Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 630

Department of Mental Health

←630.1000

Section 630.1005.1

630.003→

August 28, 2015

Comprehensive child mental health clinical advisory council established, members, duties.

630.1005. 1. There is hereby established in the department of mental

health a "Comprehensive Child Mental Health Clinical Advisory Council". The

council, under the supervision of the director of the department of mental

health, shall advise the office of comprehensive child mental health

established under section 630.1000. The council shall be comprised of not

more than ten members and shall include, but not be limited to, individuals

representing the following disciplines: pediatric medicine, child

psychiatry, child psychology, social work, clinical counseling, school

psychologist, research, financing, and evaluation. The director of the

department of mental health, or his or her designee, and a member of the

office of comprehensive child mental health established under section

630.1000 shall serve as ex officio members of the council.



2. The members of the council, other than the ex officio members, shall

be appointed by the director of the department of mental health and shall

serve for three-year terms. Members shall serve on the council without

compensation but may be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses from

moneys appropriated to the department of mental health for that purpose.

Members of the advisory council shall:



(1) Share with the council and department information on state and

national trends, evidenced-based practices and research findings within their

respective fields;



(2) Serve as a liaison with their respective discipline to obtain and

disseminate information;



(3) Identify funding and research opportunities within their respective

field; and



(4) Advise the department in ways that knowledge from their respective

field can be merged within other fields to provide a comprehensive system.



(L. 2005 S.B. 501)







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