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Rule Title: MENTAL HEALTH CENTER: FOSTER CARE FOR ADULTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES, CLIENT ADMISSION CRITERIA AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT
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Department: PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF
Chapter: HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter: Mental Health Center: Foster Care for Adults With Mental Illnesses
 
Latest version of the adopted rule presented in Administrative Rules of Montana (ARM):

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37.106.2015    MENTAL HEALTH CENTER: FOSTER CARE FOR ADULTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES, CLIENT ADMISSION CRITERIA AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT

(1) A mental health center providing foster care shall establish admission criteria which assesses the client's needs and the appropriateness of foster care services to meet those needs. At a minimum, the admission criteria must require that a client:

(a) be 18 years of age or older;

(b) be unable to maintain the stability of their mental illness in an independent living situation;

(c) be diagnosed with a severe disabling mental illness;

(d) be medically stable;

(e) not be an immediate danger to self or others; and

(f) be able to take medications when prompted.

(2) A mental health center providing foster care shall assess the needs of each newly-admitted client in the following areas:

(a) the client's ability to appropriately use community resources to access professional services, and to obtain services from public agencies;

(b) the client's personal care skills;

(c) the client's ability to socialize and participate in recreation and leisure activities; and

(d) the likelihood the client will benefit from adult foster care.

History: Sec. 50-5-103, MCA; IMP, Sec. 50-5-103 and 50-5-204, MCA; NEW, 2002 MAR p. 1092, Eff. 3/29/02.


 

 
MAR Notices Effective From Effective To History Notes
3/29/2002 Current History: Sec. 50-5-103, MCA; IMP, Sec. 50-5-103 and 50-5-204, MCA; NEW, 2002 MAR p. 1092, Eff. 3/29/02.
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