Rule 37.106.2015 - MENTAL HEALTH CENTER: FOSTER CARE FOR ADULTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESSES, CLIENT ADMISSION CRITERIA AND NEEDS ASSESSMENT(1) A mental health center providing foster care shall establish admission criteria which assesses the client's needs and the appropriateness of foster care services to meet those needs. At a minimum, the admission criteria must require that a client: (a) be 18 years of age or older;(b) be unable to maintain the stability of their mental illness in an independent living situation;(c) be diagnosed with a severe disabling mental illness;(e) not be an immediate danger to self or others; and(f) be able to take medications when prompted.(2) A mental health center providing foster care shall assess the needs of each newly-admitted client in the following areas: (a) the client's ability to appropriately use community resources to access professional services, and to obtain services from public agencies;(b) the client's personal care skills;(c) the client's ability to socialize and participate in recreation and leisure activities; and(d) the likelihood the client will benefit from adult foster care.Mont. Admin. r. 37.106.2015
NEW, 2002 MAR p. 1092, Eff. 3/29/02.Sec. 50-5-103, MCA; IMP, Sec. 50-5-103 and 50-5-204, MCA;