41-5-131. Cost containment review panel. (1) The department shall establish a cost containment review panel.
     (2) The cost containment review panel shall consist of the following members appointed by the department:
     (a) two members from the department of corrections;
     (b) a member from the department of public health and human services;
     (c) a representative from the field of mental health;
     (d) a youth court judge;
     (e) two chief juvenile probation officers;
     (f) a county commissioner; and
     (g) a representative of the youth justice council.
     (3) Decisions of the cost containment review panel must be by majority vote.
     (4) The cost containment review panel shall determine the distribution of funds allocated in 41-5-132.
     (5) The cost containment review panel may evaluate the effectiveness of new or innovative programs for the treatment of troubled youth and make recommendations to the youth courts and the department.
     (6) A youth court shall request funds from the cost containment review panel prior to exceeding its account allocation under 41-5-130. If a panel member referred to in subsections (2)(d) through (2)(g) is a resident of or is employed in the judicial district of a youth court requesting cost containment funds, the panel member may not serve as a panel member for purposes of a decision regarding disbursement of cost containment funds to the youth court and an alternate panel member must be appointed by the department for purposes of the decision.

     History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 587, L. 2001.