Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 24 - Mental Health
Part 2 - Operational Standards for Mental Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Community Service Providers
Chapter 33 - Adult Making A Plan (AMAP) Teams
Rule 24-2-33.1 - Adult Making A Plan Teams - General Requirements

A. Adult Making A Plan Teams address the needs of adults, eighteen (18) years and above, with serious mental illness or dually diagnosed (SMI/DD or SMI/SUD) who have frequent/multiple placements in inpatient psychiatric services which could possibly be prevented with the coordinated efforts of multiple agency providers and services.

B. Each Adult Making A Plan Team must have an employee identified as the Coordinator employed by the agency provider who has a Bachelor's degree. In addition, the following team members are recommended and should be present and documented at each Adult Making A Plan Team meeting (if applicable):

C. The agency provider must maintain a current written interagency agreement with agency providers participating in the Adult Making A Plan Team.

D. The overall goal of the Adult Making A Plan Team is to develop a new and different intervention for the person in order for him/her to have a greater success of being maintained in a community setting. Past course of treatment and altered future service plan and completion of the Crisis Support Plan must be documented on the Case Summary Form.

E. Adult Making A Plan Team Monthly Reporting forms and Adult Making A Plan Team Case Summary forms must be submitted to DMH with each cash reimbursement request (if funding is available) and must also be maintained on-site with the Adult Making A Plan Team Coordinator.

F. For any people who have been previously referred to the local Adult Making A Plan Team to be placed at/committed to an inpatient psychiatric facility, the local Adult Making A Plan Team must attempt to develop a less restrictive alternative in the community.