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Article 16

Mental Health Reform

39-1601Citation of act 39-1602Definitions 39-1603Powers and duties of secretary for aging and disability services 39-1604Secretary 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 39-1605Governor's behavioral health services planning council; composition of council; chairperson; terms of members; vacancies; vice-chairperson; compensation 39-1606Meetings of governor's behavioral health services planning council; duties of council; visits to state psychiatric hospitals and other providers; annual reports 39-1607Mental health and developmental disabilities; certain powers, duties and functions 39-1608Mental 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 39-1609Provision of community based mental health services; technical and financial assistance 39-1610Participating 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 39-1611Pilot 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 39-1612Act does not require mental health centers to make expenditures not approved by governing board of center 39-1613Catchment areas for state psychiatric hospitals; rules and regulations, guidelines