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