Responsibilities Of The Regional Mental Health Institute

(1) Negotiate, sign and implement an agreement with the mandatory pre-screening authority and catchment area community mental health center, when appropriate, that addresses responsibilities of all parties in treatment and discharge planning. Agreements should also specify procedures should a patient not be admitted to a regional mental health institute. (2) Verify to court community mental health center prior to probable cause hearing. (3) Provide both certificates of need for hospitalization when a petition for emergency is filed when patient already voluntarily hospitalized. (4) Ensure screening by the appropriate mandatory pre-screening authority of individuals applying for transfer from a private residential treatment resource to a regional mental health institute. (5) Obtain catchment area community mental health center’s endorsement of a plan to convert an emergency admission to voluntary status prior to conversion.