1. A mental health consortium is hereby established in each of the following jurisdictions: (a) A county whose population is 100,000 or more; and (b) The region consisting of all counties whose population are less than 100,000. 2. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, such a consortium must consist of at least the following persons appointed by the Administrator: (a) A representative of the Division; (b) A representative of the agency which provides child welfare services; (c) A representative of the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department; (d) A representative of the board of trustees of the school district in the county; (e) A representative of the local juvenile probation department; (f) A representative of the local chamber of commerce or business community; (g) A private provider of mental health care; (h) A provider of foster care; (i) A parent of a child with an emotional disturbance; and (j) A representative of an agency which provides services for the treatment and prevention of substance use disorders. 3. In the region consisting of counties whose population are less than 100,000, such a consortium must consist of at least the following s for the treatment and prevention of substance use disorders. 3. In the region consisting of counties whose population are less than 100,000, such a consortium must consist of at least the following persons appointed by the Administrator: (a) A representative of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department; (b) A representative of the agency which provides child welfare services in the region; (c) A representative of the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department; (d) A representative of the boards of trustees of the school districts in the region; (e) A representative of the local juvenile probation departments; (f) A representative of the chambers of commerce or business community in the region; (g) A private provider of mental health care; (h) A provider of foster care; (i) A parent of a child with an emotional disturbance; and (j) A representative of an agency which provides services for the treatment and prevention of substance use disorders. (Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 52; A 2009, 675)
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