HomeMy WebLinkAbout70-082RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEN~NT FOR MFI~ITAL
HEALTH SERVICES
WHEREAS, this Board has reviewed the attached Agreement
for Mental Health Services, wh.ich ag~eement is attached hereto as
Exhibi~. "A" and incorporated herein as if set forth in fuli.
NOW, T~iEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Super-
visors:
l. That this Board approves t~e agreement attached
hereto as Exhibi.t "A" and incorporated herein as
if set for~h in full, and authorize the Chairman of
the Board to sign same on behaLf of the County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Butte this 9th day of June , 1970, by the
following vote:
AYES: S~apervisors Howsden~ McKillop~ Reynolds; Chairman
Dunaway
NOES: ~one
"~~~~~T~ ~u~ rvisor Maxon
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ATTEST:
CL;ARK A. NELSON, County Clerk
and ex-officio Clerk o£ the
Soard of Supervisors
°~~~.~e ~!~~
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. E. A , C airman o t e
Butte County Board of S pe~visors
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AGREF~~N'I' FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERV~CES
THIS AGREEMENT, made and entezed inta this
day of , 19 , by and between
C4UNTY, acting by and
through their Baard of Supervzsars, hexeinafter referred to as
"County" and the STATE OF CALIFORN~A, DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL
HYGIENE, acting by and through the Directa~ o~ Men~al Hygie~e
with the approva~ of the Direct~r of Genera~ Services, h~rein-
after referred ta as "State" ; ~
W I T N E 5 S E T H~
WHEREAS, the County d~sires to ob~.aa.n ~ram the S~a~e
patien~ care. ~reatment, facili~.ies and rel.ated services und~r
the provisions of Division 5 of ~he Welfare and znstitutions
Code, S~at~ of California, in accordance with Sect~.~on 4417.
5401 and 5602 of said code; and
WHEREAS. ~he
State
Hospital(s) has{have the necessary staf~, ~acilities, and
services to adequatel.y provide such specialized care and t~eat-
ment;
NOW. THEREF4RE, it is mu~ually agreed betwe~n the
parties as follaws:
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In considerata~on of the payments here~nafter provided,
State agrees to provide inpati~n~ services as described in
Sectian 5~1, Title 9. Cal.ifor~rxa.a Administrative Code, at
I~Witt , and Mendocino
State Hospita].s ta adult patients 16 years of age and over, and
ta ~hi.ldrEn patients under the age of lfi at
{Camari~.l.o or Napa}
S~ate Hosp~tal, re~erred by the Director of Local Men~a~. Hea~.th
Services of ~utte County.
Admission of children patients to
{Camarillo ar Napaj
State Hosp~.~a1 is contingent upon the submission af an eva].uation
af th~ pa~ien~ by County to S~.ate, a d~termina~ion by State that
the pata,ent is suitab~.e ~a~ tr~atrnent, tha~. there is availab].e
bed sp~c~ in the Children's Unit, and upan ~he furnishing by
County of necessary a~tercare services on discharge of the patien~
fram the hospitai,
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Tn accordance wi~h Sec~ion 541, Tit~.e 9 Califar
strative Code, iripa~ient services are de£in~d as men
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h~alth services wi~hin a hospital providin,g~,diaqnosis~ eva~ua~
tion,_care and ~reat~ient of persons suffer~nq from menta~,
emotional ox behavinral disorders, mental~~r~tardat~on or mental
disorders resul~ing from alcoholism.
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The admission, treatment,,,,,,and discharqe o~ ,~ta.ents
sha].]. be in accardance wi-~h qenerallv accepted standards of
~he medical professione State wiii obtain a histo~rv~and
perfo~n a physica]. examination an ~~each~~~pata.ent~~~~as soon as,
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possibl~: a~tear admission and not later~ than~ 24 hours after
admi~ssion, excludin w~ekends and holida s. Stat~ rna ~acce t
County's histor~r, physical examination and 1.aboratorv findinqs
to avoid a dup~.icatiQn of servzce~s~.'~ .~.~~.~~~.~.~~..~~_~.~ ,-~.~~^
Genera~ medieal~ neuxologica~.__and stxrqical services
shall be ava~~.ab1.e to each a~.~.er~t. Also en~ral laborator~,
radioloqica~ and electraencephaloctra,ph .se~~rices shall be avail-
able. Provisions for ~rans~er~of „~pa~i.ents to an approtariate ^
facili~y for^m~dical orT surqic,a~l ~tzeatment~„may be made. ~'
Shau].d ex'~~aordinar services be re ~ired b a atient,
S~ate a rees ~a consu~.t wi~h the Local Menta~. H~a1th Director
rior ta erformin the service or makin an a ro riat~ re-
~erral. Prior consu3.tation sha3.1 not be re uired b Stat~ in
renderin~ emerg,ency Fnedical care.
