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Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart E - Residential Agencies, Facilities and Services › Article I - Licensing/Approval › Chapter 3800 - CHILD RESIDENTIAL AND DAY TREATMENT FACILITIES › DAY TREATMENT › Section 3800.312 - Additional requirements

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The following additional requirements apply for child
						  day treatment centers:
(1) The maximum
						capacity specified on the certificate of compliance shall be based on the
						available indoor square footage and the number of sinks and toilets.
(2) If a child is absent from the premises
						without approval of staff persons, the facility shall orally notify the child's
						parent and, if applicable, the child's guardian or custodian,
						immediately.
(3) For facilities
						serving 32 or more children, whenever 32 or more children are present at the
						facility, there shall be at least one child care supervisor present at the
						facility.
(4) The facility shall
						have at least 15 square feet of indoor activity space per child, measured wall
						to wall including space occupied by furniture. Indoor activity space includes
						areas accessible to children such as dining areas, recreation areas and other
						general living areas. Indoor activity space does not include kitchens,
						bathrooms, counseling rooms, offices or hallways.
(5) There shall be at least one flush toilet
						for every 18 children.
(6) There
						shall be at least one sink for every 24 children.
(7) If the child had a health examination
						that was completed in accordance with Article XIV of the Public School Code of
						1949 (24 P. S. §§
													14-1401-14-1422) and 28 Pa. Code §
												23.2 (relating to medical
						examinations), for content and periodicity of the examination, an initial
						health examination within 15 days after admission is not required. The next
						examination shall be required within the periodicity schedule by the public
						school. The health examination completed in accordance with the public school
						requirements shall be accepted for day treatment service. A copy of the health
						examination shall be on file at the facility within 30 days after
						admission.
(8) A meal break shall
						be provided to the children at least every 5 hours they are at the
						facility.
(9) An evening snack
						shall be provided to children who are at the facility more than 3 hours beyond
						the evening meal.
(10) Certified
						teachers may be substituted for a child care supervisor to meet the
						requirements of paragraph (3).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
														3800.6 (relating to applicability
							 to specific facility types).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart A - Statements of Policy › Chapter 4000 - FOSTER CARE › Subchapter A - FOSTER FAMILY CARE › Section 4000.111 - Services for children

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(a)
					 Children who were receiving MH/MR services in the custodial county shall
					 continue to receive essentially comparable services in the receiving county to
					 the extent that the services exist or can be made available with funds from the
					 custodial county.
(b) Children in
					 substitute care shall have the same access to MH/MR services as children living
					 in that county with their birth parents.
(c) Children require coordinated service
					 planning by the offices of MH/MR and children, youth and families when joint
					 planning is necessary for the child's benefit.
(d) Children placed out-of-county remain the
					 legal and financial responsibility of the custodial county MH/MR office with
					 respect to MH/MR services other than early intervention services. Children ages
					 birth through 2, inclusive, eligible for early intervention services placed
					 out-of-county are the legal and financial responsibility of the receiving
					 county office with respect to the services.
(e) Infants and toddlers should be placed
					 out-of-county only as a last resort.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart A - Statements of Policy › Chapter 4000 - FOSTER CARE › Subchapter A - FOSTER FAMILY CARE › Section 4000.112 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
C&Y
-Children and Youth.
Children and youth intercounty
						coordinator
-The individual within a custodial county C&Y agency
						assigned to oversee the provision of MH/MR services to children placed in
						foster or preadoptive placement outside their custodial county.
Custodial children, youth and families
						agency
-The C&Y agency with legal custody of the child.
Custodial county MH/MR office
-The mental
						health/mental retardation office in the county which has legal custody of the
						child.
Early intervention services
-Services
						designed to meet the developmental needs of each eligible child and the needs
						of the family related to enhancing the child's development and eligible infants
						and toddlers age birth through 2 years as mandated by the Early Intervention
						Services System Act (11 P. S. §§
												875-101-875-503).
MH/MR
-ental health/mental
						retardation.
MH/MR intercounty coordinator
-The
						individual in the custodial or receiving county MH/MR offices assigned to
						oversee the provision of MH/MR services to children placed in foster or
						preadoptive placements outside their custodial county.
Receiving county children, youth and families
						agency
-The C&Y agency in the county of physical residence of a
						child living with foster or preadoptive parents when legal custody of the child
						is with a different county.
Receiving county MH/MR office
-The MH/MR
						office in the county of physical residence of a child living with foster or
						preadoptive parents when legal custody of the child is with a different
						county.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart A - Statements of Policy › Chapter 4000 - FOSTER CARE › Subchapter A - FOSTER FAMILY CARE › Section 4000.113 - County responsibility

