§ 10-414. Boards -- Powers and duties

   (a) Powers. -- Each Board may adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its meetings.

(b) Duties. --

   (1) Each Board serves in an advisory capacity.

   (2) Each Board shall:

      (i) Submit to the Secretary an annual report on:

         1. The needs of individuals who have a mental disorder; and

         2. The extent to which its State facility meets these needs;

      (ii) Advise the administrative head of the State facility on its goals, programs, physical plant, and policies;

      (iii) Help in evaluating the degree to which these goals are achieved;

      (iv) Review and make recommendations about the annual budget of the State facility;

      (v) Assume leadership in developing community understanding of the needs of those who have a mental disorder; and

      (vi) Carry out any other responsibility that the administrative head of the State facility requests.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 59, § 32A; 1982, ch. 21, § 2.