Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-60-11

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 46, November 14, 2024

Section 30-60-11 - Necessary elements for a proposal to establish a new community mental health center or to realign the service area of one or more existing centers

(a) A written request for approval of the establishment of a new community mental health center, or of the realignment of the service area of any licensed center, shall be made by the respective board or boards of county commissioners to the secretary, pursuant to K.S.A. 19-4001 and amendments thereto, and shall include, or contain as an attachment, the following:

(1) The rationale for the proposal;

(2) a specific plan for providing mental health services to persons living within the proposed new service area;

(3) an endorsement of the proposal by the governing boards and executive directors of any licensed centers that might be affected by the proposal, as appropriate;

(4) any written comments that have been received from other governmental agencies existing within any affected service area; and

(5) any written comments received from the public and a summary of any public comments made at a public hearing held for the purpose of receiving comments on the proposal. The division shall be consulted in advance of this public hearing and shall have approved of the procedures utilized in obtaining the public comments.

(b) The rationale for the proposal shall include the following:

(1) Information about how, and by whom, the decision to create the proposed new community mental health center or to realign the licensed center's service area was initiated;

(2) a map of the service area or areas proposed to be created;

(3) a statement describing the problems thought to exist with the provision of mental health services within this area; and

(4) information about how the proposed community mental health center or the realignment of any licensed center's service area will address these problems.

(c) The plan for providing mental health services shall include the following:

(1) A description of how the services required by this article to be provided by a community mental health center, and any other planned services, will be provided by the proposed new community mental health center or by the realigned center;

(2) a description of any unique mental health needs of the community within the proposed service area and the manner in which those needs will be met by the proposed new community mental health center or realigned center;

(3) evidence of the establishment of a working relationship between the proposed new community mental health center or realigned center and the local district court, other local providers of mental health services, and the applicable state hospital, as designated in K.A.R. 30-26-1a;

(4) a plan for adequate staffing of the proposed new community mental health center or realigned center;

(5) a description of the planned structure of governance, organization, and management of the proposed new community mental health center or the realigned center;

(6) a financial plan detailing how the proposed new community mental health center or the realigned center will be financed during an initial five-year period; and

(7) a statement of the anticipated fiscal and service impacts that the creation of this proposed new community mental health center, or the realignment of the licensed center, would have on all other affected service areas.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-60-11

Authorized by K.S.A. 75-3307b; implementing K.S.A. 39-1603, 39-1604(d), 39-1608(a) and (c), 65-4434(f), and 75-3304a; effective Oct. 28, 1991; amended July 7, 2003.