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(a)
					 The custodial C&Y agency is responsible for making a good faith effort to
					 ensure that there is preplacement and postplacement planning for the MH/MR
					 needs of children placed in other counties, and that these children receive
					 needed MH/MR services in a timely manner. Each C&Y agency shall designate
					 an individual whose job it is to carry out these functions (the C&Y
					 intercounty coordinator). This function should be assigned to a single
					 individual in the custodial county C&Y agency for out-of-county children to
					 allow that person to develop the necessary expertise and contacts. Whenever a
					 child who is known to need MH/MR services is to be placed out-of-county, the
					 child shall be referred to the C&Y intercounty coordinator.
(b) Each MH/MR office will designate a lead
					 person (MH/MR intercounty coordinator) to monitor the provision of MH/MR
					 services to children placed outside their custodial county.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart A - Statements of Policy › Chapter 4000 - FOSTER CARE › Subchapter A - FOSTER FAMILY CARE › Section 4000.115 - Process for ongoing responsibilities

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(a) The custodial county C&Y agency shall
					 assure that all children receive the full extent of regulatory protections
					 described in Chapter 3130 (relating to administration of county children and
					 youth social service programs). Placement planning under §
											3130.67 (relating to placement
					 planning) and placement reviews under §
											3130.71 (relating to placement
					 reviews) will occur as defined in Chapter 3130.
(b) The Department's Office of Children,
					 Youth and Families shall monitor compliance with this chapter during their
					 ongoing agency inspection process.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Chapter 4200 - COUNTY BOARD AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4200.1 - Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to specify requirements
						for the county mental health and intellectual disability board and the county
						mental health and intellectual disability administrator.
The provisions of this §
													4200.1 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).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Chapter 4200 - COUNTY BOARD AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4200.2 - Applicability

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This chapter applies to county mental health/intellectual
						disability (MH/ID) programs.
The provisions of this §
													4200.2 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).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Chapter 4200 - COUNTY BOARD AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4200.3 - Legal base

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The legal authority for this chapter is section 201(2) of
						the Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Act of 1966 (50 P.S. §
												4201(2)).
The provisions of this §
													4200.3 amended under sections
						  201(2), 211, 213, 443.1(2) and (3) and Articles IX and X of the Human Services
						  Code (62 P.S. §§
														201(2),
						  211,
						  213,
						  443.1(2) and (3), 901-922 and
						  1001-1088); and 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).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Chapter 4200 - COUNTY BOARD AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › CONSTITUTION OF THE BOARD › Section 4200.11 - Single county board

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Except in counties of the first class where the board
						will be appointed, and members will hold office under the provisions of the
						city charter, the local authorities of a county shall appoint a board which
						must consist of 13 resident members constituted as follows:
(1) One representative of the board of county
					 commissioners.
(2) At least two
					 physicians and, when possible, one shall be a psychiatrist and the other a
					 pediatrician.
(3) There shall be
					 appropriate representation drawn from the following groups:
(i) The professional fields of psychology,
					 social work, nursing, education and religion.
(ii) Local citizens' organizations active in
					 the field of mental health.
(iii)
					 Local citizens' organizations active in the field of intellectual
					 disability.
(iv) Local health and
					 welfare planning organizations.
(v)
					 Local general hospitals.
(vi)
					 Community groups whose membership represents the economically, socially, and
					 culturally disadvantaged.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Chapter 4200 - COUNTY BOARD AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › CONSTITUTION OF THE BOARD › Section 4200.12 - Joint county board

