14- 197 C.M.R. ch. 6, § 02

Current through 2025-03, January 15, 2025
Section 197-6-02 - DEFINITIONS
1.Acquired Brain Injury means an insult to the brain resulting directly or indirectly from trauma, anoxia, vascular lesions or infections, which:
A. Is not of a degenerative or congenital nature;
B. Can produce a diminished or altered state of consciousness resulting in decreased cognitive abilities or physical functioning;
C. Can result in the disturbance of behavioral or emotional functioning;
D. Can either be temporary or permanent; and E. Can cause partial or total functional disability or psychosocial maladjustment.
2.Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) means a disorder as defined in 34-B M.R.S. §6002 and diagnosed in accordance with Diagnostic Criteria set forth in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association) that manifested during the developmental period.
3.Care Coordination means the deliberate organization of an individual's care by members of the individual's care team in order to facilitate the appropriate delivery of services.
4.Care Management means the collaborative process that assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors, and evaluates the options and services required to meet the person's individualized needs.
5.Crisis means a time period in which a person with an intellectual disability, acquired brain injury, or Autism Spectrum Disorder is experiencing a medical, psychological, behavioral, or emotional disturbance or has any other experience that could lead to the loss of the home, support services, or employment.
6.Crisis Case Management means a service that complements Crisis Prevention and Intervention Services and is designed to connect persons in crisis to other community resources as needed. Crisis case managers will work in collaboration with the client's community case manager and other team members.
7.Crisis Prevention and Intervention Services (CPIS) means services that are provided to a person with an intellectual disability, acquired brain injury, or Autism Spectrum Disorder in crisis pursuant to this rule. CPIS are designed to ensure the health and safety of the person by preventing, improving, and stabilizing crisis situations.
8.Crisis Stabilization Units (CSU) means short-term facilities provided by the Department to persons with intellectual disabilities, acquired brain injuries, or Autism Spectrum Disorder in crisis who would benefit from a short-term, structured, stabilizing setting. CSU services will not exceed 3-5 days without approval from the CPIS program administrator.
9.Department means the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
10.Intake means the process by which the Department assesses the presenting person for need for CPIS by collecting information regarding the nature of the crisis.
11.Intellectual Disability means a disorder as defined in 34-B M.R.S. §5001 and diagnosed in accordance with Diagnostic Criteria set forth in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association) that manifested during the developmental period.
12.Natural Supports means those supports provided by persons who are not paid service providers but who provide assistance, contact, or companionship to enable a person with an intellectual disability, acquired brain injury, or Autism Spectrum Disorder to participate independently in residential, employment, or other community settings.
13.Post-Crisis Services means follow up contact and assessment after the person's initial contact with a crisis worker.
14.Office of Aging and Disability Services (OADS) means the Office of Aging and Disability Services within the Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
15.Out-of-Home Services means crisis services delivered outside of a person's residence when interventions cannot be safely managed at the person's residence.
16.Remote Services means crisis services provided via telephone, videoconferencing, social media applications, or other forms of communication that are acceptable to and accessible by the person in crisis that is utilized when the service provider is unable to meet with the person in crisis face-to-face at the person's home, program, or workplace.
17.Regional Crisis Services means the decentralized locations, throughout the State of Maine, where CPIS originates. These locations and regions are determined and defined by the Department.
18.Residential Crisis Services means out-of-home services that are provided to persons with intellectual disabilities, acquired brain injuries, or Autism Spectrum Disorder in crisis by the Department or a Department-contracted provider.
19.Residential Stabilization Units (RSU) means short-term crisis observation and supervision provided by the Department to persons with intellectual disabilities, acquired brain injuries, or Autism Spectrum Disorder in crisis who would benefit from a short-term, structured, stabilizing setting.

14- 197 C.M.R. ch. 6, § 02