Kansas Administrative Regulations › Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES › Article 60 - LICENSING OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS › Section 30-60-29 - Affiliation agreement; notice to secretary of a center's refusal to enter into; investigation and recommendations; no agreement imposed

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 28, July 11, 2024
(a) Each center
			 shall have a written affiliation agreement with each affiliated community
			 mental health center that is licensed by the secretary in accordance with this
			 article based upon the exception provided for in
			 K.S.A.
			 75-3307b(b), and amendments
			 thereto, and that provides any of the services described in this article within
			 the service area of that center. Any center may enter into an affiliation
			 agreement with any other provider of mental health services with which the
			 center chooses to enter into an affiliation agreement.
(b) Each affiliation agreement shall contain
			 the following:
(1) A description of the types
			 of services that the affiliated center or other provider has agreed to provide,
			 pursuant to the terms of the affiliation agreement;
(2) provisions concerning how and by what
			 procedures a consumer requesting or receiving services from the center can be
			 referred to the affiliated center or other provider;
(3) provisions concerning how and by what
			 procedures a consumer requesting or receiving services from the affiliated
			 center or other provider can or should be referred to the center;
(4) any necessary and appropriate financial
			 arrangements between the center and the affiliated center or other provider;
(5) provisions concerning how and
			 by what procedures the affiliated center or other provider will assist the
			 center in the collection of any data or statistics that the center may require
			 in order to comply with K.A.R. 30-60-19;
(6) a statement that the affiliated center or
			 other provider agrees to provide any of the services it provides in a manner
			 consistent with the mission statement of the center and that the affiliated
			 center or other provider accepts and will abide by the values of the center.
			 This statement shall include a description of how the services that are to be
			 provided by the affiliated center or other provider will augment or supplement
			 the services of the center or how those services will promote the strategic
			 plan of the center adopted in compliance with K.A.R. 30-60-28;
(7) an agreement specifying that the
			 affiliated center or other provider is subject to and will abide by and utilize
			 the policies and procedures that the center adopts in compliance with K.A.R.
			 30-60-30, concerning the solicitation of consumer comments and suggestions;
(8) an agreement specifying that
			 the affiliated center or other provider is subject to and will abide by and
			 utilize the policies and procedures that the center adopts in compliance with
			 K.A.R. 30-60-48, concerning de-escalation techniques and emergency behavioral
			 interventions;
(9) an agreement
			 specifying that the affiliated center or other provider is subject to and will
			 abide by and utilize the policies and procedures that the center adopts in
			 compliance with K.A.R. 30-60-51, concerning accepting and resolving complaints;
(10) an agreement specifying that
			 the affiliated center or other provider is subject to and will abide by and
			 utilize the policies and procedures that the center adopts in compliance with
			 K.A.R. 30-60-55, concerning the center's quality improvement program;
(11) an agreement specifying that
			 the affiliated center or other provider is subject to and will abide by and
			 utilize the policies and procedures that the center adopts in compliance with
			 K.A.R. 30-60-56, concerning the center's risk management program;
(12) an agreement specifying that the
			 affiliated center or other provider is subject to and will abide by and utilize
			 the policies and procedures that the center adopts in compliance with K.A.R.
			 30-60-57, concerning the center's utilization review program; and
(13) provisions specifying when and under
			 what circumstances the affiliation agreement either expires or can be
			 cancelled.