9-2-102. Department of health; duties and responsibilities; state grants.

(a) The department of health is the state mental health authority, the developmental disabilities authority and the substance abuse authority. The department through its divisions has the following duties and responsibilities to:

(i) Administer comprehensive state programs for mental health, developmental disabilities and substance abuse services;

(ii) Provide a coordinated network of programs and facilities offering the following services to persons afflicted with mental illness or developmental disabilities or for substance abuse: diagnosis, treatment, education, care, training, community living, habilitation and rehabilitation;

(iii) Establish minimum standards and approve policies and procedures for the establishment and operation of community-based mental health, substance abuse and developmental disabilities programs receiving state support. The department through its mental health division and its substance abuse division shall annually withhold not less than five percent (5%) of all amounts provided in each contract with a community-based mental health, substance abuse or drug court program or provider and shall not release the funds withheld to the individual program or provider until the respective division and the individual program or provider enter into a written agreement that provides for performance and outcome measures. If the respective division and an individual program or provider do not enter into a mutually agreed upon set of performance and outcome measures, the funds withheld under this paragraph shall revert to the budget reserve account at the end of the biennium in which the funds were withheld;

(iv) Establish minimum standards for all mental health, substance abuse and developmental disabilities services supported by state funds;

(v) Establish a statewide suicide prevention program that includes:

(A) A statewide written plan adopted by the department following at least one (1) statewide public meeting of interested persons and entities;

(B) Assistance to local communities in the development and maintenance of suicide prevention coalitions;

(C) Consultation, technical assistance and training to state and local agencies, organizations and professional groups;

(D) Maintenance of a library of suicide prevention materials and information which shall include copies of or links to Cochrane collaboration systematic reviews or other similar sources relevant to this subject;

(E) Collection and dissemination of information regarding best practices for suicide prevention and intervention.

(b) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 81, § 3.

(c) The program may include state grants based on a formula for state and local participation.

(d) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 81, § 3.

(e) Repealed by Laws 1984, ch. 31, § 2.

(f) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 161, § 4; ch. 221, § 3.

(g) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 161, § 4; ch. 221, § 3.

(h) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 161, § 4; ch. 221, § 3.

(j) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 161, § 4; ch. 221, § 3.

(k) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 161, § 4; ch. 221, § 3.

(m) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 161, § 4; ch. 221, § 3.

(n) Repealed by Laws 1991, ch. 161, § 4; ch. 221, § 3.

(o) The department shall provide to the joint labor, health and social services interim committee, and any other appropriate legislative committee, periodic reports from the department's internal performance measurement system.