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(a) There shall
					 be one representative of the board of county commissioners for each county
					 participating and the remaining membership shall be divided among the counties
					 participating substantially in proportion to population.
(b) The formula to determine the number of
					 representatives from each county when two or more counties are participating in
					 concert shall be as follows:
(1) Deduct the
					 number of representatives of the boards of county commissioners from
					 13.
(2) Determine the number of
					 representatives that each county shall be entitled to by dividing the remaining
					 membership among the participating counties in proportion to their
					 populations.
(3) Out of the number
					 determined in subsection (b), assign two physicians to the Board in accordance
					 with §
												4200.11(2)
					 (relating in single county board).
(4) Out of the remaining number, assign
					 representatives to the board in accordance with § 4200.11(3) and
					 (4).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Chapter 4200 - COUNTY BOARD AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › CONSTITUTION OF THE BOARD › Section 4200.13 - Appointment of board members

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(a)
					 Members shall be appointed for a period of 3 years. Of the members initially
					 appointed, five shall be appointed for a period of 1 year, four for a period of
					 2 years, and the remaining four for a period of 3 years. Vacancies occurring in
					 the membership of the board shall be filled by the local authorities for the
					 unexpired period. The local authorities may remove a member of the board during
					 his period of service for cause only. Unexcused failure to attend three
					 consecutive meetings may be a cause.
(b) In the event that already established
					 boards do not reflect the representation required in §
											4200.12 (relating to joint county
					 board), appointment to fill a vacancy must supply a deficiency in
					 representation.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Chapter 4200 - COUNTY BOARD AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › CONSTITUTION OF THE BOARD › Section 4200.14 - Notification to the Department

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The local authorities shall notify the Department of the
						appointment of the board, the vacancies of the board, and removals from the
						board and shall submit the names of the members of the board appointed or
						removed, the professional and other groups they represent and other pertinent
						information regarding the board.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Chapter 4200 - COUNTY BOARD AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › CONSTITUTION OF THE BOARD › Section 4200.15 - Officers

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(a) The officers of
					 the board shall be a chairman, a vice chairman, and a secretary. These officers
					 shall be elected at the annual meeting.
(b) It shall be the duty of the chairman to
					 preside at meetings of the board and generally to be responsible for directing
					 the business of the board.
(c) It
					 shall be the duty of the vice chairman to perform the duties of the chairman in
					 his absence at regular board meetings and at special meetings only if the
					 chairman is incapacitated.
(d) It
					 shall be the duty of the secretary to keep a correct record of the meetings of
					 the board and to be the custodian of the records and papers of the board except
					 those that are specifically assigned to others. He shall send one copy of the
					 minutes of the meetings to the Department.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Chapter 4200 - COUNTY BOARD AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › DUTIES TO THE BOARD › Section 4200.21 - Meetings

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The boards shall meet at least once each quarter and may,
						by majority vote of the membership, establish more frequent regular meetings
						not exceeding 1 per month. A majority of the board members shall constitute a
						quorum.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Chapter 4200 - COUNTY BOARD AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › DUTIES TO THE BOARD › Section 4200.22 - Special meetings

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(a)
					 Special meetings will be held on call of the chairman on at least 24 hour
					 notice to members.
(b) It will be
					 the duty of the chairman to call a special meeting within 3 days of the receipt
					 of a written request to one-third or more of the members of the
					 board.
(c) No business will be
					 transacted at these meetings except that named in the call for the
					 meeting.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Chapter 4200 - COUNTY BOARD AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › DUTIES TO THE BOARD › Section 4200.23 - Multipurpose board

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(a) With the
					 approval of the Department, the local authorities may elect to assign functions
					 of the board to a multipurpose board provided the latter has the representation
					 specified in §§
											4200.11 and
					 4200.12 (relating to single county
					 board and joint county board) insofar as possible.
(b) A multipurpose board may provide
					 consultation in areas as child welfare, aging, and other human services in the
					 health and welfare field.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Chapter 4200 - COUNTY BOARD AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › DUTIES TO THE BOARD › Section 4200.24 - Powers and duties

