Section 10-312 - Powers and duties. - Maryland Statutes

§ 10-312. Powers and duties.
 

(a)  Powers.- Each county advisory committee and each intercounty advisory committee may: 

(1) Create subcommittees; and 

(2) Have additional individuals participate as needed. 

(b)  Duties.- Each county advisory committee and intercounty advisory committee shall: 

(1) Monitor, review and evaluate the allocation and adequacy of publicly funded mental health services within the county through means such as conducting or participating in site visits; 

(2) Determine the needs of the county mental health system, including quality of services, gaps in the system, and interagency coordination; 

(3) Participate in the development of the local mental health plan and local mental health budget; 

(4)  

(4) (i) Prepare and disseminate an annual report to the following: 

1. The health officer; 

2. In Montgomery County, the director of the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services; 

3. The county mental health director; 

4. The governing body of the appropriate county; 

5. The director of the local core service agency, if any; 

6. The regional mental health director; 

7. The Director; 

8. The Secretary; and 

9. The Maryland Advisory Council on Mental Hygiene; and 

(ii) Include in the annual report, at a minimum, the following: 

1. A description of the progress of the county mental health system; 

2. Recommendations on actions needed to improve the system; 

3. Recommendations on priorities for allocation of funds; and 

4. In accordance with those priorities and after consideration of financial resources, recommendations on appropriate allocation of funds; 

(5) Review and comment upon the annual core service agency or county mental health plan and preliminary budget, prior to submission of the budget to the State; and 

(6) Review and comment upon the annual fiscal report. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 43, § 1J; 1982, ch. 21, § 2; 1991, ch. 176; 1996, ch. 476.]