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LR 827
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A.__The councils shall assist the department and providers
with systems planning and needs assessment at the local level
and community education and quality improvement activities
that must be implemented at the local level.__The councils
shall perform program assessment through service evaluation
teams, as described in paragraph E.

 
B. Each network quality council consists of the following 4
population-specific committees of 8 members each, whose
membership takes into consideration local geographic
factors.

 
(1)__A mental health committee, which advises the
department regarding issues germane to adult mental
health services, consists of 3 adult mental health
consumers, 2 family members of adult mental health
consumers, one community member and 2 mental health
service providers.

 
(2)__A mental retardation and developmental
disabilities committee, which advises the department
regarding issues germane to adult mental retardation
services and developmental disability services,
consists of 3 consumers of mental retardation or
developmental disabilities services, 2 family members
of persons with mental retardation or developmental
disabilities, or both, 2 mental retardation or
developmental disabilities service providers and one
member of the community.

 
(3)__A children's services committee, which advises the
department regarding issues germane to mental health
services, mental retardation services and developmental
disability services and substance abuse services to
persons under 18 years of age, consists of 2 adolescent
consumers of mental health services, mental retardation
services, substance abuse services or developmental
disability services, 3 parents of consumers of such
services, 2 providers of such services and one member
of the community.

 
(4)__A substance abuse committee, which advises the
department regarding issues germane to adult substance
abuse services, consists of 3 consumers of substance
abuse services, 2 family members of consumers of
substance abuse services, 2 substance abuse service
providers and one member of the community.

 
The department shall adopt rules for committee membership.__Rules
adopted pursuant to this paragraph are routine


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