106 STAT. 382 PUBLIC LAW 102-321—JULY 10, 1992 "(1) services under the plan will be provided only through appropriate, qualified community programs (which may include community mental health centers, child mental-health programs, psychosocial rehabilitation programs, mental health peer-support programs, and mental-health primary consimierdirected programs); and "(2) services under the plan will be provided through community mental health centers only if the centers meet the criteria specified in subsection (c). "(c) CRITERIA FOR MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS. — The criteria referred to in subsection (b)(2) regarding community mental health centers are as follows: "(1) With respect to mental health services, the centers provide services as follows: "(A) Services principally to individuals residing in a defined geographic area (hereafter in this subsection referred to as a 'service area'). "(B) Outpatient services, including specialized outpatient services for children, the elderly, individuals with a serious mental illness, and residents of the service areas of the centers who have been dischargedfi-ominpatient treatment at a mental health facility. "(C) 24-hour-a -day emergency care services. "(D) Day treatment or other partial hospitalization services, or psychosocial rehabilitation services. "(E) Screening for patients being considered for admission to State mental health facilities to determine the appropriateness of such admission. "(2) The mentgJ health services of the centers are provided, within the limits of the capacities of the centers, to any individual residing or employed in the service area of the center regardless of ability to pay for such services. "(3) The mental health services of the centers are available and accessible promptly, as appropriate and in a manner which preserves human dignity and assures continuity and high quality care. 42 USC 300X-3. *«EC. 1914. STATE MENTAL HEALTH PLANNING COUNCH.. "(a) IN GENERAL. —^A funding agreement for a grant under section 1911 is that the State involved will establish and maintain a State mental health planning council in accordance with the conditions described in this section. "(b) DUTIES. —^A condition under subsection (a) for a Council is that the duties of the Council are— "(1) to review plans provided to the Council pursuant to section 1915(a) by the State involved and to submit to the State any recommendations of the Council for modifications to the plans; "(2) to serve as an advocate for adults with a serious mental illness, children with a severe emotional disturbance, and other individuals with mental illnesses or emotion£d problems; and "(3) to monitor, review, and evaluate, not less than once each yeeu-, the allocation and adequacy of mental health services within the State. " (c) MEMBERSHIP. — -
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