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The board shall have the power and its duty shall be:
(1) To review and evaluate mental
					 health and intellectual disability needs, services, facilities, and special
					 problems in relation to the local health and welfare needs, services and
					 programs.
(2) Except in cities of
					 the first class, to recommend to local authorities not less than two persons
					 for the position of administrator. Persons shall meet the standards of
					 professional skill and experience as defined in §
											4200.33 (relating to
					 qualifications).
(3) To develop,
					 together with the administrator, annual plans for the program.
(4) To make recommendations to the local
					 authorities regarding the program and other matters relating to mental health
					 and intellectual disability services in the county, including purchase of
					 service, contracts and funds required to implement the program.
(5) To review performance under the program
					 and to recommend a system of program evaluation. The system of program
					 evaluation recommended by the board, in accordance with this section, will be
					 on file with the administrator, the local authorities, and the
					 Department.
(6) To perform other
					 functions as required.
The provisions of this §
													4200.24 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).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Chapter 4200 - COUNTY BOARD AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › DUTIES TO THE BOARD › Section 4200.25 - Reimbursement

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Members of the board shall serve without compensation
						other than reimbursement for travel and other actual expenses incurred in
						connection with called meetings and other authorized work of the
						board.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Chapter 4200 - COUNTY BOARD AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › ADMINISTRATOR › Section 4200.31 - Appointment

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(a) Except in
					 cities of the first class, where the administrator shall be appointed under the
					 merit system, the local authorities shall appoint an administrator from a list
					 of not less than two names submitted by the Board. Where two or more counties
					 act in concert each county shall have one vote and the decision regarding the
					 appointment shall be by a majority. If, 30 days after the board has submitted a
					 list to the local authorities, and appointment has not been made because of a
					 tie vote or other failure of the local authorities to make the appointment, the
					 same shall be made by the Secretary after consultation with the local
					 authorities. The appointment of the administrator, by whomever made, may be
					 terminated by the local authorities, provided that no appointment made by the
					 Secretary under this section shall be terminated without the approval of a
					 majority of the board.
(b) The
					 administrator shall be appointed only after the Secretary has approved the
					 qualifications of the candidate to be appointed.
(c) The local authorities shall inform the
					 Department immediately of the appointment of the administrator and of vacancies
					 in the position of the administrator by termination of appointment, death,
					 resignation or otherwise.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Chapter 4200 - COUNTY BOARD AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › ADMINISTRATOR › Section 4200.32 - Powers and duties

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The administrator shall have the power and his duty shall
						be:
(1) To administer the
					 program.
(2) To insure that mental
					 health and intellectual disability services required by the act are
					 available.
(3) To attend board
					 meetings and to provide staff services to the board.
(4) To make reports to the Department in form
					 and containing the information as may be required.
(5) To develop, together with the board
					 annual plans for the program.
(6)
					 To submit to local authorities annual plans and estimated costs for the
					 provision of service, establishment and operation of facilities, and other
					 related matters for review, approval and transmittal to the
					 Department.
(7) To review and
					 evaluate facilities and to cooperate with the Department in the maintenance of
					 established standards.
(8) To
					 maintain liaison with governmental and private community health and welfare
					 agencies and organizations and State-operated facilities.
(9) To submit an annual report to the local
					 authorities, the board and the Department reporting the activities of the
					 program and his administration thereof.
(10) To analyze and evaluate mental health
					 and intellectual disability needs and services in the county and recommend
					 improvements to the board and local authorities, conduct research studies and
					 take steps and adopt measures as are necessary for the proper discharge of his
					 duties.
(11) To designate a
					 competent person on his staff to act for him during his absence.
(12) To designate facilities for the purposes
					 of the act or as places of reception.
(13) To perform other functions as
					 required.
The provisions of this §
													4200.32 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).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													5221.32 (relating to county
						  administrator).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part VI - Mental Health/Intellectual Disability/Autism Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Chapter 4200 - COUNTY BOARD AND PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION › ADMINISTRATOR › Section 4200.33 - Qualifications

