Board Established by:

Description:
On December 4, 2002, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners passed a Resolution at its Regular Meeting (Item #02-1336) to change the name of the Mental Health/Mental Retardation/Substance Abuse Regional Board to the Department of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Addictive Diseases. Also, the state regional board system has been redesigned, and the new body is the Metro Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Addictive Disease Planning Board.

The State of Georgia, pursuant to O.C.G.A § 37-2-6.4, has allowed counties to elect to provide mental health services through the county government, Fulton County Government currently has an entity designated as a mental health, mental retardation, substance abuse community service board which acts solely as an advisory body to the Fulton County Government on issues relating to the provision of mental health services.

RELAVENT DOCUMENTATION:

FULL BOARD DESCRIPTION
HOUSE BILL 100, CHANGE COMPOSITION AND POWERS, SEPTEMBER 27, 1993 (SIGNED)
HOUSE BILL 100, CHANGE COMPOSITION AND POWERS, SEPTEMBER 27, 1993
ITEM #02-1336, RESOLUTION TO MAINTAIN PROVISION; NAME CHANGE, DECEMBER 4, 2002