Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS  


§ 37-2-1. Declaration of purpose
§ 37-2-2. Definitions
§ 37-2-2.1. Creation of Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Addictive Diseases
§ 37-2-3. Designation of boundaries for mental health, development disabilities, and addictive diseases regions; community service board areas
§ 37-2-4. Behavioral Health Coordinating Council; membership; meetings; obligations
§ 37-2-4.1. Regional mental health, developmental disabilities, and addictive diseases offices
§ 37-2-5. Regional planning boards -- Establishing policy and direction for disability services; membership; bylaws; meetings; expenses
§ 37-2-5.1. Regional planning boards -- Regional coordinator; staff and personnel; allocation of funds
§ 37-2-5.2. Regional planning boards -- Duties and functions; power to contract; delegation of powers and duties; books of account
§ 37-2-6. Community mental health, developmental disabilities, and addictive diseases service boards -- Creation; membership; participation of counties; transfer of powers and duties; alternate method of establishment; bylaws; reprisals prohibited
§ 37-2-6.1. Community service boards -- Program director, staff, budget, facilities; powers and duties; exemption from state and local taxation
§ 37-2-6.2. Employees whose jobs include duties or functions which became duties or functions of a community service board on July 1, 1994; rights, duties, and benefits of employees
§ 37-2-6.3. Public body; debts, obligations, and liabilities
§ 37-2-6.4. Reconstituting or converting of organizational structure; formation of new community service board
§ 37-2-6.5. Cessation of operations by community service board; notification; continuation of operations by successor board, county board of health, or outside manager
§ 37-2-7. Formulation and publication of state plan for disability services
§ 37-2-8. Unification of state and area service programs
§ 37-2-9. Coordination of disability services with related activities of other agencies and organizations
§ 37-2-9.1. Compliance by regional planning boards and community service boards with laws as to open meetings and inspection of records; advisory boards
§ 37-2-10. Commissioner's emergency powers upon failure of community service board to establish and administer programs
§ 37-2-11. Allocation of available funds for services; recipients to meet minimum standards; accounting for fees generated by providers; discrimination in providing services prohibited
§ 37-2-11.1. Venue in actions against community service board; representation by Attorney General; immunity; use of legal counsel; authority for indemnification, defense, and insurance
§ 37-2-11.2. Access by the department, Department of Human Services, Department of Public Health, Department of Community Health, or regional office to records of any program receiving public funds; confidentiality
§ 37-2-12. Construction of chapter to avoid conflict with federal laws