Rhode Island § 40.1-8.5-4 § 40.1-8.5-4. Community mental health boards — Composition.

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§ 40.1-8.5-4 — § 40.1-8.5-4. Community mental health boards — Composition.

Rhode Island § 40.1-8.5-4

Title 40.1Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals

Ch. 40.1-8.5Community Mental Health Services

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 40.1-8.5-4 (2026).

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§ 40.1-8.5-4. Community mental health boards — Composition.
Each community mental health center shall be governed by a board composed of at least
            nine (9) members of recognized ability and/or interest in the problems of mental health
            and substance abuse. Community mental health boards referred to in this chapter shall
            be incorporated under the laws of Rhode Island and governed by their bylaws. Members
            of the community mental health boards shall be derived through nonprofit corporation
            structures. The membership of each board shall reflect, as much as possible, the diversity
            of the center's mental health service area and the consumers it serves.
    

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§ 40.1-8.5-4. Community mental health boards — Composition.

Each community mental health center shall be governed by a board composed of at least nine (9) members of recognized ability and/or interest in the problems of mental health and substance abuse. Community mental health boards referred to in this chapter shall be incorporated under the laws of Rhode Island and governed by their bylaws. Members of the community mental health boards shall be derived through nonprofit corporation structures. The membership of each board shall reflect, as much as possible, the diversity of the center's mental health service area and the consumers it serves.