Pennsylvania Code › Title 4 - ADMINISTRATION › Part I - GOVERNOR's OFFICE › Chapter 6 - ADDITIONAL COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES › Subchapter WWW - PENNSYLVANIA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNCIL › Section 6.934 - Composition of the advisory committee

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a)
				  The members of the advisory committee shall be appointed by and serve at the
				  pleasure of the Governor. Advisory committee members shall serve for a term of
				  2 years and may continue to serve until their successor is appointed.
(b) The advisory committee shall bring
				  industry knowledge, expertise, reports, findings and feedback from the
				  communities they serve to assist the Pennsylvania Behavioral Health Council
				  (Council) with its purposes as set forth in this subchapter, at the request of
				  the Council.
(c) The executive
				  director of the Council will serve as the chairperson of the advisory committee
				  and may convene the advisory committee, as needed.
(d) The executive director of the Council
				  will prepare agendas, timelines and meeting schedules for the advisory
				  committee; convene and attend all meetings; assist the advisory committee with
				  the completion of any assigned task; and report on a regular basis to the
				  Council regarding the work being done by the advisory committee.
(e) The advisory committee shall consist of
				  at least 20, but no more than 25, diverse members including the following:
(1) One representative from the Juvenile
				  Court Judges Commission.
(2) One
				  representative from the community-based health care services.
(3) One representative from a managed care
				  organization.
(4) One
				  representative from a rural and an urban county government that provides
				  behavioral health and child welfare services.
(5) One representative from a Statewide
				  organization representing county commissioners.
(6) One representative from the Office of
				  Victim Advocate.
(7) One
				  representative from an organization representing county drug and alcohol
				  administrators.
(8) One
				  representative from a Statewide organization representing social
				  workers.
(9) One representative
				  from the courts of this Commonwealth who is a behavioral health
				  administrator.
(10) Five
				  representatives from provider associations and community members, one from each
				  of the Commonwealth's five regions (Southwest, Northwest, Central, Northeast
				  and Southeast).
(11) One
				  representative from an organization representing domestic violence
				  victims.
(12) One representative
				  from an organization representing sexual assault victims.
(13) One representative from a Statewide
				  organization representing area agencies on aging.
(14) One representative from a
				  community-based organization that provides services for independent living for
				  individuals with disabilities.
(15)
				  One representative from an organization advocating for services to older
				  adults.
(16) One representative
				  from community behavioral health care services.
(17) Additional advisory committee members
				  the Council deems necessary.