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Upon dischar_qe or transf~r af a pati~nt State w.~ii
~
communica~~ with the individual. ar a enc to which the a~ien~.
is beina refea~red, and farward an request pertinen~ inpa~ient
hosp~.ta1. ~ecords where the patient's_ best inter~sts wil~. be
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sex~ved. PatiEnts' records wi~.l_be comp~e~ed w~.thin 72 hours
followinq d~.~charqe, excludinct weekends ~and ~ho~.idays. Summar~.es
wiJ.~. be pravided in a11 ca~es to the agency~to which ~.he ,pa~.ient
is beinc~ re£err~d. ' ~
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State agrees ~o ha~e admission policies which shall
be in writing az~d availab}.e to the p~b~.ic. Such policies shall
inc~ude a provision that pa~.ien~s W~.ii be accep~ed for care
without discrimination on the basis of race, color, reliqion,
national ari.gin, or ancestry.
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State ~urther agrees no~ to employ discri.minato~y
practic~s ~.n the admissian of patients, assignment o~ accoinmo-
datians, employment of personn~l, or in any other respect on
the basis o~ ra~e. calor, religion, national origin ar ancestry.
2.
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Sta~e w~ll maintain adequa~e medical records on each
individna~ pa~ien~. The records shall include diagnostic studies
and a record af services provided by the various professional •
personnel in sufficient detail to make poss~ble an evaluation
of services. The records sha11 contain aZ~ of the data necessary
in reporting to the llepart~ent af Men~a1 Hygiene, including
records af patient intervi~ws. A qualifi~d medical reco~d
libra~ain shall be respansible for completion of inedical records
and the transmission af r~ports.
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Sta~e agre~s that prof~ssional and technica~ pe~son-
nel sha~~ mee~ the standards s~t forth in Artic~~ 8, Sub~h~pter 3,
Tit~e 9, California Administrat~ve Code, un~ess the Departinent
o~ Mental Hygxene permits exceptians to ~hese reqtiiremen~s.
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Fees for services provided shall be cha~ged by State
in accordance with the ability o~ the patient or his r~sponsible
rela~ives to pay but no~ in excess of actual cost to the Depart-
ment of ~ental Hygiene. Charges shaLl be in accordan~e with the
attached prevailing schedule of charges which has been adopted
by the Director of Mental Hygiene for patients receiving State
Hospital ~ervic~s and in accordance with any cha~ges in the
schedu~e o~ charges, no~ to exceed actual cos~s, adapted by the
Director of Mental Hygiene du~ing thE term of this agreement.
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zn consideration o£ the afo~esaid s~rv~ees rendered by
State ta patien~s ~ef~rred by the Local Menta~ Health Director,
County agrees ta pay State ~4~ of a~~ ne~ costs of reimbursable
services, ~ess pa~ient fees collected. State to re~a~n 9Qq6 af
~he cost of these ser~ices from County's alloca~ion pursuant to
W~~fare and xnsti~utions Code Sec~ion 5714. A11 non-reimbursable
services, less patient £ees callected, shal~ be paid by County
in full.
S~rvices fox which County is ~.iable for paymen~ shall
inc~.ude a].J. extraordinary servi,ces and emergency care, less
patient fees collected.
The total amoun~ pa abl.e by Count to State under this
. agreemen~ shal3 nat exceed F~ve Thousand Eigh~ Hundred and Fo~y-One
do3.lax~s (~ ~ ' } un~.ess the
partaes shauld increase this amoun~ ~hrough app~op~iate amendment.
Tn ordex to arrxve at ne~ costs set £orth in Secta.on 5705 of ~.he
Welfare and Tnstituti.ons Code '~he amount shown in this paragraph
{$ ) may be adjustecl npwards if actual expenditux~es
3.
~or locally-operated and S~ate Hospital services, when added
tagether, do not exce~d the ceiling'far County expenditur~s
as def~ned in Sections 5709 and 570905 0~ the Welfare and
Tns~itutxons Code.
