§ 40.1-8.5-4 - Community mental health boards – Composition. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 40.1-8.5-4

   § 40.1-8.5-4  Community mental healthboards – Composition. – Each community mental health center shall be governed by a board composed of atleast nine (9) members of recognized ability and/or interest in the problems ofmental health and substance abuse. Community mental health boards referred toin this chapter shall be incorporated under the laws of Rhode Island andgoverned by their by-laws. Members of the community mental health boards shallbe derived through nonprofit corporation structures. The membership of eachboard shall reflect, as much as possible, the diversity of the center's mentalhealth service area and the consumers it serves.