Sec. 47.30.477. Grant-in-aid program regulations.
The department shall adopt regulations implementing AS 47.30.475. The regulations must provide for the method of application, the time for consideration of applications, the processing of applications, the type of record keeping, the requirements for reporting the progress and statistics regarding the program, and the notification of the applicant as to the action taken on […]
Sec. 47.30.480. Judicial notice.
The superior courts of this state may take judicial notice of the fact that an alcoholic is suffering from an illness and is in need of proper medical, advisory, or rehabilitative treatment.
Sec. 47.30.350. Department powers and duties; ratification of authority’s actions.
(a) The department shall (1) develop and submit to the Surgeon General of the United States Public Health Service a comprehensive program for the constructing and equipping of hospitals and other facilities for the examination, observation, care, and treatment of the mentally ill; (2) develop and submit to the Surgeon General plans and specifications for […]
Sec. 47.30.490. Acceptance of funds.
The department may accept on behalf of the state and deposit, apart from other public funds, grants from the federal government or gifts or contributions from other sources to assist in carrying out the purposes of AS 47.30.470.
Sec. 47.30.360. Acceptance and expenditure of funds.
The department may accept on behalf of the state and deposit separate and apart from other public funds grants from the federal government or gifts or contributions from other sources to assist in carrying out the purposes of AS 47.30.350 – 47.30.400 and may expend the funds for those purposes.
Sec. 47.30.500. Definitions.
In AS 47.30.470 – 47.30.490, (1) “alcoholism” means a condition related to alcohol and concerns a physical compulsion which exists, coupled with a mental obsession; (2) “costs of improvement, renovation, or new construction of facilities” includes, in addition to costs directly related to the project, the sum total of all costs of financing and carrying […]
Sec. 47.30.370. Review by legislative budget and audit committee.
Before implementation, the programs, plans, and actions of the department made under AS 47.30.350, except for the proposed geographic location of the mental health hospital, shall be reviewed by the legislative budget and audit committee. The review and findings of the budget and audit committee shall be made public.
Sec. 47.30.520. Legislative purpose.
It is the purpose of the Community Mental Health Services Act to (1) provide a range of community-based inpatient, outpatient, and support services for persons with mental disorders; (2) assist communities in planning, organizing, and financing community mental health services through locally developed, administered, and controlled community mental health programs; (3) better develop and use […]
Sec. 47.30.380. Appropriation authorized.
Funds to carry out AS 47.30.350 – 47.30.400 shall be set out in the appropriation bill authorizing the operating and capital expenditures of the state’s integrated comprehensive mental health program under AS 37.14.003(a) and submitted to the legislature under AS 37.07.020(a)(1).
Sec. 47.30.390. Acquisition of existing mental health care facilities.
The department may acquire existing facilities for mental health care.