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Payment by County for which State reimbursem~nt shal
be made pursuant ta S~ctian ~705 0~ th~ Welfare and Institutio
~. .. .~ ~ ~ ~~., _ _ ...~
Code shall be Ii~i.ted, to paYment fo_r_ inpati.ent serviees as set
~orth in Artac~e TT ~f this aareement, incl.udina the nrescrib-
in or furnishan o~ neces5ax dru s to e~her w~,~h such eneral.
m~dica~. and sur ica3. racedures as are necessary in the treatment
of a Asvchzatr~.c conditian. ~ ^ ' ~ ~ ~^~'
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Ad~quate £i.nancaal records shall be kept by State so
that they c~.early refl~ct the cost of each type of service fo~
which pay~nent is claim~d. Any appor~.ionmen~ o~ cos~s shall be
rnade ~.n accordance with accepted accounting principl.es a,n order
ta refl~ct the true cost o~ ~.he services render~d. Statistical
data sha].1 be kep~ and regor~s made as required by the Depart-
ment o£ Mental Hygiene on forms provided by the Department of
Men~a3 Hygiene. All su~h reca~ds sha11 be available for inspec-
ti.on by th~ audito~s o~ Coun~.y a~. reasonable ti~es during normal
busin~ss hour~.
XI~~
S~.ate sha11 bi11 County ba.--monthly in a~~ears ~or
services xendered to eligible patxents in an amoun~ no~ tp exceed
actual. costs to State in accordance with Article ]C Of this
agreement, said bzll to clearly reflect the cost of services
rendered in the care of each pa~.ient. Du~ing 1974-71 bills shall
be submitted for two«~nonth periods commencing with the July-August
p~xiod for that year. Coun~y payment sha11 b~ inade within a
reasanable ti.me by warrant or by deductions frvm the next claim
for reiml~urs~ment submitted by Caunty.
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The Arovis
Patien~~ who are res
S'~ate Hospi~als and
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Department of Men'~a~
~ram t1 of such an
Mental Health Direct
or prepetition scxee
reQuests the trans~e
pr~,mary r~sponsibili
such a trans~er if s
Countv.
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s aareement sha~.3.
alauiv to at~.
ura~s
y ror cou
ace a.s av
^ and to consult w
to performing diag.
th~ Local Mental :
~ient to the Stat~
~o other
t~.on of ~he
tify County
h the Local
stic screeni
alth Directo
pa~ients, State_ aqxees
e and~ at tha expense ~o
4.
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State ~e
expense,_ an~ pati.e
~he j urisdiction o
it appears, in_the
'~hat the space ava
and the patient wo
aqrees 'to consul~c~
~to s~.ch trans~er.
~er to a S~ate Hos
district.
ves th~ ri ht to ~rans~er at its own
o~ Caun~y to another State Hospital under
.~~ ....._.~,..~ -
he De artm~nt of Mental H~i,ene whenever
inion o~ the Da~rectar of Mental Hygiene,
b7.e is inade uate for treatment ur ses
be benefitted bv ~uch a trans€er. State
h~he Local Menta~. Hea~th Dir~ctor prior
eference sha~.3 be qiv~n in any such.,trans-
al in an adioi.~ina rather than a remote
XVI
The ~~ovisa.ons of ~his aqreement~ shal3. apply to any
resident of Coun~.v confined to a publi.c insti.tution of ano~her
state having a reci~roca~ workina aqreement with the Depar~ment
of Menta]. Fivqiene fo~r ~che mutual e~cchanqe or rsturn _o~ such ~
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persons. Stat~ aqrees to consult wi.~h the Loea1 Mental Health,
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Diree~or ri.or tv ~he r~turn o~ such ~erson,, and u~on his
rectuest to move such^ erson to the S~ate Hos~ital ha.vin pri-
marv res nsibi~.itV for Coun~y` s_ pati~nts. County sha~.1 not
he ~esponsibl.e for trans~e~ costs but wi,ll be responsible far
all costs for services rendered followinq the_adma.ssi.onrof
such a~a.ent to a hospital af State as provided in this agree-
menfi..
