§ 205.975

Title XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE Chapter 205 • Effective - 01 Jan 1991, 2 histories, see footnote 205.975. Definitions. — As used in sections 205.975 to 205.990, the following words and terms mean: (1) 'Board of trustees', board appointed by a governing body or jointly by governing bodies within a service area for the purposes of administering a county community mental health fund to establish and operate a community mental health center, mental health clinics, or any comprehensive mental health services; to supplement existing funds for a center, clinics, or services, or to purchase services from a center, clinics, or public facilities and not-for-profit corporations providing any comprehensive mental health services; (2) 'Community mental health center', a legal entity through which comprehensive mental health services are provided to individuals residing in a certain service area; (3) 'Comprehensive mental health services', inpatient services, outpatient services, day care and other partial hospitalization services, emergency services, diagnostic and treatment services, liaison and follow-up services, consultation and education services, rehabilitation services, prevention

other partial hospitalization services, emergency services, diagnostic and treatment services, liaison and follow-up services, consultation and education services, rehabilitation services, prevention services, screening services, follow-up care services, transitional living services, alcoholism and alcohol abuse prevention and treatment services, and drug addiction and drug abuse prevention and treatment services; (4) 'Department', department of mental health; (5) 'Governing body', county commission, county legislature, or other chief legislative body of a county or city not within a county; (6) 'Mental health clinic', a health entity offering community services delivered from a fixed place or from various places within a service area on an outpatient and consultative basis for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of emotional or mental disorders, alcoholism, or drug abuse; (7) 'Participating counties', counties which choose to appropriate funds from their general tax revenues or levy and collect special taxes to support, with other counties, a community mental health center, mental health clinics, or any comprehensive mental health services; (8) 'Service area', a defined

or levy and collect special taxes to support, with other counties, a community mental health center, mental health clinics, or any comprehensive mental health services; (8) 'Service area', a defined geographic area as set forth in the state plan for comprehensive mental health services prepared by the department. ­­-------- (L. 1969 S.B. 168 § 1, A.L. 1978 S.B. 652, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1383) Effective 1-1-91