Section 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 resources at both state and local levels;
        (4) develop and implement plans for comprehensive mental health services based on demonstrated need on a regional basis;
        (5) improve the effectiveness of existing mental health services;
        (6) integrate state-operated and community mental health programs into a unified mental health system;
        (7) ensure that consumers, families, and representatives of communities within mental health planning regions can participate in planning for, determining the need for, and allocating mental health resources;
        (8) provide a means of allocating money available for state mental health services according to community needs;
        (9) encourage the full use of all existing public or private agencies, facilities, personnel, and funds to accomplish these objectives; and
        (10) prevent unnecessary duplication and fragmentation of services and expenditures.

Authorities

18.55.255;47.07.900;47.30.530;47.30.540;47.30.550;47.30.560;47.30.570;47.30.580;47.30.590;47.30.610;47.30.620;47.30.700

Notes

References

7 AAC 70.010
7 AAC 78.210
7 AAC 85.010
AS 18.55.255 Disposal of surplus property.
AS 47.07.900 Definitions.
AS 47.30.530 Duties of department.
AS 47.30.540 Local community entities.
AS 47.30.550 Cost sharing formulas; use of income.
AS 47.30.560 Contracts and expenditures.
AS 47.30.570 Regulations; eligible services and costs.
AS 47.30.580 Comprehensive services.
AS 47.30.590 Patient rights and the confidential nature of records and information.
AS 47.30.610 Definitions.
AS 47.30.620 Short title.
AS 47.30.700 Initial involuntary commitment procedures.

History

(Sec. 1 ch 121 SLA 1975; am Sec. 1 ch 47 SLA 1987; am Sec. 28 ch 66 SLA 1991; am Sec. 30 ch 5 FSSLA 1994)