ARM 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.