1. A mental health consortium is hereby established in each of the following jurisdictions:

(a) A county whose population is 100,000 or more; and

(b) The region consisting of all counties whose population are less than 100,000.

2. In a county whose population is 100,000 or more, such a consortium must consist of at least the following persons appointed by the Administrator:

(a) A representative of the Division;

(b) A representative of the agency which provides child welfare services;

(c) A representative of the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department;

(d) A representative of the board of trustees of the school district in the county;

(e) A representative of the local juvenile probation department;

(f) A representative of the local chamber of commerce or business community;

(g) A private provider of mental health care;

(h) A provider of foster care;

(i) A parent of a child with an emotional disturbance; and

(j) A representative of an agency which provides services for the treatment and prevention of substance use disorders.

3. In the region consisting of counties whose population are less than 100,000, such a consortium must consist of at least the following persons appointed by the Administrator:

(a) A representative of the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department;

(b) A representative of the agency which provides child welfare services in the region;

(c) A representative of the Division of Health Care Financing and Policy of the Department;

(d) A representative of the boards of trustees of the school districts in the region;

(e) A representative of the local juvenile probation departments;

(f) A representative of the chambers of commerce or business community in the region;

(g) A private provider of mental health care;

(h) A provider of foster care;

(i) A parent of a child with an emotional disturbance; and

(j) A representative of an agency which provides services for the treatment and prevention of substance use disorders.

(Added to NRS by 2001 Special Session, 52; A 2009, 675)