California Code of Regulations
Title 9 - Rehabilitative and Developmental Services
Division 1 - Department of Mental Health
Chapter 11 - Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services
Subchapter 4 - Federal Financial Participation
Article 3 - Specialty Mental Health Services Other than Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital Services
Section 1840.334 - Crisis Residential Treatment Services Contact and Site Requirements
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Crisis Residential Treatment Services shall have a clearly established certified site for services although all services need not be delivered at that site. Services shall not be claimable unless there is face-to-face contact between the beneficiary and a treatment staff person of the facility on the day of service and the beneficiary has been admitted to the program.
(b) Programs shall have written procedures for accessing emergency psychiatric and health services on a 24-hour basis.
(c) Programs providing Crisis Residential Treatment Services shall be certified as a Social Rehabilitation Program (Short-term Crisis Residential Treatment Program) by the Department in accordance with Chapter 3, Division 1, of Title 9. Facility capacity shall be limited to a maximum of 16 beds.
(d) In addition to Social Rehabilitation Program certification, programs providing Crisis Residential Treatment Services shall be licensed as a Social Rehabilitation Facility or Community Care Facility by the State Department of Social Services in accordance with Chapters 1 and 2, Division 6, of Title 22 or authorized to operate as a Mental Health Rehabilitation Center by the Department in accordance with Chapter 3.5, Division 1, of Title 9, beginning with Section 51000.
1. New section
filed 10-31-97 as an emergency; operative 11-1-97 (Register 97, No. 44). A
Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 3-2-98 or emergency language
will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. New section
refiled 3-2-98 as an emergency; operative 3-2-98 (Register 98, No. 10). A
Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-30-98 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3.
New section refiled 6-17-98 as an emergency; operative 6-30-98 (Register 98, No.
25). Pursuant to Chapter 324 (Statutes of 1998) Item 4440-103-0001(4), a Certificate
of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-1-99 or emergency language will be
repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Editorial
correction of HISTORY 3 (Register 98, No. 39).
5. Editorial correction
extending Certificate of Compliance date to 7-1-2001 pursuant to Chapter 50
(Statutes of 1999) Item 4440-103-0001(4) (Register 99, No. 33). Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, emergency regulations adopted pursuant to Welfare and
Institutions Code section
14680
to implement the second phase of mental health managed care as provided in this part
shall remain in effect until permanent regulations are adopted, or June 30, 2006,
whichever occurs first.
6. Editorial correction of HISTORY 5 (Register
2000, No. 42).
7. Editorial correction of HISTORY 5 and repealer and new
section filed 5-19-2006; operative 6-18-2006 (Register 2006, No. 20).
Note: Authority cited: Section 14680, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 5778, Welfare and Institutions Code.
