Article 16 - MENTAL HEALTH REFORM
- Section 39-1601 - Citation of act
- Section 39-1602 - Definitions
- Section 39-1603 - Powers and duties of secretary for aging and disability services
- Section 39-1604 - Secretary for aging and disability services to adopt state assessment of needs; plan to develop and operate a state system; development by mental health centers of community assessment of needs and plan for community based services; annual review and update of assessment of needs and plan; coordinated services plan
- Section 39-1605 - Governor's behavioral health services planning council; composition of council; chairperson; terms of members; vacancies; vice-chairperson; compensation
- Section 39-1606 - Meetings of governor's behavioral health services planning council; duties of council; visits to state psychiatric hospitals and other providers; annual reports
- Section 39-1607 - Mental health and developmental disabilities; certain powers, duties and functions
- Section 39-1608 - Mental health centers to develop community assessment of needs and plan to provide community based mental health services; approval by secretary; annual reviews and reports; amendments to plan; rules and regulations; guidelines for conduct of assessments of need, for development and operation of system of services and for periodic reporting to the secretary
- Section 39-1609 - Provision of community based mental health services; technical and financial assistance
- Section 39-1610 - Participating mental health centers; services provided; disbursement of funds for services; mental health reform phased program; admission and discharge criteria for patients; contracts for nonclinical services
- Section 39-1611 - Pilot project to provide psychiatric and substance abuse services for medicaid eligible residents less than 21 years of age; contract for such services; reports and information
- Section 39-1612 - Act does not require mental health centers to make expenditures not approved by governing board of center
- Section 39-1613 - Catchment areas for state psychiatric hospitals; rules and regulations, guidelines