§321-175  Statewide children's mental health
services plan.  (a)  Commencing on September 1, 1980, and every four
years thereafter, the children's mental health services branch, on or before
September 1 of each four-year cycle, shall develop and present to the
governor and the legislature, as well as release for public inspection and
comment, a current statewide children's mental health services plan which shall
include:



(1)  A survey of the children and youth in the State
who are (A) in need of and (B) receiving mental health services showing the
total number of such children and youth and their geographic distribution;



(2)  Identification of the public and private
providers of mental health services to children and youth;



(3)  Identification of the criteria and standards for
the treatment to be received by emotionally disturbed or mentally ill children
and youth;



(4)  A program for the recruitment, orientation, and
in-service training of personnel in community mental health services to
children and youth, and to allied fields, including participation, as
appropriate, by institutions of higher learning, state and local agencies, and
other public and private agencies having relevant expertise;



(5)  A description of the provisions for prevention,
early identification, diagnosis, screening, treatment, and rehabilitation
(including, with regard to treatment and rehabilitation, services provided
through inpatient, outpatient, and community residential facilities) of
children and youth in need of mental health services;



(6)  An implementation plan for providing mental
health services to all children and youth in the State in each of the above
mentioned areas; and



(7)  Any additional matters which may be necessary or
appropriate, including recommendations for amendment of laws, changes in
administrative practices and patterns of organization, and changes in levels
and patterns of financial support relating to children's mental health
services.



(b)  Prior to the submission of the statewide
children's mental health services plan under subsection (a) to the governor and
the legislature, the department of health shall hold hearings on the plan in
accordance with chapter 91.  There shall be at least one hearing in each
county; except that the city and county of Honolulu shall have three hearings
in strategic geographic locations to provide the widest exposure of the plan to
the population.



(c)  Any amendments to the statewide children's
mental health services plan shall be in accordance with chapter 91. [L 1974, c
211, pt of §1; am L 1980, c 59, §4; am L 1984, c 87, §1; am L 1986, c 339, §39]