D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 22-A3707

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 25, June 21, 2024

Rule 22-A3707 - MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ELIGIBILITY

3707.1

To be eligible for Mental Health Supported Employment services, a consumer shall:

(a) Be at least eighteen (18) years of age;

(b) Indicate an interest in employment as determined through the diagnostic and comprehensive assessments for the Mental Health Rehabilitation Services (MHRS) program;

(c) Have Mental Health Supported Employment identified as a needed service on a current, MHRS person-centered Plan of Care that has been reviewed by the Department;

(d) Not be receiving MHRS Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) services; and

(e) Be determined by the Department of Behavioral Health (the Department) as eligible for Mental Health Supported Employment services after undergoing an independent needs-based assessment pursuant to § 3708.3(b) that examines the following:

(1) Be assessed to have mental health needs that require an improvement, stabilization, or prevention of deterioration in functioning (including ability to live independently without support), which result from the presence of a mental illness; and

(2) Have at least one (1) of the following risk factors:

(A) Be unable to sustain gainful employment for at least ninety (90) consecutive days as related to a history of mental illness;

(B) An inability to obtain or maintain employment resulting from age or disability (physical or behavioral);

(C) More than one instance of mental illness treatment in the past two (2) years; or

(D) Be at risk for deterioration of mental illness as evidenced by one (1) or more of the following:

(i) Persistent or chronic risk factors such as social isolation due to a lack of family or social supports, poverty, criminal justice involvement, or homelessness;

(ii) Care for mental illness requiring multiple provider types, including behavioral health, primary care, and long-term services and supports; or

(iii) A past psychiatric history with no significant functional improvement that cant be maintained without treatment and supports.

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 22-A3707

Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10330, 10337 (December 9, 2011); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 10775 (9/4/2020); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 11733 (9/30/2022); amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 16660 (12/29/2023)

Authority: The Director of the Department of Mental Health (Department), pursuant to the authority set forth in sections 104 and 105 of the Department of Mental Health Establishment Amendment Act of 2001, effective December 18, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-56; D.C. Official Code §§ 7-1131.04 and 7-1131.05 (2008 Repl.)).