Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Chapter 4210 - DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES AND SERVICE AREAS › INTAKE PROCEDURES › Section 4210.101 - Services provided by a base service unit

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) All intake into the county program shall
					 be through the base service unit. Within 15 days of the initial interview, if
					 the client is found in need of services from the county program, the Intake and
					 Proposed Service Plan, Form MH/ID 10, is completed and forwarded in two copies
					 to the administrator.
(b) When
					 recommending treatment, a base service unit develops a service plan best suited
					 to the needs of the patient and the available service resources. The base
					 service unit classifies the patient's mental disability to reflect the severity
					 of his functional disorder and priority for intervention according to the
					 Intervention Priority Scale in §
											4210.191 (relating to
					 description).
(c) If service is to
					 be provided by the base service unit, the Intake and Proposed Service Plan,
					 Form MH/ID 10, serves only to inform the administrator that intake has taken
					 place and what is planned for the patient. No additional approval is necessary
					 for the base service unit to proceed with its proposed service plan. In
					 addition this form provides the basic information necessary for the patient
					 service accountability system described in §
											4210.121 (relating to patient
					 service accountability system).
(d)
					 If the recommendation of the base service unit on Form MH/ID 10 is for a
					 service to be provided by a facility already under contract to the local
					 authorities, the base service unit shall make arrangements directly with the
					 facility to provide the services required by the patient.
(e) If the recommendation of the base service
					 unit on Form MH/ID 10 is to arrange for supplemental services, the
					 administrator uses Form MH/ID 10 as his basis for issuing an Authorization for
					 Service, Form MH/ID 11. This authorization for service shall constitute a
					 contract as described in §
											4210.26(c)
					 (relating to methods of providing base service units).
(f) In those instances where the patient is
					 already under care by other than a base service unit and is referred for intake
					 into the county program, arrangements should be made, whenever possible and
					 indicated, for him to continue this treatment with the referring practitioner
					 or facility to maintain continuity of care. The base service unit requests the
					 administrator's authorization of this proposed service plan.
(g) If any portion of the cost of the
					 patient's care under the proposed service plan is to be paid from funds of the
					 county program, the administrator's decision is governed by the availability of
					 funds and the requests for services to other patients. The administrator is
					 guided in his decision by the base service unit's classification of the
					 patient's mental disability according to the intervention priority scale. When
					 the funds available do not permit the carrying out of the proposed service plan
					 in relation to other demands, the administrator notes this on the Intake and
					 Proposed Service Plan, Form MH/ID 10, and requests the base service unit to
					 work out an alternate service plan if indicated and necessary.
The provisions of this §
													4210.101 amended under sections
						  201(2) and (8) and 202 of the Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Act of
						  1966 (50 P.S. §§
														4201(2) and
						  (8) and
						  4202).