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The minimum requirements for the position of the
						administrator shall be 5 years' progressively responsible experience in fields
						as medicine, clinical psychology, social work, sociology, nursing, public
						health, education, hospital administration or public administration including 3
						years' experience in the planning, development, or administration of mental
						health or intellectual disability services, and a bachelor's degree from an
						accredited college or university, supplemented by graduate study to the level
						of a master's degree. Appropriate experience may be substituted for the
						required graduate study on a year for year basis.
The provisions of this §
													4200.33 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).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													4200.24 (relating to powers and
						  duties).
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 › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4210.1 - Purpose

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This chapter specifies the range of services that must be
						provided or arranged by the county Mental Health/Intellectual Disability
						(MH/ID) Program.
The provisions of this §
													4210.1 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).
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 › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4210.2 - Applicability

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This chapter applies to county Mental Health/Intellectual
						Disability (MH/ID) Programs.
The provisions of this §
													4210.2 amended under section
						  201(2) of the Human Services Code (62 P.S. §
														201(2)); and 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).
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 › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4210.3 - Legal base

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The legal authority for this chapter is section 201(2) of
						the act (50 P.S. §
												4201(2)).
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 › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4210.4 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
						have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
						otherwise:
Act
-The Mental Health and Intellectual
						Disability Act of 1966 (50 P.S. §§
												4101-4704).
Annual plan
-The description, submitted
						to the Department, of the services to be provided through the county program,
						the facilities which will furnish services, and the terms under which services
						will be furnished.
Catchment area
-A geographical territory
						of a city, county or combination of counties which has a minimum population of
						75,000 and a maximum population of 200,000 and in which a full range of mental
						health and intellectual disability services is available.
Department
-The Department of Human
						Services of the Commonwealth.
Mental health/intellectual disability (MH/ID)
						establishment
-Premises or parts thereof, private or public, for the
						care of individuals who require care because of mental illness, an intellectual
						disability or inebriety. The term does not include the private home of a person
						who is rendering care to a relative.
The provisions of this §
													4210.4 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).
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 › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4210.5 - General purpose and principles

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The purpose of the act is to make it possible for every
						person with a mental disability to receive the kind of treatment he needs, when
						and where he needs it. The act requires that a range of services be available
						to persons with a mental illness or an intellectual disability so that they
						will receive a comprehensive treatment program through a continuum of care in
						their own communities and, whenever possible, while they remain in their own
						homes.
The provisions of this §
													4210.5 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).
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 › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 4210.6 - Scope of the program

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(a) The
					 minimum services to be made available by counties are specified in the act.
					 These services may be provided outside the county program by the Department if
					 a waiver has been granted under section 508 of the act (50 P.S. §
												4508). These mental health and intellectual
					 disability services must be available to persons of any age with a mental
					 disability. Mental illness, mental impairment, intellectual disability or
					 mental deficiency is a mental disability if it so lessens the capacity of a
					 person to use customary self-control, judgment and discretion in the conduct of
					 his affairs and social relations as to make it necessary or advisable for him
					 to receive mental health or intellectual disability services.
(b) The services of the county program shall
					 consist of services to:
(1) Persons with
					 impairment of psycho-social functioning who need
					 institutionalization;
(2) Persons
					 whose institutionalization may be shortened or avoided if they receive
					 treatment outside of an institution;
(3) Persons with sufficiently impaired
					 psycho-social functioning that they cannot maintain themselves acceptably in
					 the community without treatment; or
(4) Persons, particularly children, whose
					 behavior is indicative of processes which will lead to impaired psycho-social
					 functioning or impaired educational progress without treatment.
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 › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 4210.11 - Community mental health and intellectual disability centers

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For that portion of a county served by a community mental
						health or intellectual disability center, the local authorities shall contract
						with them for the services specified in the act, to be made available by
						counties, which the center can provide. If the local authorities do not wish to
						contract with an existing center on the grounds that its operations are
						inconsistent with the county program, the annual plan must substantiate the
						allegations in detail.
The provisions of this §
													4210.11 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).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													4210.26 (relating to methods of
						  providing base service units).
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 › GENERAL REQUIREMENTS › Section 4210.12 - Court committed patients