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State aqr~e~ to admit non-resident ~ersons referrEd
by the Loca~. I+~ental Hea~th Director wY~o ar~ residents of~ a
state havin a rec~. rocal workin a reemen~ with the De art--
ment of Mental Hvqiene for the mutual exchanqe or r~turn of
such persons. Caunty ~haii not b~ responsible for the_services
r~ndered to s~xch persons by, State or fox the costs af traris-
portation o~ such pexson~ tv their state of residence,
XVII
This agreemen~ sha].1 be ef~~ctive only ~ar such period
of ~.ime as ~he Controller of ~he County ce~tif i~s that ~unds
have been appropriated, are availabl.e, and have been set aside
for the purposes hereof, and th~ County's obliga~ion hereunder
~ha11 not exceed ~he amount certified by the Con~roller of the
County unless an addi~.a.onal c~r~i~'ication is secured.
XVTII
A}1 re~erences in this agreem~nt ~o sections of
Title 9, Cali~ornia Adnninistra~ive Code, shal.~. ba applied as
now exi.sting or hereinaf~.er amended.
5.
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This agreemen~ rnay be terminated by-"either party by
giving thirty (30) days writt~n notice of intention ~o terminate.
Tn the event that County fails to cer~ify as to the availab~l~ty
of funds State reserves the right ~o tg~~na~e this agreement
immediately by giving wr~tten notice to County. Unless so
terminated, ~his agreement shal~ remain in fu11 ~orce and
e~~e~t commencing July 1, 1970, and ending June 30, 1971.
TN WTTNESS WHEREOF, the pa~ties hereby have caused
~heir duZy a~thorized representa~~ves ta execut~ ~his ag~eernent
the day and year first above written.
C4UNTY OF
~
By
aa.rman, oard o Supervi rs
STATE 4F CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGTENE
By
Chief Deputy Directar
O~'fice of Administrative Managemen~
Approved:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF G~NERAL SERVIC~S
By
D~rector of Gen~ral Services
APPROVED AS TO FOI~M
Butte Courrly Cauns~l
~17a,niel~ Y• Sfaclc toclc
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6.
~UTPAT~ENT CONTRACT PRQVZS~ONS
I
{Same as ingatien~ Except for "outpatient" and "542"
which are suhs~~.tuted where underlined.)
II
In aecordanee with S~ction 542, Title 9, California
Administrati.ve Code, outpatient services ar~ defined as m~ntal
health serE~ices p~ovided on an outpatient (non~inpatiant) basis
and providi.ng a direct service o~ xe~erral, evaluati.on, diagnosis,
care or txea~ment ~o persons ~uff~ring from mental, emotiona~.
or behavioral d~.sorders, men~al ret~rdation or mental da.sorders
~~sultir~g fram alcaho~ism.
IIT
State agree~ t'ha~ the outpa~ient services shall be
~~asonably available and accesszble ~o Caun~y's patients and
~and~~ the general direction of a gsychiatra.st who is present
o~ availab~.e on a r~gularly scheduled hasis. A physician shall
m~sume medical responsibili~i~s for a11 patients.
In mental. retardation and alcoholic prvgrams a phys~.-
~~~n ~ther than a p~ychiatrist may be substitut~d by State when
t~is ~ou1d be more appropriate ~o the ~reatment needs of the
~~~ient.
Iv
The m~.nimum professional staff for the nutpa~i.ent
~~rvices provided by State sha7.1 a.nclude a gsychiatrist and
c~t`~ie~ personn~l necessary to achieve pxogram objectives, such
as physa.cians, psycholog~.~ts and social workers. Participation
by di~~erent aisciplines may vary according to program design
and objectives.
A physic~.an must be present at Ieast half time
during which ~he services are provided, exc~pt tha~ under
~pecial circumstances the Department of Menta}. Hygiene may
gea~mit moda.fication o~' th3,s requirement.
V
In condueting the outpatient servicea 5tate agrees
ta provide #or corttinuity of care and flex3ba.lity oE staffing
to meet the needs of the individ~al patien~. The staff may
~,nclude qua~.ifxed ~eg~s~ered nurses and other profes~ianal
disciplines. The servi.ce~ provided by ~he various professional
disciplines ~hail be integrated throug'h regular sta~f ineetings
and other c~onferences for join~ planning and evaluation of
treatmen~. ~
1.
XI
Payinent by County for which State reimburaemer~t shall
be made pursuant to Section 5745 of the Welfare and Ynstitu-
tions Code eha11 be 3.imited to gayment for outpatient services
rendered as ~e~ farth i.n ~rtia].e ~T of this agreement, includ-
ing the prescribing o= furnishing of necessary drugs but excluda.ng
other medical care or treatment not necessary to evaluation of
psychi,atric diso=der~.
