(a) A city or borough government or other political subdivision of the state, a nonprofit corporation, or a combination of these, is eligible to receive funds and administer local programs under Alaska Stat. § 47.30.520 – 47.30.620. In order to ensure equitable access to funds and programs through the state, the department shall determine appropriate geographical areas to be served by local programs in consultation with representatives of the geographical areas in question.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 47.30.540
Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, organization, business trust, or society, as well as a natural person. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
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
(b) An entity designated by the department to receive money under Alaska Stat. § 47.30.520 – 47.30.620 shall ensure a broad base of community support as evidenced by a governing board reasonably representative of the professional, civic, and citizen groups in the community and including persons with mental disorders or family members of persons with mental disorders. No more than two members, or 40 percent of the membership, whichever is greater, may be providers of services under the program. In order to receive money under Alaska Stat. § 47.30.520 – 47.30.620, a local community entity shall agree
(1) to give priority to mental health programs and services consistent with the priorities set out in Alaska Stat. § 44.25.290 and that provide the maximum services for the least expenditure of money from the mental health trust settlement income account;(2) to furnish services through a qualified staff meeting reasonable standards of experience and training;(3) to conform to a state cost accounting system showing the true cost of services rendered, collect fees for services according to a schedule based on an analysis of reasonable ability to pay, and provide that a person may not be refused services because of inability to pay for those services;(4) to maintain adequate clinical and administrative records and furnish periodic reports to the department;(5) to furnish the authority and the department an annual report of the preceding fiscal year, including an evaluation of the effectiveness of the previous year’s programs and their costs;(6) to furnish the authority and the department satisfactory needs assessments for the population and area it serves and an annual update of a long-range planning and budget statement that describes program goals for the coming year, the steps and resources necessary to implement the goals, the projected means by which these resources will be secured, and the procedures necessary to evaluate the program;(7) to furnish the department with confidential and other information about recipients of services paid for, in whole or part, under Alaska Stat. § 47.30.520 – 47.30.620 and comply with regulations of the department regarding the submission of this information; and(8) to notify the department immediately of emergency situations involving recipients of services paid for, in whole or in part, under Alaska Stat. § 47.30.520 – 47.30.620 and comply with regulations of the department regarding this notification; for purposes of this paragraph, “emergency situations” include the disappearance, injury, or death of a recipient.(c) Members of local governing boards may be reimbursed for necessary travel expenses incurred in the organization and operation of local programs as may be determined by the department.
