Ch. 476                                    1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

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(b) 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;

[3.]   4.       The governing body of the appropriate county;

[4.]   5.      The director of the local core service agency, if any;

[5.]   6.      The regional mental health director;

[6.]   7.      The Director;

[7.]   8.      The Secretary; and

[8.] 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.

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