55 Pa. Code § 4210.101 - Services provided by a base service unit
(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.
Notes
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).
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