South Carolina § 44-15-70 Powers and duties of community mental health boards.

South Carolina Statutes

§ 44-15-70 — Powers and duties of community mental health boards.

South Carolina § 44-15-70

Title 44HEALTH

Ch. 15LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS, BOARDS, AND CENTERS

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S.C. Code Ann. § 44-15-70 (2026).

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Subject to the provisions of this article and the rules and regulations of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, each community mental health board shall:

(1)Be the administrative agency for the community mental health services program; and it shall be a body corporate in deed and in law with all the powers incident to corporation, including the power to purchase, lease or sell real and personal property;

(2)Employ personnel necessary to carry out the community mental health services program, who shall meet the job specifications as prescribed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and its merit system;

(3)Review and evaluate community mental health services provided pursuant to this article and report its findings and recomme

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Subject to the provisions of this article and the rules and regulations of the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, each community mental health board shall: (1) Be the administrative agency for the community mental health services program; and it shall be a body corporate in deed and in law with all the powers incident to corporation, including the power to purchase, lease or sell real and personal property; (2) Employ personnel necessary to carry out the community mental health services program, who shall meet the job specifications as prescribed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities and its merit system; (3) Review and evaluate community mental health services provided pursuant to this article and report its findings and recommendations to the Office of Mental Health, the administrator of the local program and, when indicated, the public; (4) Recruit and promote local financial support for the program from private sources such as community chests, business, industrial and private foundations, voluntary agencies and other lawful sources, and promote public support for municipal and county appropriations; (5) Promote, arrange and implement working agreements with other social service agencies, both public and private, and with other educational and judicial agencies; (6) Advise the administrator of the local program on the adoption and implementation of policies to stimulate effective community relations; and (7) Review the annual plan and budget of the local program and make recommendations thereon.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 32-1034.27; 1961 (52) 110; 1964 (53) 1875; 1974 (58) 2219. Code Commissioner's Note At the direction of the Code Commissioner, certain references in the S.C. Code to the State Department of Mental Health, South Carolina Mental Health Commission, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Commission, Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services, and other related terms were changed to reflect the restructuring of these agencies into component offices under the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, pursuant to 2025 Act No. 3, SECTION 18.