39-3129 PETITION FOR REGIONAL SERVICES.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 31
REGIONAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
39-3129. Petition for regional services. Petition for regional mental health services may be made to the state mental health authority through the regional mental health board. The petition may be submitted by units of government within the region, by public and private agencies or professional associations serving within the region, or by a private, nonprofit corporation formed by citizens of that region for the purpose of planning for, petitioning for and securing mental health services for that region. The petition shall contain: (1) an identification of the petitioning group or groups; (2) a statement of the mental health needs of the region; and (3) an outline of the planning for mental health services already accomplished in the region.