Responsibilities Of The Department

(1) Review and approve proposed mandatory pre-screening plans. (2) Designate a mandatory pre-screening authority for each catchment area and provide public notice of that designation. Such an authority may serve one or more catchment areas but there will be a maximum of one mandatory pre-screening authority per catchment area. (3) Allocate and contract available funds as necessary for mandatory pre-screening services. An appeal process, as defined in the department’s manual, Program Report and Data Requirements for Mental Health and Alcohol and Drug Grantees, is to be utilized to resolve any dispute between the mandatory pre-screening agency and the department which might impact funding. (4) Develop procedures (with appropriate time lines) for plan review with recommendations for approval, renewal, and/or change in the mandatory pre-screening plan. (5) Provide consultation, oversight, and local and system monitoring of implementation of mandatory pre-screening plan. (6) Assist in transition to and implementation of the mandatory pre-screening process across the state in accordance with recommendation by the mandatory pre-screening authority. (7) Monitor and enforce compliance by mandatory pre-screening authority, community mental health center and regional mental health institute of their obligations under terms of mandatory pre-screening plan. (8) Establish a committee made up of departmental staff and representatives of non- departmental agencies to make recommendations to the Commissioner when a mandatory pre-screening authority is unable to develop a plan or reach an agreement on a plan. (9) Develop a referral form for all patients referred for admission to regional mental health institutes. This form must include, at least the following information on each patient: (a) Reason/justification for referral. (b) Evidence that less restrictive alternatives have been assessed and ruled out. MANDATORY PRE-SCREENING FOR ADMISSION TO STATE CHAPTER 0940-03-02 SUPPORTED MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES (c) Indication of contact with regional mental health institute to assess availability of space and tentative agreement to admit. (d) Current medication, if any. (e) Community mental health center, private practitioner, or agency who will follow patient during hospitalization and be responsible for aftercare. (f) Tentative plan for discharge.