The board is the state planning and coordinating body for the purpose of federal and state laws relating to mental health services for persons with mental disorders identified in Alaska Stat. § 44.25.290(b)(1). On behalf of those persons, the board shall

(1) prepare and maintain a comprehensive plan of treatment and rehabilitation services;
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Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 44.29.850

  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
(2) propose an annual implementation plan consistent with the comprehensive plan and with due regard for the findings from evaluation of existing programs;
(3) provide a public forum for the discussion of issues related to the mental health services for which the board has planning and coordinating responsibility;
(4) advocate the needs of persons with mental disorders before the governor, executive agencies, the legislature, and the public;
(5) advise the legislature, the governor, the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, and other state agencies in matters affecting persons with mental disorders, including

(A) development of necessary services for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation;
(B) evaluation of the effectiveness of programs in the state for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation;
(C) legal processes that affect screening, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation;
(6) provide to the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority for its review and consideration recommendations concerning the integrated comprehensive mental health program for persons described in Alaska Stat. § 44.25.290(b)(1) and the use of money in the mental health trust settlement income account in a manner consistent with regulations adopted under Alaska Stat. § 44.25.240; and
(7) submit periodic reports regarding its planning, evaluation, advocacy, and other activities.
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