§321-175 Statewide children's mental health services plan. (a) Commencing on September 1, 1980, and every four years thereafter, the children's mental health services branch, on or before September 1 of each four-year cycle, shall develop and present to the governor and the legislature, as well as release for public inspection and comment, a current statewide children's mental health services plan which shall include:

(1) A survey of the children and youth in the State who are (A) in need of and (B) receiving mental health services showing the total number of such children and youth and their geographic distribution;

(2) Identification of the public and private providers of mental health services to children and youth;

(3) Identification of the criteria and standards for the treatment to be received by emotionally disturbed or mentally ill children and youth;

(4) A program for the recruitment, orientation, and in-service training of personnel in community mental health services to children and youth, and to allied fields, including participation, as appropriate, by institutions of higher learning, state and local agencies, and other public and private agencies having relevant expertise;

(5) A description of the provisions for prevention, early identification, diagnosis, screening, treatment, and rehabilitation (including, with regard to treatment and rehabilitation, services provided through inpatient, outpatient, and community residential facilities) of children and youth in need of mental health services;

(6) An implementation plan for providing mental health services to all children and youth in the State in each of the above mentioned areas; and

(7) Any additional matters which may be necessary or appropriate, including recommendations for amendment of laws, changes in administrative practices and patterns of organization, and changes in levels and patterns of financial support relating to children's mental health services.

(b) Prior to the submission of the statewide children's mental health services plan under subsection (a) to the governor and the legislature, the department of health shall hold hearings on the plan in accordance with chapter 91. There shall be at least one hearing in each county; except that the city and county of Honolulu shall have three hearings in strategic geographic locations to provide the widest exposure of the plan to the population.

(c) Any amendments to the statewide children's mental health services plan shall be in accordance with chapter 91. [L 1974, c 211, pt of §1; am L 1980, c 59, §4; am L 1984, c 87, §1; am L 1986, c 339, §39]