E. Develop techniques for identifying and providing services to consumers at risk.

2. Accountability. Each network is accountable to the area local council and the regional director.

3. Public outreach. Each network shall solicit the participation of interested providers to serve on the area local council, the network or advisory committees.

4. Participation. State-operated direct service programs shall participate in the activities of the networks.

5. Data collection. The department shall collect data to assess the capacity of the local service networks, including, but not limited to, analyses of utilization of mental health services and the unmet needs of persons receiving publicly funded mental health services.

Sec. 19. 34-B MRSA §3609, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 691, §7, is amended to read:

§3609. Statewide quality improvement council

Each network quality council and institute council shall designate a member and an alternate to serve on a statewide quality improvement council to advise the commissioner on issues of system implementation that have statewide impact. The commissioner shall appoint other members to serve on the council. The council shall review plans submitted to the council by the department pursuant to federal and state mandates and shall submit to the department any comments or recommendations regarding these plans.

Sec. 20. 34-B MRSA §6241, as amended by PL 1995, c. 560, Pt. K, §§73 and 74, is repealed.

Sec. 21. Repeal. That section of this Act that repeals the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 34-B, section 3604, subsection 5 takes effect October 1, 1999.

SUMMARY

The purpose of this bill is to further the restructuring of the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance