§ 8909. Boards of directors of nonprofit corporations designated as community mental health and developmental disability agencies
§ 8909. Boards of directors of nonprofit corporations designated as community mental health and developmental disability agencies (a) The board of a nonprofit corporation that is designated by the Commissioner of Mental Health or of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living to be a community mental health and developmental disability agency shall be representative of the […]
§ 8910. State aid; fees
§ 8910. State aid; fees (a) Upon application to the Commissioner by a designated community mental health and developmental disability agency, the Commissioner of the appropriate Department may grant to the agency funds to be used for carrying out its mental health and developmental disability services. Such grant of funds shall be based on a […]
§ 8911. Powers of the Commissioners
§ 8911. Powers of the Commissioners (a) If the Commissioners after discussion with the board of a community mental health and developmental disability agency determine that the local community services plan required by section 8908 of this chapter is inadequate to meet the needs of persons with a mental condition or psychiatric disability or with […]
§ 8912. Contracts with nondesignated agencies
§ 8912. Contracts with nondesignated agencies The Commissioners may enter into agreements with local community mental health and developmental disability agencies or with any public or private agency for the purpose of establishing specialized services which are needed by persons with a mental condition or psychiatric disability or with developmental disabilities or children and adolescents […]
§ 8913. Minimum program standards and other regulations
§ 8913. Minimum program standards and other regulations (a) The Commissioners shall establish minimum program standards for services provided by community mental health and developmental disability agencies. Minimum program standards shall specify the basic activities and resources which are necessary for the implementation of such programs. (b) The procedure for establishing such standards shall be […]
§ 8914. Rates of payments to designated and specialized service agencies
§ 8914. Rates of payments to designated and specialized service agencies (a) The Secretary of Human Services shall have sole responsibility for establishing the Departments of Health’s, of Mental Health’s, and of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living’s rates of payments for designated and specialized service agencies that are reasonable and adequate to achieve the required […]
§ 8901. Purpose
§ 8901. Purpose The purpose of this chapter is to expand community mental health and developmental disability services; to encourage participation in such a program by persons in local communities; to obtain better understanding of the need for community mental health and developmental services; to authorize funding for the program by State aid, local financial […]
§ 8907. Designation of agencies to provide mental health and developmental disability services
§ 8907. Designation of agencies to provide mental health and developmental disability services (a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Commissioners of Mental Health and of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living shall, within the limits of funds designated by the Legislature for this purpose, ensure that community services to persons with a mental […]
§ 8908. Local community services plan
§ 8908. Local community services plan Each designated community mental health and developmental disability agency shall determine the need for community mental health and developmental disability services within the area served by the agency and shall thereafter prepare a local community services plan which describes the methods by which the agency will provide those services. […]