210.031 Advisory committee on need for services for deaf or hard-of-hearing persons. - Kentucky Statutes

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210.031 Advisory committee on need for services for deaf or hard-of-hearing persons. (1) The cabinet shall establish an advisory committee of sixteen (16) members to advise the Department for Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services of the need for
particular services for persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
(a) At least eight (8) members shall be deaf or hard-of-hearing and shall be appointed by the secretary. Four (4) deaf or hard-of-hearing members,
representing one (1) of each of the following organizations, shall be appointed
from a list of at least two (2) nominees submitted from each of the following
organizations:
1. The Kentucky Association of the Deaf; 2. The A.G. Bell Association; 3. The Kentucky School for the Deaf Alumni Association; and 4. Self Help for the Hard of Hearing. The remaining four (4) deaf or hard-of-hearing members shall be appointed by
the secretary from a list of at least eight (8) nominees submitted by the
Kentucky Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. (b) One (1) member shall be a family member of a deaf or hard-of-hearing consumer of mental health services and shall be appointed by the secretary
from a list of nominees accepted from any source. (c) The head of each of the following entities shall appoint one (1) member to the advisory committee:
1. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Mental
Health and Mental Retardation Services; 2. The Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, Office of
Vocational Rehabilitation; 3. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Department for Aging and
Independent Living; 4. The Education and Workforce Development Cabinet, Commission on
the Deaf and Hard of Hearing; 5. The Kentucky Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf; and 6. A Kentucky School for the Deaf staff person involved in education. (d) The remaining member shall be a representative of a regional mental health/mental retardation board, appointed by the commissioner of the
Department for Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services from a list
composed of two (2) names submitted by each regional mental health/mental
retardation board. (2) Of the members defined in subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section, three (3) shall be appointed for a one (1) year term, three (3) shall be appointed for a two (2) year
term, and three (3) shall be appointed for a three (3) year term; thereafter, they shall be appointed for three (3) year terms. The members defined under subsection (1)(c)
and (d) of this section shall serve with no fixed term of office. (3) The members defined under subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses;
the members defined under subsection (1)(c) and (d) of this section shall serve
without compensation or reimbursement of any kind. (4) The Department for Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services shall make available personnel to serve as staff to the advisory committee. (5) The advisory committee shall meet quarterly at a location determined by the committee chair. (6) (a) The advisory committee shall prepare a biennial report which: 1. Describes the accommodations and the mental health, mental
retardation, development disability, and substance abuse services made
accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing persons; 2. Reports the number of deaf or hard-of-hearing persons served; 3. Identifies additional service needs for the deaf and hard-of-hearing; and 4. Identifies a plan to address unmet service needs. (b) The report shall be submitted to the secretary, the commissioner of the Department for Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services, and the
Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare by July 1 of every odd-
numbered year. Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 63, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 18, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts
ch. 211, sec. 123, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 99,
sec. 300, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 6, sec. 28, effective
July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 426, sec. 245, effective July 15, 1998. -
- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 209, sec. 19, effective July 15, 1994.