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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) The County Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Board shall have the power and its duty shall be:
(1) To review and evaluate the county's mental health and intellectual disability needs, services, facilities and special problems in relation to the local health and welfare needs, services and programs.
(2) Except in cities of the first class, to recommend to local authorities not less than two persons for the position of administrator. Such persons shall meet the standards of professional skill and experience as the department may establish by regulation.
(3) To develop, together with the administrator, annual plans for the mental health and intellectual disability programs required by sections 301 and 509. 1
(4) To make recommendations to the local authorities regarding the program and any other matters relating to mental health and intellectual disability services in the county, including purchase of service contracts and the extent of funds required to implement the program.
(5) To review performance under the mental health and intellectual disability program and to recommend a system of program evaluation.
(b) The functions of this board may be performed by a multi-purpose board acting in the health and welfare field, if the local authorities so elect with appropriate representation as specified in section 302(a), 2 in so far as possible, and subject to the approval of the department.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 50 P.S. Mental Health § 4303. Duties of the County Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Board - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-50-ps-mental-health/pa-st-sect-50-4303/
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