1. The Glenwood state resource center and the Woodward state resource center are established and shall be maintained as the state's regional resource centers for the purpose of providing treatment, training, instruction, care, habilitation, and support of persons with mental retardation or other disabilities in this state, and providing facilities, services, and other support to the communities located in the region being served by a state resource center. In addition, the state resource centers are encouraged to serve as a training resource for community-based program staff, medical students, and other participants in professional education programs. A resource center may request the approval of the council on human services to change the name of the resource center for use in communication with the public, in signage, and in other forms of communication.
2. A special mental retardation unit may be maintained at one of the state mental health institutes for the purposes set forth in sections 222.88 to 222.91.
[S13, § 2727-a93, -a95; SS15, § 2727-a93, -a96; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 3465, 3468; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, § 223.1, 223.4; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 222.1]
95 Acts, ch 82, §6; 98 Acts, ch 1155, §8; 2000 Acts, ch 1112, §46
Referred to in §222.73
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