24 Miss. Code. R. 2-39.1

Current through October 10, 2024
Rule 24-2-39.1 - Service Design
A. Making A Plan Teams address the needs of children/youth, birth up to twenty-one (21) years, with serious emotional/behavioral disorders and/or dually diagnosed with serious emotional/behavioral disorders and an intellectual disability or serious emotional disturbance and alcohol/drug use; who require services from multiple agency providers and multiple service systems, and who can be successfully diverted from inappropriate institutional placement.
B. Each Making A Plan Team must be comprised of at least one (1) child/youth behavioral health representative employed by the Community Mental Health Center or DMH/P certified agency provider who has a Bachelor's degree. In addition, there must be at least one (1) representative from each of the following:
1. Each local school district in a county served by a Making A Plan Team;
2. County or Regional Office of the MS Department of Child Protection Services;
3. County or Regional Youth Services Division of the MS Department of Child Protection Services;
4. County or Regional Office of the MS Department of Rehabilitation Services;
5. County or Regional Office of the MS State Department of Health;
6. Parent or family member with a child/youth who has experienced an emotional and/or behavioral disturbance; and,
7. Additional members may be added to each team, to include significant community-level stakeholders with resources that can benefit the children/youth with serious emotional disturbance.
C. The Community Mental Health Center (DMH-C) must maintain a current written interagency agreement with agency providers participating in the Making A Plan Team.

24 Miss. Code. R. 2-39.1

Section 41-4-7 of the Mississippi Code, 1972, as Amended
Amended 7/1/2016
Amended 9/1/2020