The Interstate Compact on Mental Health
WILFRED BLOOMBERG M.D.1, and
MYRON JOHN ROCKMORE M.A.2
1 Comissioner, Connecticut State Department of Mental Health, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, Conn., 06115
2 Director, Connecticut State Department of Mental Health, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, Conn., 06115
The Interstate Compact on Mental Health, formed in 1955, now has 35 states as members. It has been instrumental in facilitating the transfer of patients between mental facilities in different states without the administrative entanglements that formerly accompanied such transfers. The primary consideration of the Compact is the well-being of the patient.
