309-072-0110 Definitions As used in these rules: (1) “Community-based” means the location of the person in crisis. (2) “Community Mental Health Program (CMHP)” has the meaning given the term in OAR 309-019-0105. (3) “Crisis and safety plan” means an individualized document created in collaboration with an individual and their family, if applicable, to help anticipate and prevent future crisis episodes. The plan, at minimum, includes lethal means counseling; strategies for self-regulation; activators; contact information for supportive resources; and documents, referrals, and recommendations for follow up services and supports. (4) “Evidence-based” means significant and relevant practices based on scientifically based research . (5) “Frontier” means any county with six or fewer people per square mile. (6) “In person” means the physical presence of all individuals involved in the interaction. (7) “Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)” means an agreement between two parties that is not legally binding, but which outlines the responsibilities of each of the parties to the agreement. (8) “Mobile Crisis Intervention Services (MCIS)” means all necessary services, supports, and treatments for an individual experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Services are delivered by providers in a community-based setting and are intended to de-escalate and stabilize an individual in crisis through a timely therapeutic response that meets the needs of the individual in crisis and is individual and family centered. (9) “Mobile Crisis Intervention Team (MCIT)” means a team of qualified behavioral health professionals that may include peer support specialists, as defined in ORS 414.025, and other health care providers such as nurses or social workers who provide timely, developmentally appropriate and trauma-informed interventions, screening, assessment, de-escalation and other services necessary to stabilize an individual experiencing a behavioral health crisis in accordance with requirements established by the authority by rule. (10) “Non-Community Mental Health Program (Non-CMHP)” means providers other than Community Mental Health Program (CMHP) providers, as defined in OAR 309-019-0105. (11) “Promising practice” means a practice , an approach, a tool, or a training that demonstrates, based on preliminary information , potential for becoming an evidence-based practice. (12) “Provider” has the meaning given the term in OAR 309-019-0105. (13) “Qualified Mental Health Associate (QMHA)” has the meaning given the term in OAR 309-019-0105. (14) “Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP)” has the meaning given the term in OAR 309-019-0105. (15) “Rural” means any geographical area in Oregon ten or more miles from the center of a population center of 40,000 people or more. (16) “Suicide screening” means a procedure in which a standardized suicide screening tool or protocol is used to identify individuals who may be at risk for suicide. (17) “Suicide risk assessment” means a comprehensive process, performed by a QMHP using an evidence-based suicide assessment tool to confirm suspected suicide risk, determine immediate danger, and develop an initial crisis and safety plan including lethal means counseling. (18) “Stabilization Services” includes diagnosis, stabilization, observation and follow-up referral services provided to individuals in a community-based, developmentally appropriate homelike environment to the extent practicable. (19) “Urban” means an area in Oregon that is less than 10 miles from the center of a population center of 40,000 people or more. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 179.040, 413.042, 413.032-413.033, 426.072, 426.236, 426.500, 430.021, 430.256, 430.357, 430.560, 430.626-430.630, 430.640, 430.870 & 743A.168 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 413.520, 426.060, 426.140, 430.010, 430.254, 430.335, 430.590, 430.620, 430.626-430.630 & 430.637 History: BHS 26-2022, adopt filed 12/20/2022, effective 01/01/2023