39-3126 DESIGNATION OF REGIONS FOR COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 31
REGIONAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
39-3126. Designation of regions for comprehensive mental health services. Recognizing both the right of every citizen to the best mental health services that the state is able to provide and the disproportionate ability of counties to finance mental health services, the state mental health authority shall designate regions and be responsible for establishing regional comprehensive mental health services for all areas of the state. In the establishment of regions, primary consideration will be given to natural population groupings and trading areas, the regions previously designated for the establishment of other health services, the mental health needs of the people within the proposed regions, and the appropriate maximal use of available funding.