Missouri Code of State Regulations › Title 9 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH › Division 30 - Certification Standards › Chapter 2 - Standards for County-Funded Mental Health Services › Section 9 CSR 30-2.010 - Designation of Programs to Receive County Community Mental Health Funds

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 14, July 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule prescribes the procedures to be
				  used to designate programs eligible to receive county community mental health
				  funds as set out in sections 205.975-205.990, RSMo.
(1) The department shall designate community
				mental health centers in each mental health service area which may receive
				funds collected under sections 205.975-205.990, RSMo. The records, operations
				and services provided by an entity receiving county funding under sections
				205.975-205.990, RSMo shall be subject to annual review or inspection by the
				department.
(2) As set out in
				section
				205.985(4),
				RSMo, the county board of trustees shall
				submit information by January 1 of each year to the department about the
				disbursement of money from the community mental health fund.
(3) Any program designated by the department
				to provide services with funds from counties under sections 205.975-205.990,
				RSMo may provide these services within the mental health service area, directly
				or indirectly, through contract or affiliate agreements with a qualified
				community mental health center, mental health clinic, or other public facility
				or not-for-profit corporation for such comprehensive mental health services for
				the residents of such county, as specified by the county board of
				trustees.
(4) The county board of
				trustees shall deem as eligible to receive county community mental health
				funds, as set out in sections 205.975-205.990, RSMo, those public or nonprofit
				community mental health centers that submit proof that the following standards
				have been met:
(A) That the agency shall have
				a governing body which has full legal authority and responsibility for the
				overall functioning of the program, with written documentation of the source of
				authority through charter, constitution, bylaws or license;
(B) That the agency shall have policies and
				procedures that implement sections
				630.110
				and
				630.115,
				RSMo to enhance and protect the human, civil, constitutional and statutory
				rights of each client;
(C) That
				each agency prominently post a notice to clients about rights, opinions,
				recommendations and grievances;
(D)
				That the agency shall have services accessible to handicapped individuals or
				have a written plan for how these handicapped individuals can access necessary
				services (this offsets any concerns about the federal Americans with
				Disabilities Act (ADA) legislation);
(E) That the agency shall have fiscal
				management policies and procedures in accordance with generally accepted
				accounting principles;
(F) That the
				agency shall have a written fee schedule that shall be available to all staff
				and to the clients;
(G) That the
				agency shall have written policies and procedures to insure that an adequate
				number of qualified staff are available to support the functions of the agency,
				and the policies include an equal opportunity plan for hiring staff for the
				agency;
(H) That the agency shall
				demonstrate the personnel meet any local, state or federal requirements for
				their profession;
(I) That the
				agency's policies and procedures shall include policies concerning client
				neglect and abuse and procedures for investigation of alleged
				violations;
(J) That each agency
				shall pay clients for work in the program unrelated to their treatment. Wages
				paid to clients who work shall be in compliance with applicable local, state or
				federal requirements;
(K) That the
				agency shall have a written policy concerning research activities which involve
				clients of the program, and shall abide by all local, state and federal laws
				and regulations concerning the conduct of research;
(L) That the agency maintain an organized
				record system on each client which contains a collection of client information
				and services provided, and that those records shall be stored in a manner so as
				to properly safeguard confidentiality yet be readily available to
				staff;
(M) That the agency shall
				require an initial clinical assessment based upon the presenting problem; shall
				further require a treatment plan based on the presenting problems and the
				initial assessment and shall enter a discharge summary in the record at the
				time of service termination;
(N)
				That the agency shall have written policies and procedures that will assist
				with client referral between the agency's components or between the agency and
				other service providers and shall assure continuity of care between referring
				agencies;
(O) That the agency shall
				have written policies and procedures on how medications are prescribed,
				obtained, stored, how medication is to be dispensed or administered, or both,
				including medication clients bring to the program, and for recording client
				intake of medication which shall include client name, medication, dose of
				medication, date and frequency of intake and name of staff who observed the
				medication intake;
(P) That the
				agency shall have written policies and procedures defining client eligibility
				requirements, intake procedures and client assessment; or
(Q) The center or affiliated public or
				not-for-profit corporation has been certified by the Division of Alcohol or
				Drug Abuse under the applicable program certification standards set out in
				9 CSR 30-3.010,
				9 CSR
				30-3.020,
				9 CSR
				30-3.030,
				9 CSR 30-3.040,
				9 CSR
				30-3.050,
				9 CSR 30-3.060,
				9 CSR 30-3.070,
				9 CSR-30-3.080,
				9 CSR 30-3.200,
				9 CSR 30-3.210,
				9 CSR
				30-3.220,
				9
				CSR 30-3.230,
				9 CSR 30-3.240,
				9 CSR 30-3.250,
				9 CSR
				30-3.400,
				9 CSR
				30-3.410,
				9 CSR
				30-3.420,
				9 CSR
				30-3.500,
				9 CSR
				30-3.510,
				9 CSR
				30-3.600,
				9 CSR
				30-3.610,
				9 CSR 30-3.810,
				9 CSR
				30-3.820,
				9
				CSR 30-3.830,
				9 CSR
				30-3.840,
				9 CSR 30-3.850,
				9 CSR 303.851,
				9 CSR
				30-3.852,
				9 CSR
				30-3.853,
				9 CSR 30-3.860,
				9 CSR
				30-3.870, 9 CSR 303.880,
				9
				CSR 30-3.890,
				9 CSR 30-3.900,
				9 CSR 30-3.910,
				9 CSR
				30-3.920, 9 CSR 303.930,
				9 CSR
				30-3.940,
				9 CSR 30-3.950,
				9 CSR 30-3.960
				and
				9 CSR
				30-3.970.