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1 Schedule, for each day (including traveltime) they are en2 gaged in the performance of their duties as members of the 3 advisory committee and, while so serving away from their 4 homes or regular places of business, cach member shall be 5 allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of sub6 sistence, in the same manner as is authorized by section 5703 7 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in Government 8 service employed intermittently.

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10 there are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for the 11 fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and $10,000,000 for the 12 fiscal year ending June 30, 1976.

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"REGULATIONS

"SEC. 236. Regulations issued by the Secretary for the 15 administration of this title shall include provisions applicable

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"(1) prescribe the general manner in which the State agency of a State shall determine the priority of projects for community mental health centers on the basis of the relative need of the different areas of the

State for such centers and their services and requiring

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upon completion of a project (A) will, alone or in con

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applicant for the project or affiliated or associated with such applicant, provide comprehensive mental health services for residents of a particular community or communities, or (B) will be part of or closely associated with a general hospital;

"(2) prescribe general standards for facilities and equipment for centers of different classes and in different types of location; and

“(3) require that the State plan of a State submitted under section 237 provide for adequate community mental health centers for people residing in the State, and provide for adequate community mental health centers to furnish needed services for persons unable to pay therefor.

The National Advisory Mental Health Council shall be 16 consulted by the Secretary before the issuance of regulations 17 under this section.

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"SEC. 237. (a) A State plan for the provision of com20 prehensive mental health services within a State shall be

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"(1) An administrative part containing provisions respecting the administration of the plan and related matters. Such part shall

"(A) provide for the designation of a State

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advisory council to consult with the State agency in administering such plan which council shall include (i) representatives of non-government organizations or groups, and of State agencies, concerned with planning, operation, or utilization of com

munity mental health centers or other mental health

facilities, and (ii) representatives of consumers and providers of the services provided by such centers and facilities who are familiar with the need for such services;

"(B) provide that the State agency will make such reports in such form and containing such information as the Secretary may from time to time reasonably require, and will keep such records and afford such access thereto as the Secretary may find

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of such reports;

"(C) provide that the State agency will from time to time, but not less often than annually, review the State plan and submit to the Secretary appro

priate modifications thereof which it considers necessary; and

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of personnel standards on a merit basis.

"(2) A services and facilities part containing pro

visions respecting services to be offered within the State by community mental health centers and provisions respecting facilities for such centers. Such part shall

"(A) be consistent with the mental health services part of the State's plan under section 314 (d) of the Public Health Service Act;

"(B) set forth a program for community mental health centers within the State (i) which is based on a statewide inventory of existing facilities

and a survey of need for the comprehensive mental health services described in section 201 (b); (ii) which conforms with regulations prescribed by the Secretary under section 236; and (iii) which shall provide for adequate community mental health centers to furnish needed services for persons unable to pay therefor:

"(C) set forth the relative need, determined in accordance with the regulations prescribed under section 236, for the projects included in the program described in subparagraph (B), and, in the case of projects under part C, provide for the completion of such projects in the order of such relative need;

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"(D) emphasize the provision of outpatient services by community mental health centers as a

preferable alternative to inpatient hospital services; and

"(E) provide minimum standards (to be fixed.

in the discretion of the State) for the maintenance and operation of centers which receive Federal aid

under this title and provide for enforcement of such

standards with respect to projects approved by the Secretary under this title.

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manner as the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe. The 15 Secretary shall approve any State plan (and any modifica16 tion thereof) which complies with the requirements of sub17 section (a). The Secretary shall not finally disapprove a 18 State plan except after reasonable notice and opportunity 19 for a hearing to the State.

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