630.1005. Comprehensive child mental health clinical advisory council established, members, duties. — 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.
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(L. 2005 S.B. 501)
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