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Regulations and programs pertaining to intake, transfer,
						leave of absence and discharge of patients are subject to specific court orders
						relating to individual court committed patients under the provisions of Article
						IV of the act (50 P.S. §§
												4401-4426). It is the responsibility of the
						administrator to designate appropriate mental health and intellectual
						disability facilities to which the court may commit patients. The designations
						may be made by way of prior blanket notification to the court or on an ad hoc
						basis.
The provisions of this §
													4210.12 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).
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 › BASE SERVICE UNIT › Section 4210.21 - Patient services

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(a) To
					 ensure that persons thought to be in need of service has available to him the
					 professional staff competent to assess and evaluate his need, to plan a
					 comprehensive treatment program and to make available the necessary services on
					 a continuing basis, the administrator shall arrange for the professional and
					 nonprofessional staff necessary to carry out these responsibilities for
					 catchment areas under his jurisdiction. The staff and their responsibilities
					 shall hereinafter be referred to as the base service unit.
(b) It is the responsibility of the
					 administrator through the base service unit to ensure continuity of care for
					 patients, and to maintain a continuing relationship with the patient and with a
					 facility or provider of service responsible for service to the patient at any
					 stage of his illness from intake to closure. The base service unit shall
					 facilitate and coordinate the patient's movement from service to service.
					 Facilities and providers of service participating in the county program shall
					 have the obligation to take whatever action is necessary to ensure that
					 continuity of care is both possible and maintained.
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 › BASE SERVICE UNIT › Section 4210.22 - Functions

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Within its assigned area, the base service unit shall
						carry out at least the following functions:
(1) Provide an intake study and make
					 recommendations to the Administrator under §
											4210.6 (relating to scope of the
					 program) or make appropriate referrals.
(2) Develop a comprehensive treatment program
					 for persons determined to be in need of service.
(3) Be responsible for the continuity of the
					 treatment program for patients and coordinate the services he
					 receives.
(4) Maintain continuous
					 liaison with State facilities in which patients from the area served by the
					 base service unit are receiving inpatient care, so that collaborative planning
					 is undertaken for these patients.
(5) Furnish as much treatment service as
					 feasible on its own initiative or at the request of a provider of
					 service.
(6) Maintain central files
					 for each patient in its area.
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 › BASE SERVICE UNIT › Section 4210.23 - Relationship to resources not under the direct jurisdiction of the local authorities

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It is important that movement of the patient between the
						services of the county program and other resources including those of the State
						must not result in a fragmentation of services or in an interruption of the
						continuity of care for the patient. It is the responsibility of the base
						service unit to develop a comprehensive treatment plan taking into
						consideration available resources. In order to carry out these responsibilities
						and ensure continuity of care for the patient, each base service unit shall
						designate at least one staff member to maintain the necessary liaison with
						other resources providing services to patients from the base service unit
						area.
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 › BASE SERVICE UNIT › Section 4210.24 - Responsibility of base service units for evaluation of parolees under the jurisdiction of the Board of Probation and Parole

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Persons under the supervision of the Board of Probation
						and Parole with a suspected mental disability are to be regarded as persons at
						risk and shall be given priority for evaluation when the Board of Probation and
						Parole authorities have reasonable grounds to believe a mental disability
						exists. Referrals shall be scheduled for examination. The results of the
						examination shall then determine the priority for intervention under §
						4210.191 (relating to description).
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 › BASE SERVICE UNIT › Section 4210.25 - Composition

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(a) Base service
					 units shall consist of the professional and nonprofessional personnel required
					 to carry out its functions and responsibilities. The composition of base
					 service units shall be subject to the Department's review and approval. The
					 nature and size of the staff shall be tailored to meet the individual needs of
					 each catchment area and thus may vary even among catchment areas within the
					 same county.
(b) Staff of the base
					 service unit shall consist of, at a minimum, professionals qualified to make
					 psychiatric, psychological, and social evaluations. Program staff shall, as far
					 as possible, be recruited from sections of the community served in order to
					 preclude subcultural barriers to effective communication and therapy.
(c) Responsibility for the medical treatment
					 of patients shall be assumed by a physician member of the base service unit
					 whose specialty is appropriate to the condition of the patient. The treatment
					 plan shall be carried out by members of the base service unit working
					 collaboratively, but each case shall be the immediate responsibility of one of
					 the members of the base service unit.
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 › BASE SERVICE UNIT › Section 4210.26 - Methods of providing base service units

