42 U.S.C. § 300x–59 — Plans for performance partnerships

(a) Development — The Secretary, working with States and other interested groups, had to create separate plans for the mental health program (subpart I) and the substance abuse program (subpart II) that would give States more flexibility in exchange for being held accountable for results. Each plan had to include: what flexibility the States would get; a shared set of performance measures for accountability — including, for the substance abuse program, measures on pregnant women with addiction, HIV transmission, tuberculosis, and co-occurring disorders, and for the mental health program, measures on children with a serious emotional disturbance, adults with a serious mental illness, and people with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders; definitions for the data used; the obstacles to putting the plan into action and how to solve them; the resources the plan would need; and a strategy for carrying it out, including any legislation that would be needed. (b) Submission — These plans had to be sent to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the House Committee on Commerce no later than two years after October 17, 2000. (c) Information — As the parts of the plans were being developed, States were encouraged — but not required — to share information with the Secretary. (d) Participants — The Secretary had to include, among the interested groups helping develop the plan, people who use mental health or substance use disorder services, service providers, representatives of local governments, and representatives of racial and ethnic groups, including Native Americans.