Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 24, June 14, 2024
Section 64-37-7 - Delivery System Plan Capital Outlays and Renovations7.1. General - The majority of the capital outlay and renovation projects mandated by the Delivery System Plan shall be funded by the hospital services revenue account. The development and implementation of these projects will allow the department to meet or exceed the minimum standards and timetables as set forth by the Delivery System Plan. All the projects shall be completed by June 30, 1989 at the latest unless otherwise indicated.7.2. State Hospital Renovations - The development and implementation of these projects will allow the department to meet the environmental and physical plant standards for medicaid and medicare certification, and Accreditation by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Hospitals, or by the Accreditation Council for the Mentally Retarded and Developmentally Disabled. 7.2.1. Huntington State Hospital - Shall be renovated as a two hundred fifty (250) bed psychiatric and psychogeriatric facility. The renovations shall be completed in several phases allowing staff to shift patients and service from buildings under renovation to other buildings. The specialized facilities to be developed are for acute care psychiatric admissions, chronically mentally ill, and psychogeriatric. The renovation shall be completed by June 30, 1986.7.2.2. Pinecrest State Hospital - A twenty-six (26) bed acute care psychiatric admission unit shall be developed at Pinecrest. The unit shall serve the southeastern part of the state, reducing admissions at Huntington State Hospital. The renovations shall be completed by June 30, 1985.7.2.3. Spencer State Hospital - Shall be operated as an interim intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled who are currently residents at Huntington, Weston and Spencer. Renovations shall be made to certify sixty-five (65) beds by June 30, 1985. By June 30, 1989, all the patients shall be placed into the community or specialized residential training facilities.7.2.4. Weston State Hospital - Shall be renovated as a two hundred fifty (250) bed psychiatric and psychogeriatric facility. As at Huntington State Hospital, the renovations shall be completed in several phases allowing staff to shift patients and services from buildings under renovation to other buildings. The specialized facilities to be developed are for acute care psychiatric admissions, chronically mentally ill, and psychogeriatric patients. The renovations shall be completed by January 1, 1988.7.3. Group Homes - The group homes mandated by the Delivery System Plan shall be a part of the behavioral health continuum of care system. These homes shall provide a less restrictive, more appropriate level of care for the developmentally disabled, the developmentally disabled behaviorally disturbed, and the behaviorally handicapped or chronically mentally ill. 7.3.1. Developmentally Disabled Group Homes - Thirty (30) group homes of eight (8) beds each shall be developed for the developmentally disabled. Six (6) of these group homes shall be developed during fiscal year 1985, and six (6) each year thereafter until all thirty (30) group homes are developed.7.3.2. Developmentally Disabled Behaviorally Disturbed Group Homes - Seventeen (17) group homes of six (6) beds each shall be developed for the developmentally disabled, behaviorally disturbed, autistic or autistic-like. Seven (7) of these group homes shall be developed by June 30, 1986, and the remaining ten (10) by June 30, 1989.7.3.3. Behaviorally Handicapped Group Homes - Fifteen (15) group or chronically mentally ill.7.4. Regional Diagnostic Training and Habilitation Facilities - The department shall develop two 20-25 bed facilities for the developmentally disabled. These facilities shall provide for transitional habilitation and programming for developmentally disabled residents with severe institutionalized or other problematic behaviors. These facilities shall also provide respite care, crisis stabilization, and diagnostic evaluations for persons who would likely be institutionalized if these services were not made available. At least one of these facilities will be located to facilitate the provision of services to individuals in the southern half of the state.7.5. Forensic Services - A special facility shall be developed for the provision of mental health services for persons charged with or convicted of crimes. A task force has been formed and is working on the development of a forensic services plan.7.6. Medically Fragile - A specialized center for medically fragile persons shall be developed to serve fifty (50) developmentally disabled persons with severe, rare, and complicated medical, psychological, educational, and physical needs. The facility shall be developed near a major medical and research center and shall provide a variety of sophisticated resources to appropriately evaluate, diagnose, and prescribe appropriate treatment for the medically fragile and multihandicapped. 7.7 Admissions Units - Shall be developed at Weston, Huntington and Pinecrest State Hospitals. The admissions units shall provide acute care psychiatric services to help the residents reach stabilization and be placed back in the community within thirty (30) days.7.8. Transitional Living Units - Which provide a simulated home environment - develop at least four units to house no more than six (6) patients each. The services provided by these units will prepare patients for placement into the community.