Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 89.djvu/365

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PUBLIC LAW 94-000—MMMM. DD, 1975

PUBLIC LAW 94-63—JULY 29, 1975 fiscal year for the provision of each such category of services; and "(iii) make such reports (in such form and containing such information as the Secretary may prescribe) as the Secretary may reasonably require, and keep such records and afford such access thereto as the Secretary may find necessary to assure the correctness of, and to verify, such reports; "(D) the State mental health authority will— " (i) establish and carry out a plan which— " (I) is designed to eliminate inappropriate placement in institutions of persons with mental health problems, to insure the availability of appropriate noninstitutional services for such persons, and to improve the quality of care for those with mental health problems for whom institutional care is appropriate; and " ( II) shall include fair and equitable arrangements (as determined by the Secretary after consultation with the Secretary of Labor) to protect the interests of employees affected by actions described in subclause (I), including arrangements designed to preserve employee rights and benefits and to provide training and retraining of such employees where necessary and arrangements under which maximum efforts will be made to guarantee the employment of such employees; "(ii) prescribe and provide for the enforcement of minimum standards for the maintenance and operation of mental health programs and facilities (including community mental health centers) with the State; and "(iii) provide for assistance to courts and other public agencies and to appropriate private agencies to facilitate (I) screening by community mental health centers (or, if there are no such centers, other appropriate entities) of residents of the State who are being considered for inpatient care in a mental health facility to determine if such care is necessary, and (II) provision of followup care by community mental health centers (or if there are no such centers, by other appropriate entities) for residents of the State who have been discharged from mental health facilities. "(3) The Secretary shall review annually the activities undertaken by each State with an approved application to determine if the State complied with the assurances provided with the application. The Secretary may not approve an application submitted under paragraph (2) if the Secretary determines— "(A) that the State for which the application was submitted did not comply with assurances provided with a prior application under paragraph (2), and "(B) that he cannot be assured that the State will comply with the assurances provided with the application under consideration. " (4) For the purpose of determining the total amount of grants that may be made to the State health and mental authorities of each State, the Secretary shall, in each fiscal year and in accordance with regulations, allot the sums appropriated for such year under paragraph (7) among the States on the basis of the population and the financial need of the respective States. The populations of the States shall be determined on the basis of the latest figures for the population of the States available from the Department of Commerce.

89 STAT. 305

Reports and recordkeeping.

State mental health plan.

Annual review.

Allotment of funds.