2.
PARTYAL H05P~TAL~ZAT~~N SERVTCES
C~~TTRACT PROVY5Y~NS
r
(Same as inp~t.ien~ agreement except for "partial
hospitalizat~on" and "543" which are substi.tuted where underlined.y
II
xn a~cordance w~,th Se~~ion 543, Titl.e 9, California
Administrative Code, pagti,a~. hospita~.ization services are d~fined
as menta]. hEalth servaces far patients ~rith mental, emotiona~
or behavioral aisorders, mental retardation or mental disorders
resulting ~~om a~.cohol.ism, who may spend an~y part af any 24-hour
period in the program. The pra~maxy purpose of this service is
to proviae a planned prograzn of mil~,eu therapy and other treat~-
ment modalities, anc~ may include diags~ostic sezvices. This
aervice m~y provid~ day care and ~rea~ment for patients able to
r~tuxn Ybome evenings and weekends. Th~.s servi.ce may in addition
incl.ude ~vening car~, night care, and weekend care.
~I~
~he minimum proEessiona~ ~taff prova.ded by State shal.l
includ~ a psychiat~ist ar~d other pe~sonnel r~ecessary to achieve
program objecti.v~s, 9~ach as physicians, cl~,nical psycho~ogis~s,
p~ychiatric soc~.a~ work~rs, nurs~s, educators, occupational
therapa.s~s. rehabi~.i.~ation therapists, recreationa~ therapists,
and psycY~~.at~c~.c aa,ds. Participation by dif~erent disci.p~.ines
may vary accoxd~.ng ~.o program d~sign and objectives.
TV
Stat~ agrees that tY~e partial hospitalization services
shall be under ~he gener~l direction of a psychiatrist who is
present or availabl.e. A physieian must he present at least
ha3f time during which the services are provided, except tha~
under spec~al c~rcums~ance~ the Department af Mental Hygiene
rnay permit modi,fication of this requirement.
XT
Pay~t3ent by County for which State reimbursement shall
be made pursuaa~t to Section 5705 of the Wel£are and Insti~utions
Code sha~~. be l.imi~ed to paymen~ £or partial hospitalization
services sendered as set forth in Artic~.e II of this agreeraent,
including ~he prescribin~ or furnishing o~ neceesary drugs but
excluding other medical care or t~ceatment noti nec~s~ary ~o
evaluation of psych~.atric disorder~,
EMERGENCY...SERV~CES CONTRACT PROV~524NS
N.B. Permi~sive additional services ta cantracts under Cali-
fornia Administ~ative Code Sections 541, 542 and 5~3.
Emergency serv~ces may not be separately contracted,
but must be ~nclude~ in a contract for either inpatient
services, outpati~nt services, or partzal hoepital-
ixation services. (Cal. Admin. Code 544.)
XX
{Same as inpatient agreement excep~ Eor "emergency"
artd "544" which are added aFter the underlined service and
section.j
XXI
In accozdance with Section 544, T~tle 9, California
Administrative Code, emexgen~y services are defined as ~hose
mental. health services which provide immediate pxofessional
attention to persons suffering from mental, emational or
behaviaral disorders, menta], retardation or mental da.sorders
resulting from alcoholism.
X.X~ I
State agrees that the emergency services provided
shall be ~eada.}.y avai~.able and accessib].e to Caunty' s patients
24 hours a day, seven days a w~ek,
X~CI I I
Payment by County ~or which S~ate reimbursement shall
be made pursuant to Section 5705 0~ the Welfare and Insti~utians
Code sha1.1 be ~~.mi.ted ~o payment for emergency servxces set
~orth in Article XXI of this agre~m~nt, including ~he prescribing
or furnishing of necessary drug~, but excludi.ng other medical
care or treatment not n~cessary to eva~.uation of psychiatric
disorders.
DIAGNOSTIC SERVZCES CONTRACT PROVI5~ON5
T
(Same as inpatient agre~ment except for "diagnostic"
and "546" which are ~ubstituted wher~ unde~lined.)
II
~n accoxdance with Section 546, T~t~e 9~ Caiifornza
Administrative Code, diagnostic services are defined as those.
services,provid~d in the evaluation or analysis o~ the causE
or nature af inenta~, emotional ox behavioral disorders, mental
retardation or men~a~ disorders resulting from a~coholism.
