Mont. Admin. r. 37.106.1902

Current through Register Vol. 23, December 6, 2024

Rule 37.106.1902 - MENTAL HEALTH CENTER: DEFINITIONS

In addition to the definitions in 50-5-101, MCA, the following definitions apply to this subchapter:

(1) "Administrator" means a designated individual having daily overall management responsibility for the operation of a mental health center.

(2) "Adult day treatment" means a program which provides a variety of mental health services to adults with mental illnesses.

(3) "Chemical dependency services" means:

(a) screening of a client for substance abuse issues by the mental health center through its clinical intake assessment;

(b) as indicated by the substance abuse screening, the provision or arrangement by the mental health center for a client to be evaluated by a licensed addiction counselor;

(c) in accordance with the evaluation by a licensed addiction counselor, the provision or arrangement by the mental health center of chemical dependency treatment by a licensed addiction counselor or state-approved chemical dependency treatment program; and

(d) the integration and coordination by the mental health center of the client's mental health treatment with the chemical dependency treatment.

(4) "Client" means an adult, child or adolescent, or resident receiving services from a mental health center.

(5) "Community-based psychiatric rehabilitation and support" is as defined in ARM 37.88.901.

(6) "Community residential facility" means the definition provided in 76-2-411, MCA.

(7) "Comprehensive school and community treatment program (CSCT)" means a comprehensive, planned course of community mental health outpatient treatment provided in cooperation and under written contract with the school district where the youth attends school. The program must be provided by a licensed mental health center with an endorsement under ARM 37.106.1955, 37.106.1956, 37.106.1960, 37.106.1961, and 37.106.1965.

(8) "Crisis telephone services" means 24 hour telephone response to mental health emergencies for the mental health center's clients.

(9) "Department" means the Department of Public Health and Human Services.

(10) "Forensic mental health facility" (FMHF) means 24-hour, seven days a week, secured non hospital-based forensic psychiatric treatment for criminal justice involved adults who are committed by a court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of psychiatric treatment or evaluation.

(11) "Guardian" means a person appointed by a court to make medical, and possibly financial, decisions as provided in Title 72, chapter 5, MCA.

(12) "Individualized education program" (IEP) means a written plan developed and implemented for each student with a disability in accordance with 34 CFR 300.320 through 300.325, amended as of October 30, 2007. The department adopts and incorporates by reference that version of 34 CFR 300.320 through 300.325. A copy of the regulations may be obtained from the Department of Public Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, 2401 Colonial Drive, P.O. Box 202953, Helena, MT 59620-2953.

(13) "Individualized treatment plan" means a written plan that outlines individualized treatment activities for maximum reduction of mental disability and restoration of the client's ability to function adequately in the family, at work or school, and as a member of the community.

(14) "Inpatient crisis stabilization facility" means 24 hour supervised treatment for adults with a mental illness for the purpose of stabilizing the individual's symptoms.

(15) "In-training mental health professional" refers to an individual providing services in accordance with in-training mental health professional services as defined in ARM 37.87.702.

(16) "In-training mental health professional services" is defined in ARM 37.87.702.

(17) "Licensed health care professional" means a licensed physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, or registered nurse who is practicing within the scope of the license issued by the Department of Labor and Industry.

(18) "Licensed mental health professional" means:

(a) a physician, clinical psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, licensed marriage and family therapist, or professional counselor licensed to practice in Montana;

(b) an occupational therapist licensed to practice in Montana who has had at least three years' experience dedicated substantially to serving persons with serious mental illnesses and is working in a youth day treatment program or adult day treatment program; or

(c) a registered nurse who has had at least three years experience dedicated substantially to serving persons with serious mental illnesses and is licensed to practice in Montana.

(19) "Medical director" means a physician licensed by the Montana Board of Medical Examiners who oversees the mental health center's clinical services and who has:

(a) at least a three-year residency in psychiatry; or

(b) at least three years' post-graduate psychiatric training in a program approved by the Counsel on Medical Evaluation of the American Medical Association; or

(c) at least three years of experience in a medical practice dedicated substantially to serving persons with serious mental illnesses.

(20) "Mental health group home" means a community residential facility as defined in ARM 37.88.901.

(21) "Mental illness" means that condition of an individual in which there is either psychological, physiological, or biochemical imbalance which has caused impairment in functioning and/or behavior.

(22) "Outpatient therapy services" means the provision of psychotherapy and related services by a licensed mental health professional acting within the scope of the professional's license or these same services provided by an in-training mental health professional in a mental health center.

(23) "Program supervisor" means a designated licensed mental health professional having daily overall responsibility for the operation of a mental health center area of endorsement.

(24) "Program therapist" means a licensed mental health professional with the training and knowledge to provide psychotherapy.

(25) "Representative payee" means a payee appointed by the Social Security Administration when a beneficiary is unable to manage their social security benefits, supplementary security income or Medicare benefits.

(26) "Seclusion" means staff initiating or escorting a youth to a seclusion time-out room to calm down and appropriately manage their behavior.

(27) "Severe disabling mental illness" means, with respect to a person who is 18 or more years of age, that the person meets the requirements defined in ARM 37.86.3502.

(28) "Serious emotional disturbance" means, with respect to a youth, that the youth meets the requirements defined in ARM 37.87.303.

(29) "Site based" means a specific location where the treatment services are consistently provided.

(30) "Targeted case management " means the activities of a single person or team that assists individuals with mental illness to make informed choices for community services which seek to maximize their personal abilities and enable growth in some or all aspects of the individual's vocational, educational, social, and health related environments.

(31) "Time-out" means staff or youth initiating a time-out generally away from the group activity to enable the youth to calm down and appropriately manage their behavior.

(32) "Youth" means a person 17 years of age or younger and includes students up to 20 years of age who still attend a secondary public school.

(33) "Youth day treatment" means a program which provides an integrated set of mental health, education, and family intervention services to youth with a serious emotional disturbance.

Mont. Admin. r. 37.106.1902

NEW, 1998 MAR p. 539, Eff. 2/27/98; TRANS & AMD, 2002 MAR p. 916, Eff. 3/29/02; AMD, 2005 MAR p. 2260, Eff. 9/23/05; AMD, 2006 MAR p. 1285, Eff. 5/19/06; AMD, 2013 MAR p. 415, Eff. 7/1/13; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 144, Eff. 1/23/2016; AMD,2020 MAR p. 691, Eff.11/1/2020; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 2014, Eff. 8/10/2024

AUTH: 50-5-103, MCA; IMP: 50-5-103, 50-5-204, MCA