§ 40.1-8.5-4. Community mental health boards — Composition.
Each community mental health center shall be governed by a board composed of at least nine (9) members of recognized ability and/or interest in the problems of mental health and substance abuse. Community mental health boards referred to in this chapter shall be incorporated under the laws of Rhode Island and governed by their bylaws. Members of the community mental health boards shall be derived through nonprofit corporation structures. The membership of each board shall reflect, as much as possible, the diversity of the center’s mental health service area and the consumers it serves.
History of Section.P.L. 1993, ch. 390, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 40.1 - Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
Chapter 40.1-8.5 - Community Mental Health Services
Section 40.1-8.5-1. - Policy and purpose.
Section 40.1-8.5-2. - Definitions.
Section 40.1-8.5-3. - Matchable funds.
Section 40.1-8.5-4. - Community mental health boards — Composition.
Section 40.1-8.5-5. - Powers and duties of community mental health boards.
Section 40.1-8.5-6. - Appropriation and allocation of matching grant funds.
Section 40.1-8.5-7. - Power and duties of director.
Section 40.1-8.5-8. - Certified community behavioral health clinics.