1 to 11-7-5	1969
New York	McKinney's Mental Hygiene Law Sec. 67.07	1956
North Carolina	G.S. Secs. 122C-361 to 122C-366	1959
North Dakota	NDCC 25-11-01 to 25-11-06	1963
Ohio	RC 5119.50-5119.53	1980
Oklahoma	43A Okl. St. Ann. Sec. 6-201 et seq.	1959
Oregon	ORS 428.310, 428.320, 428.330	1957
Pennsylvania	62 P.S. Sec. 1121 et seq.	1967
Rhode Island	Gen. Laws Sec. 40.1-9 et seq.	1957
South Carolina	Code 1976, Secs. 44-25-10 to 44-25-60	1959
South Dakota	SDCL Secs. 27A-6-1 to 27A-6-5	1959
Tennessee	T.C.A. Sec. 33-9-201 to 33-9-206	1971
Texas	V.T.C.A., Health and Safety Code Sec. 612.001 et seq.	1969
Utah	U.C.A. 1953, 62A-15-801	1989
Vermont	V.S.A. 18 Sec. 9001 et seq.	1959
Washington	RCW 72.27.010	1965
West Virginia	W. Va. Code, Secs. 27-14-1 to 27-14-5	1957
Wisconsin	W.S.A. 51.75 et seq.	1966
Wyoming	W.S. Secs. 25-10-301 to 25-10-305	1969