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The community plan prepared by the board:
(A) Seven copies shall be submitted to the Commissioner by April 1, preceding the fiscal year for which funds are requested except that the Commissioner may under special and unusual circumstances waive this deadline.
(B) May be amended from time to time during the year.
(C) Shall be developed with special reference to the state comprehensive mental health plan and shall show how it is consistent with that plan.
(D) Shall be developed in accordance with the Administrative Guide provided by the Commissioner.
(E) Shall show how it has been coordinated in the community with the program development provided for under Chapter 5127 of theRevised Code. In addition, the plan shall show how it has been coordinated with city, metropolitan area and areawide health, education and welfare planning.
(F) Shall adhere to the appropriate Sections of theRevised Codeand all relevant conditions set forth in these Rules and Regulations.
(G) Shall be based on the needs of the residents of the community for mental health and mental retardation services and facilities and shall take into consideration:
(1) The extent of mental illness, emotional disturbances and mental retardation in the community.
(2) The availability and the adequacies of existing services and facilities for the mentally ill, emotionally disturbed and the mentally retarded.
(3) The availability of professional and technical manpower.
(4) The extent of related problems in the community such as alcoholism, drug abuse, school dropouts, crime and delinquency.
(5) The special needs of certain groups of people in the community, especially the handicapped, the poor, the aged and the children.
(H) Shall describe services which are a part of the community mental health and mental retardation service program under Section 340.09.
Replaces: MH-3-09
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 01/09/2004 and 01/09/2009
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5119.61
Rule Amplifies: 5119.61
Prior Effective Dates: 5/1/68