Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37.106 - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 37.106.20 - Mental Health Center: Foster Care for Adults With Mental Illnesses
Rule 37.106.2015 - MENTAL HEALTH CENTER: FOSTER CARE FOR ADULTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES, CLIENT ADMISSION CRITERIA AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 37.106.2015
Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) A mental health center providing foster care shall establish admission criteria which assesses the client's needs and the appropriateness of foster care services to meet those needs. At a minimum, the admission criteria must require that a client:
(a) be 18 years of age or older;
(b) be unable to maintain the stability of
their mental illness in an independent living situation;
(c) be diagnosed with a severe disabling
mental illness;
(d) be medically
stable;
(e) not be an immediate
danger to self or others; and
(f)
be able to take medications when prompted.
(2) A mental health center providing foster care shall assess the needs of each newly-admitted client in the following areas:
(a) the client's ability to
appropriately use community resources to access professional services, and to
obtain services from public agencies;
(b) the client's personal care
skills;
(c) the client's ability to
socialize and participate in recreation and leisure activities; and
(d) the likelihood the client will benefit
from adult foster care.
Sec. 50-5-103, MCA; IMP, Sec. 50-5-103 and 50-5-204, MCA;
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