§ 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) (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.

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