Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VII - Mental Health Manual › Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies/Facilities/Services › Chapter 5200 - PSYCHIATRIC OUTPATIENT CLINICS › ORGANIZATION › Section 5200.12 - Linkages with mental health service system

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) A psychiatric outpatient clinic requires
					 a close relationship with an acute psychiatric inpatient service and a provider
					 of emergency examination and treatment. A written statement describing the
					 accessibility and availability of the services to individuals is required and
					 shall be maintained on file at the psychiatric outpatient clinic and updated as
					 needed.
(b) A psychiatric
					 outpatient clinic shall maintain linkages with other treatment and
					 rehabilitative services for a full continuum of care, including crisis
					 services, partial hospitalization programs, peer support, psychiatric
					 rehabilitation programs, intensive community services, community residential
					 programs and community psychiatric hospitals. A written statement describing
					 the accessibility and availability of the services to individuals is required
					 and shall be maintained on file at the psychiatric outpatient clinics and
					 updated as needed to accurately state the services currently
					 available.
(c) When the psychiatric
					 outpatient clinic serves children, linkages with the appropriate educational
					 and social service agencies shall also be maintained. A written statement
					 describing the accessibility and availability of the services to children is
					 required and shall be maintained on file at the psychiatric outpatient clinic
					 and updated as needed to accurately state the services currently
					 available.
(d) A psychiatric
					 outpatient clinic shall participate in the overall system of care as defined in
					 the County Mental Health/Intellectual Disability (MH/ID) plan. A psychiatric
					 outpatient clinic shall have an agreement regarding continuity of care and
					 information exchange with the County MH/ID authority. A copy of an agreement
					 must be included in the application package. Psychiatric outpatient clinics
					 shall document the need for their services in their application for a
					 certificate of compliance.
(e) New
					 psychiatric outpatient clinics or new sites of existing psychiatric outpatient
					 clinics established after the effective date of this chapter shall document the
					 need in the proposed service area for the expansion of outpatient services.
					 County MH/ID authorities shall review this documentation and make a
					 recommendation to the Department. The Department may deny approval of the
					 expansion where inadequate justification is provided.
The provisions of this §
													5200.12 amended under section 1021
						  of the Human Services Code (62 P.S. §
														1021); sections 105 and 112 of the Mental
						  Health Procedures Act (50 P.S. §§
														7105 and
						  7112); and section 201(2) of
						  the Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Act of 1966 (50 P.S. §
														4201(2)).