Section 24-38. Duties.
Montgomery County, Md., Code § 24-38 (2026)
Section 24-38. Duties.LinkCopy Citation
The duties of the Mental Health Advisory Committee are:
(a)
monitor, review, and evaluate the allocation and adequacy of publicly-funded mental health services within the County through means such as conducting or participating in site visits;
(b)
determine the needs of the County mental health system, including quality of services, gaps in the system, and interagency coordination;
(c)
participate in the development of the local mental health plan and local mental health budget;
(d)
prepare an annual report which must include:
(1)
a description of the progress of the County mental health system;
(2)
recommendations on actions needed to improve the system;
(3)
recommendations on priorities for allocation of funds; and
(4)
recommendations on appropriate allocation of funds consistent with established priorities and available funds;
(e)
disseminate the annual report to the:
(1)
Director of the Department of Health and Human Services;
(2)
County Council;
(3)
County Executive;
(4)
State Mental Hygiene Administration’s Regional Mental Health Director;
(5)
Director of Mental Hygiene Administration;
(6)
Secretary of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; and
(7)
Maryland Advisory Council on Mental Hygiene; and
(f)
review and comment on the annual mental health plan and preliminary budget for the State mental health grant to the County; and
(g)
review and comment on the annual budget for mental health services of the Department of Health and Human Services.