§ 20-47-704 - Children's Behavioral Health Care Commission -- Composition -- Duties. - Arkansas Statutes

20-47-704. Children's Behavioral Health Care Commission -- Composition -- Duties.

The Governor shall establish a Children's Behavioral Health Care Commission. The commission shall:

(1) Consist of at least ten (10) but no more than twenty (20) members, who shall:

(A) Include families and advocates for children receiving behavioral health care services and representatives from a variety of behavioral health care agencies, disciplines, and providers; and

(B) Serve three-year terms, except that the initial term for two-thirds (2/3) of the membership shall be equally divided by lot with one-half of such persons serving an initial term of one (1) year and the other half serving an initial term of two (2) years; and

(2) Provide advice and guidance to the Department of Human Services and other state agencies providing behavioral health care services to children, youth, and their families on the most effective methods for establishing a system of care approach.