Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 89.djvu/370

 89 STAT. 310

PUBLIC LAW 94-63—JULY 29, 1975

" (E) assistance to courts and other public agencies in screening residents of the center's catchment area who are being considered for referral to a State mental health facility for inpatient treatment to determine if they should be so referred and provision, where appropriate, of treatment for such persons through the center as an alternative to inpatient treatment at such a facility; " (F) provision of followup care for residents of its catchment area who have been discharged from a mental health facility; "(G) a program of transitional half-way house services for mentally ill individuals who are residents of its catchment area and who have been discharged from a mental health facility or would without such services require inpatient care in such a facility; and " (H) provision of each of the following service programs (other than a service program for which there is not sufficient need (as determined by the Secretary) in the center's catchment area, or the need for which in the center's catchment area the Secretary determines is currently being met): "(i) A program for the prevention and treatment of alcoholism and alcohol abuse and for the rehabilitation of alcohol abusers and alcoholics. "(ii) A program for the prevention and treatment of drug addiction and abuse and for the rehabilitation of drug addicts, drug abusers, and other persons with drug dependency problems. " (2) The provision of comprehensive mental health services through a center shall be coordinated with the provision of services by other health and social service agencies (including State mental health facilities) in or serving residents of the center's catchment area to insure that persons receiving services through the center have access to all such health and social services as they may require. The center'services (A) may be provided at the center or satellite centers through the staff of the center or through appropriate arrangements with health professionals and others in the center's catchment area, (B) shall be available and accessible to the residents of the area promptly, as appropriate, and in a manner which preserves human dignity and assures continuity and high quality care and which overcomes geographic, cultural, linguistic, and economic barriers to the receipt of services, and (C) when medically necessary, shall be available and accessible twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week. " (c)(1)(A) The governing body of a community mental health Governing body. center (other than a center described in subparagraph (B)) shall (i) be composed, where practicable, of individuals who reside in the center's cat<jhment area and who, as a group, represent the residents of that area taking into consideration their employment, age, sex, and place of residence, and other demographic characteristics of the area, and (ii) meet at least once a month, establish general policies for the center (including a schedule of hours during which services will be provided), approve the center's annual budget, and approve the selection of a director for the center. At least one-half of the members of such body shall be individuals who are not providers of health care. " (B) In the case of a community mental health center which before the date of enactment of the Community Mental Health Centers Amendments of 1975 was operated by a governmental agency and received a grant under section 220 (as in effect before such date), the 42 USC 2688. requirements of subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to

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