Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37.106 - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 37.106.14 - Minimum Standards for Chemical Dependency Facilities
Rule 37.106.1420 - POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL REQUIREMENTS
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 37.106.1420
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) Each substance use disorder facility (SUDF) must develop and implement a policy and procedure manual that includes:
(a) the philosophy of the SUDF;
(b) the SUDF goals;
(c) a description of the population the SUDF
intends to serve;
(d) a delineation
of the services to be provided;
(e)
screening procedures for all referrals;
(f) admission criteria which includes
addressing priority admission protocols for critical populations;
(g) program limitations and
exclusions;
(h) methods to be
followed when a person is found ineligible for services including active
referral to a level of care deemed appropriate through the biopsychosocial
assessment;
(i) steps to follow for
a wait list that includes unique client identifiers, referrals to other
treatment facilities, and removing clients only when they cannot be located or
refuse treatment;
(j) procedures
outlining how facilities and services must provide for privacy and separation
by sex;
(k) steps to ensure smoking
is not permitted, as required under the Montana Clean Indoor Air Act;
(l) the management, storage, and disposal of
prescription and over the counter drugs if applicable as stated in [NEW RULE
XI];
(m) client
transportation;
(n) drug and
alcohol laboratory testing methods, collection, and storage procedures,
including:
(i) how testing is used as part of
a non-punitive therapeutic process including how the use of testing and results
become part of the client's treatment plan; and
(ii) process addressing client refusal to
submit for laboratory testing or drug and alcohol screening and confirmation
testing;
(o) arranging
for medical and mental health services when clinically indicated in the
biopsychosocial assessment or treatment plan reviews for all clients and within
48 hours of admission for critical populations;
(p) screening clients for critical
populations at the time of admission;
(q) limitations and requirements of group
counseling sessions to include client/staff member ratio, appropriate for the
level of care being rendered;
(r)
provision of services to family members and significant others;
(s) medical emergencies;
(t) youth program policies in [NEW RULE X];
and
(u) any additional policy and
procedures as required by this subchapter.
AUTH: 50-5-103, 53-24-208, MCA; IMP: 50-5-101, 50-5-103, 53-24-207, 53-24-208, 53-24-306, 76-2-411, MCA
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