Sections within Center.

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(a) The Department of Health and Social Services may establish the following sections at the Center, under the direction of the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health:

(1) A section for adults who suffer from mental and physical disorders, but who are without frank psychosis and who require only nursing care.

(2) Any other section which the Department of Health and Social Services deems related to health and welfare problems of adults.

(b) The Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families may establish the following sections at the Center, under the direction of the Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services:

(1) A section for the evaluation, care and treatment of adolescents who are either seriously emotionally maladjusted or have mental conditions, who are amenable to modern cure and treatment and who appear to meet the admissions criteria for care and treatment. Evaluation may include social, psychological and psychiatric study and examination.

(2) Any other sections which the Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families deems related to mental health and welfare problems of children and youth.


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