Local Mental Health Authority definition

Local Mental Health Authority means a county legislative body.
Local Mental Health Authority or “LMHA” means one of the following entities:
Local Mental Health Authority or "LMHA" means the county court or board of county commissioners of one or more counties that operate a community mental health and developmental disability program, or in the case of a Native American reservation, the tribal council, or if the county declines to operate or contract for all or part of a community mental health and developmental disability program, the board of directors of a public or private corporation.

Examples of Local Mental Health Authority in a sentence

  • Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) ["Council"] "Committee" means the Education and Mental Health Coordinating [Council] Committee created in Section 63C-23-201.(2) "Local education agency" or "LEA" means the same as that term is defined in Section 53E-1-102.(3) "Local mental health authority" means a local mental health authority described in Section 17-43-301.(4) "Local substance abuse authority" means a local substance abuse authority described in Section 17-43-201.Section {33}38.


More Definitions of Local Mental Health Authority

Local Mental Health Authority. (LMHA) means one of the following entities:
Local Mental Health Authority means an entity to which the executive commissioner delegates the executive commissioner's authority and responsibility within a specified region for planning, policy development, coordination, including coordination with criminal justice entities, and resource development and allocation and for supervising and ensuring the provision of mental health services to persons with mental illness in the most appropriate and available setting to meet individual needs in one or more local service areas.
Local Mental Health Authority and “LMHA” each means any one of the following entities:
Local Mental Health Authority means a local mental health authority described in Section 17-43-301.
Local Mental Health Authority or "LMHA" means the county court or board of county commissioners of one or more counties who chose to operate a CMHP; or, if the county declines to operate or contract for all or part of a CMHP, the board of directors of a public or private corporation which contracts with the Division to operate a CMHP for that county.
Local Mental Health Authority or “LMHA” means the county court or board of commissioners of one or more counties who choose to operate a CMHP.
Local Mental Health Authority means a county legislative body. 699 (5) "Local substance abuse authority" means a county legislative body. 700 (6) "Mental health crisis" means: