Section R. 330.10009 - Aftercare for paroleesRule 10009.
(1) A community mental health program shall provide aftercare reintegration and community-based mental health services to a prisoner about to be paroled to the area served by the program if the department of corrections requests such services be provided for a prisoner about to be paroled, if the request is in writing to the director of the county community mental health program serving the community where the prisoner is to be paroled, if the request is made 4 weeks in advance of parole, and if the request includes the date of parole. The request shall be accompanied by a report which shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:(a) The current mental status of the prisoner.(b) A description of the prisoner's adjustment and performance within department of corrections.(c) A review of the prisoner's past history of psychiatric problems and treatment.(d) The current medications or other treatment modalities presently being provided to the prisoner by the department of corrections.(e) An assessment of the parolee's willingness to participate in county community mental health programs.(2) Upon receipt of the written notification and report described in subrule (1) of these rules, the community mental health program shall make an intake appointment date for the prospective parolee not later than 3 weeks following the date of the prisoner's parole. At the appointment, the community mental health program shall review the report and shall have the prisoner evaluated by clinical staff to determine what plan of follow-up care and treatment is needed. It shall be the responsibility of the prisoner to present himself or herself to the community mental health program for this evaluation appointment and any other appointment scheduled during the parole period. Upon failure to appear at a scheduled appointment, notification of that failure shall be made to the parole officer.(3) After review of the report forwarded by the department of corrections or after an intake appointment, if the community mental health program serving the area where the parolee will reside has made an assessment that its program may be insufficient for the particular parolee, then the community mental health director shall do both of the following:(a) Contact the director of the department for assistance.(b) Give notice to the department of corrections of the assessment of possible program insufficiency and of the request for assistance from the department.(4) If there is no community mental health program serving the area where the parolee is to reside, the department of corrections shall provide information of the situation to the director of the department who shall be responsible for locating other available community-based mental health services which are sufficient for the particular parolee.(5) Copies of all requests for aftercare services to parolees shall be forwarded by the department of corrections to the director of the department.Mich. Admin. Code R. 330.10009