Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part VII - Mental Health Manual
Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services
Chapter 5240 - INTENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 5240.7 - Coordination of services

Universal Citation: 55 PA Code ยง 5240.7

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024

(a) An IBHS agency shall have written agreements to coordinate services with other service providers, including the following:

(1) Psychiatric inpatient facilities.

(2) Partial hospitalization programs.

(3) Psychiatric outpatient clinics.

(4) Crisis intervention programs.

(5) Mental health and intellectual or developmental disability case management programs.

(b) An IBHS agency shall update the written agreements with other service providers at least every 5 years.

(c) An IBHS agency shall have a list of community resources that provide behavioral health services that is available upon request by a parent, legal guardian, or caregiver of a child or a youth, or a youth or young adult receiving services that includes the following:

(1) The name of the program or organization.

(2) Description of the services provided.

(3) Address and phone number of the program or organization.

(d) An IBHS agency shall update the community resource list annually.

(e) An IBHS agency shall have a written referral process for children, youth and young adults whose therapeutic needs cannot be served by the agency. The IBHS agency shall document in its records referrals made for a child, youth or young adult the IBHS agency could not serve.

This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 5240.42 (relating to agency records).

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