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(a) To the extent that a community mental
					 health or intellectual disability center can staff a base service unit, the
					 local authorities shall contract with it to carry out the responsibilities and
					 provide the functions of the base service unit in the manner determined by the
					 administrator under the same conditions as described for services in §
											4210.11 (relating to community
					 mental health and intellectual disability centers). To the extent that a center
					 cannot fully staff a base service unit, the local authorities shall contract
					 with the center for those services which it can furnish and, in the same
					 contract, with other persons or facilities as necessary and appropriate to
					 complete the staffing of a base service unit.
(b) The local authorities may staff base
					 service units fully or partly by employing personnel directly on the staff of
					 the administrator.
(c) The local
					 authorities may contract for supplemental services required by base service
					 units.
The provisions of this §
													4210.26 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).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													4210.101 (relating to services
						  provided by a base service unit).
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 › SHORT TERM INPATIENT SERVICES › Section 4210.31 - Description

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Short term inpatient services consist of care in a
						licensed inpatient facility for a continuous period up to 60 days for the
						following:
(1) Diagnostic study and
					 evaluation.
(2) Intensive treatment
					 at the onset of illness or during periods of unusual stress.
(3) Close supervision as well as intensive
					 treatment for those unable to manage themselves because of deep depression,
					 severely disturbed behavior or extreme confusion.
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
													4210.61 (relating to
						  description).
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 › SHORT TERM INPATIENT SERVICES › Section 4210.32 - Where services may be provided

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Short term inpatient services may be furnished by mental
						health/intellectual disability (MH/ID) establishments by the Department to give
						short term inpatient care, or by State general hospitals approved to furnish
						such services.
The provisions of this §
													4210.32 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).
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 › EMERGENCY SERVICES › Section 4210.41 - Description

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(a) Emergency
					 services consist of observation, treatment and close supervision which are
					 available at any hour of the day or night to persons with a mental disability
					 who are in need of immediate care, and must not be denied a person requiring
					 such care. Emergency care may be required to prevent aggressive behavior by the
					 patient toward himself or others. It must be made available on a voluntary
					 basis to others where prompt treatment increases the likelihood of recovery
					 from emotional disturbance. Inpatient hospital care must be available to the
					 emergency service.
(b) When it
					 becomes necessary to make an involuntary commitment for emergency detention,
					 section 405 of the act (50 P.S. §
												4405) becomes applicable. The approval by the
					 administrator or his delegate for such action is a governmental function which
					 cannot be contracted for by a purchase of service agreement. Action under
					 section 405 may be taken only when the situation is so urgent that a petition
					 under section 406 of the act (50 P.S. §
												4406) would cause a delay likely to endanger
					 the patient or others.
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 › EMERGENCY SERVICES › Section 4210.41a - Clarification of contracted purchase of service-statement of policy

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(a) A "purchase of service agreement" under
					 §
											4210.41(b)
					 (relating to description) means a written agreement for a contracted service to
					 be provided to a county by a service provider. The term does not include per
					 diem employment agreements between a county mental health program and a
					 qualified professional regarding the issuance of warrants for involuntary
					 emergency evaluation and treatment under section 302 of the Mental Health
					 Procedures Act (50 P.S. §
												7302) for
					 involuntary commitment for emergency detention.
(b) As used in this section, the term
					 "qualified professional" shall have the meaning given to it in section
					 103.1 of the Mental Health
					 Procedures Act (50 P.S. §
												7103.1).
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 › EMERGENCY SERVICES › Section 4210.42 - Where services may be provided

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Emergency services shall be provided by a community
						mental health or intellectual disability center where feasible or by other
						licensed or approved facilities with whom the local authorities may contract to
						provide these services. Comprehensive community-wide 24 hour a day emergency
						services may be directly operated by the Administrator.
The provisions of this §
													4210.42 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).