This service may include referra~ and recommenda~iona for
appropriate care.
IiI
It is agreed that this service may include d~agnosis,
evaluation, ref~rral, prepetition sc~eening and conse~vato~ship
recommendations.
xr
Payment by County for which S~ate reimbursement sha~~
be made pursuant to Section 5705 of the We~~are and ~nstitutxons
Code shall be ~imit~d to p~yment far diagnas~ic servic~s
rendered as set forth in ~rticl~ ~I o~ this agreement, includ~
ing the prescr~bing or furnishing of necessary drugs but ex~
c~uding other medical care or treatment not necessary to
evaluation o~ psychiatric disorders.
REt~A~TLTTATIVE SERVICES COLVTRACT PRQVISI~NS
~
(Sam~ as inpatient agreement excep~ ~or "zehabi~~tative"
and "547" which are substi~uted where underlined.)
II
~n accordance with Section 547, Title 9, Califarnia
Administrative Code, xehab,ilita~ive services are def~.ned as
those services pxovided under psychiatric direction or by
eont~a~t upon psychiatric referraJ., review, and aonsultation,
to persons with a diagnosed mental, ernotiona~. or behav~.oral
disorder, ~~ntal retardation or mental disorders resulting
~rom alcoholism, to r~store, establish, and maintain optim~
leve~s of social, vocational, and physical funeta.oning and to
minimixe residua~ disability.
III
State agrees that the rehabilitative services pro--
vided sha11 include psycha.atric raferrai, review, and cons~l~a~
tion to a.naure cantatnuous medical responsibility. Professional
co].~.aboration around tZae rehabilitative service sha11 include .
staff conferene~~, caee conferences, and eva~.uat~.on of progress.
~V
State agrees to provide ~ psychiatri.c diagnosi.s on
a~.]. of County's patients served in rehabilitative ser~ices.
At its inception part of the treatment plan of each patient
sha}.1 include an assmssment of hi.s potential for rehaba.litation
and the place o~ rehabilitative services in his total program,
the plan to be reviewed and modified accorda.ng to the gatient's
grogress.
V
The rehabiZitative servi.ces sha11 be sta~£ed by
State with ~uitable professi,onal and technical personnel with
specia~.ized training and exp~rience appropri~ate ta the objectives
defined in the program description.
XI
Paymen~ by County for which State rei.mburaement ~hall
be made gursu~nt to Section 5705 of the Welfar~ and Institutione
Code-sha11 be limited to paym~nt for rehabilitative se~vice~s
render~d a~a set forth in Articl~ TI of this agreement, includ-
ing the prescribing ar furnishing of n~cessary drugs bu~. ex-
cluding other meda.cal care or treatment not neeessary to eva~.ua-
~~.on of ~sychiatric disoxders.
PRECA,,,RE AND AFTERCARE CONTRACT_PROVIS~ONS
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I
(5ame as i.npat~ent agreement except tor "precare and
a~tercare" and "548" which are sitbstitut~d where underlined.)
~~
Yn accordance w~.'~h Sectio~ 548, Ttitle 9, Cali~o=nia
Administrative Code, precare and aftercare services are defined
as follows:
(a) Precare services shal]. mean those d~rect services
intended to de~ine the nature of the illness or the presenting
probJ.em, and to determine and in~t~.ate ~he kind of trea~ment
required, a.nc~.uding a consideration of hospi,tal~.zation and
alternata.ves to hospita~ization.
{b) Aftercare services shall mean those dir~ct
servic~s to and far patients ~eaving a hospita~, and intend~d
to enable the patient to achieve a maximum leve~~ of functioning
or to avoid rehospitalizati.on, or bath.
III
State agrees to advise County's patients of appropriate
precare and aftercare sexv~,ces as defin~d above ~o provide
conta,nuity of care.
XI
Payment by County fror whieh State reimhu~sement sha}.l
be made pursuant to S~ctian 5705 of the We1~'ar~ and znstitu-
tions Code sha1L be lima.ted to pay~nent for precare and after-
care services rend~red ~s set forth in Article II ~af tha.s
agreemen~, includzng the prescribing ar ~urna.shing of necessary
drugs but excluding othe~ medical care or tr~atment not neces-
sary to evaluatian of psych~,atric disorders.