Alabama Administrative Code › Title 580 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH › Chapter 580-1-2 - ADMINISTRATIVE STANDARDS FOR 310 BOARDS › Section 580-1-2-.05 - Role And Function

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
			 The certified Comprehensive 310 Board, in conjunction with the DMH/MR, must
			 plan and take steps which lead to comprehensive state and community action to
			 combat all forms of mental or emotional illness or debility, including but not
			 limited to, alcoholism, drug addiction, epilepsy and mental retardation. The
			 certified 310 Specialty Boards, in conjunction with the DMH/MR, must plan and
			 take steps which lead to comprehensive, state, and community action to combat
			 either mental illness, mental retardation or substance abuse (the program(s)
			 for which it is incorporated).
(2)
			 The certified 310 Board, in coordination with the DMH/MR and local service
			 providers, must develop a plan which specifies strategies to meet the area
			 needs. Plans must be based upon assessed needs of identified individuals and/or
			 based upon statistically sound projections of need and submitted through the
			 Department's existing planning structure.
(3) The certified 310 Board (Comprehensive or
			 Specialty), in conjunction with the DMH/MR, shall do studies of the needs and
			 available resources of the state in relation to the above. They shall, in
			 conjunction with the DMH/MR, develop public awareness of said disabilities and
			 the need for combating them and they shall coordinate state and local
			 activities relating to the various aspects of either mental illness, mental
			 retardation and/or substance abuse and their prevention, treatment, or
			 amelioration.
(4) The certified 310
			 Board, in conjunction with the DMH/MR, will develop services within resource
			 availability, activate relevant available services, refer to other appropriate
			 services without bias to any particular provider and submit proposals to
			 DMH/MR, and seek other funding sources. The certified 310 Board, in conjunction
			 with the DMH/MR, will coordinate the planning and development of resources for
			 community services and support, including residential placements for
			 individuals eligible for DMH/MR services.
(5) The certified 310 Board shall provide any
			 one or more of the following services:
(a)
			 Inpatient
(b) Outpatient/Therapy
			 Services/Case Management
(c)
			 Partial Hospitalization
(d)
			 Emergency Care
(e) Community
			 Education and Consultation
(f)
			 Diagnosis
(g) Evaluation
(h) Rehabilitation/Habilitation
(i) PreCare
(j) Residential Care/Respite Care
(k) Aftercare and
(l) The prevention of all forms of mental or
			 emotional illness, including, but not limited to, alcoholism, drug addiction,
			 epilepsy, or mental retardation.
1. The
			 certified 310 Board for a county for a designated service population shall
			 serve as the local single point of intake for the purposes of coordinating and
			 planning of DMH/MR services. If there is no certified 310 Board for a
			 designated county, the DMH/MR Commissioner may designate an entity.
2. DMH/MR shall maintain authority for
			 confirmation, enrollment, and establishment of eligibility for individuals for
			 services under contract with DMH/MR.
Author:
Department of Mental Health and Mental
				Retardation