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FY 2004 Community s performance contract Contract Purpose a. Title 37.1 of the Code of Virginia establishes the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (the Department), to ensure delivery of publicly-funded services and supports to Virginia citizens with mental illnesses, mental retardation, or alcohol or other drug dependence or abuse and authorizes the Department to fund community mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse services. b. Sections 37.1-194 through 202.1 of the Code of Virginia require cities and counties to establish community services boards for the purpose of providing local public mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse services; and §§ 37.1-242 through 253 authorize certain cities or counties to establish behavioral health authorities that plan and provide those same local public services. In this contract the community services board, local government department with a policy-advisory community services board, or behavioral health authority named on page 13 of this contract will be referred to as the Board. c. Section 37.1-197.1 of the.Code of Virginia states that, in order to provide comprehensive mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse services within a continuum of care, the Board shall function as the single point of entry into the publicly-funded mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse services system. The Board fulfills this function for individuals who reside or are located in the Board's service area. d. Sections 37.1-198 and 248.1 of the Code of Virginia establish this contract as the primary accountability and funding mechanism between the Department and the Board. e. The Board is applying for the assistance provided under Chapter 10 or 15 of Title 37.1 of the Code of Virginia by submitting this performance contract to the Department in accordance with § 37.1-198 or 248.1 of the Code of Virginia. f. This contract establishes requirements and responsibilities for the Board and the Department that are not established through other means, such as statute or regulation. The General Requirements Document, which, by agreement of the parties, is hereby incorporated into and made a part of this contract by reference, includes or incorporates by reference ongoing statutory, regulatory, policy, and other requirements that are not expected to change frequently and are accordingly not included in the annual community services performance contract. g. The Department and the Board enter into this performance contract for the purpose of funding services provided directly or contractually by the Board in a manner that ensures accountability to the Department and quality of care for consumers and agree as follows. Relationship: The Department functions as the state authority for the public mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse services system, and the Board functions as the local authority for that system. The relationship between and the roles and responsibilities of the Department and the Board are described more specifically in the current Partnership Agreement between the parties, which is hereby incorporated into and made a part of this contract by reference. This contract shall not be construed to establish any employer- employee or Principal-agent relationship between employees of the Board or its board of directors and the Department. Contract Term: This contract shall be in effect for a term of one year, commencing on July 1,2003 and ending on June 30, 2004. Scope of Services a. Services: Exhibit A of this contract includes ali mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse services, which are supported by the resources described in section 5 of 1. 05-02-03