Section R. 330.1025 - Designation of center; certification of service entityRule 1025.
(1) Only an organization composed of 1 or more service entities that is certified by the department may be designated as a community mental health center. A service entity that supplies 1 or more service elements of a community mental health center shall be certified by the department pursuant to section 130 of the act. A service entity that is intended to function as a part of a community mental health center shall file an application with the department on forms prescribed and furnished by the department for a certificate of approval for the service elements the entity intends to supply.(2) Certification as a service entity shall be based on the following requirements:(a) A service entity shall insure that the service elements it provides are organized and related to insure continuity of care and to permit recipients to move easily from 1 type of service to another as recipient needs change.(b) A service entity shall assure all of the following in its policies and procedures and in its delivery of service: (i) That a person is not denied service on the basis of race, color, nationality, religious or political belief, sex, age, handicap, county of residence, or ability to pay. This assurance shall be specified in program statements of the service entity and in all contractual agreements.(ii) That a person is not denied service on the basis that the person does not meet a requirement for a minimum period of residence in a service area.(iii) That inpatient psychiatric services are licensed by the department pursuant to sections 134 to 150 of the act and administrative rules promulgated thereunder.(iv) That recipients have the rights guaranteed by the act and the rules promulgated thereunder.(v) That personnel policy and procedures do not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment with respect to hiring, tenure, terms, conditions or privileges of employment, or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment because of race, color, nationality, religious or political belief, sex, age, or handicap, unless a requirement of sex or age is based on a bona fide occupational qualification.Mich. Admin. Code R. 330.1025