The governor, on behalf of the state, is authorized and directed to execute a compact, substantially in the following form, with any one or more of the states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont:
New England Health Services and Facilities Compact
Article I
Article II
Article III
Article IV
Article V
Each of the compacting states shall contribute funds to carry out the contracts of the board. Except in those instances where the board by specific action allocates funds available to it under article VII hereof, it shall be the policy of the board to enter into such contracts only upon appropriation of funds by the compacting states. Any contract entered into shall be in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the board and in accordance with the laws of the compacting states.
Article VI
Article VII
Article VIII
Article IX
History of Section.
P.L. 1963, ch. 80, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-40-1; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-16.1-1.