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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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