New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 321 - SPECIALIZED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
Part 11 - CRISIS TRIAGE CENTERS
Section 8.321.11.26 - PROGRAM SERVICES
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A licensed mental health professional must assess each individual with the assessment focusing on the stabilization needs of the client. It must be done in a timely manner congruent with the urgency of the presenting crisis, and consistent with the policies and procedures. The assessment must include: medical and mental health history and status, the onset of illness, the presenting circumstances, risk assessment, cognitive abilities, communication abilities, social history and history as a victim of physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, or other trauma as well as history as a perpetrator of physical or sexual abuse.
A. The CTC shall provide education and clinical programing designed to meet the stabilization needs of each client and implement crisis stabilization plans.
B. Crisis stabilization plan - A licensed mental health professional must document a crisis stabilization plan to address needs identified in the assessment.