New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 7 - HEALTH
Chapter 20 - MENTAL HEALTH
Part 11 - CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Section 7.20.11.18 - AGENCY IN THE COMMUNITY
Universal Citation: 7 NM Admin Code 7.20.11.18
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. The agency identifies a defined purpose, uses a multi-disciplinary approach in which services are coordinated within the agency and within the provider community, and collaborates with other agencies in provision of services for its clients.
B. Agency purpose: The agency's statement of purpose includes a description of its primary function as providing services that:
(1) serve those
clients in need of treatment who are most vulnerable or at risk;
(2) are habilitative in focus; and
(3) are consistent with the least restrictive
means principle.
C. Community access to services:
(1) The agency
provides culturally competent services and serves the needs of those clients
who are bicultural and/or who are non-English speaking through the use of:
(a) bilingual/bicultural professional and
qualified paraprofessional personnel;
(b) translators to meet the clients'
communication needs.
(2)
The agency provides public information concerning its services to persons in
the community who are non-English-speaking. This information is designed to
encourage full participation of non-English speaking clients.
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