Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 9520, COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, pt. 9520.0230
To assist the community mental health board in meeting its responsibilities as described in Minnesota Statutes, section 245.68 and to provide opportunity for broad community representation necessary for effective comprehensive mental health, developmental disability, and chemical dependency program planning, each community mental health board shall appoint a separate advisory committee in at least the three disability areas of mental health, developmental disability, and chemical dependency.
The advisory committees shall consist of residents of the geographic area served who are interested and knowledgeable in the area governed by such committee.
Nominations for appointments as members of the advisory committees are to be made to the community mental health board from agencies, organizations, groups, and individuals within the area served by the community mental health center. Appointments to the advisory committees are made by the community mental health board.
One community mental health board member shall serve on each advisory committee.
Each advisory committee shall have at least one-half of its membership composed of individuals who are not providers of services to the three disability groups.
Membership of each advisory committee shall generally reflect the population distribution of the service delivery area of the community mental health center.
The community mental health board shall appoint a chairperson for each advisory committee. The chairperson shall not be a community mental health board member nor a staff member. The power to appoint the chairperson may be delegated by the community mental health board to the individual advisory committee.
Each advisory committee shall be directly responsible to the community mental health board. Direct communication shall be effected and maintained through contact between the chairperson of the particular advisory committee, or his/her designee, and the chairperson of the community mental health board, or his/her designee.
Staff shall be assigned by the director to serve the staffing needs of each advisory committee.
Each advisory committee may appoint study groups and task forces upon consultation with the community mental health board. It is strongly recommended that specific attention be given to the aging and children and youth populations.
Each advisory committee shall meet at least quarterly.
Each advisory committee must make a formal written and oral report on its work to the community mental health board at least annually.
Each advisory committee shall submit copies of minutes of their meetings to the community mental health board and to the Department of Human Services (respective disability group program divisions).
The advisory committees shall be charged by the community mental health board with assisting in the identification of the community's needs for mentally ill/behaviorally disabled, developmental disability, and chemical dependency programs. The advisory committee also assists the community mental health board in determining priorities for the community programs. Based on the priorities, each advisory committee shall recommend to the community mental health board ways in which the limited available community resources (work force, facilities, and finances) can be put to maximum and optimal use.
The advisory committee recommendations made to the community mental health board shall be included as a separate section in the grant-in-aid request submitted to the Department of Human Services by the community mental health board.
The advisory committees shall assist the community mental health board in assessing the programs carried on by the community mental health board, and make recommendations regarding the reordering of priorities and modifying of programs where necessary.
Minn. R. agency 196, ch. 9520, COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, pt. 9520.0230
Statutory Authority: MS s 245.61 to 245.69