Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-61-10 - Screening and gatekeeping services

(a) Each participating community mental health center shall provide, when necessary or when requested and necessary, to any person found within the service area of the center, screening services to determine whether either of the following applies:

(1) The person can be evaluated or treated by community services.

(2) The person needs to be admitted to the designated state psychiatric hospital for evaluation or treatment, or both.

(b) This screening and gatekeeping service shall meet the following criteria:

(1) Be performed by a qualified mental health professional;

(2) be completed by utilizing the screening assessment instrument designated by the division for this purpose; and

(3) if the screening results in a determination that the person needs to be admitted to a state psychiatric hospital, whether on a voluntary or involuntary basis, be evidenced by a completed statement upon the form designated by the division for this purpose.

(c) The center shall arrange for any protective custody necessary to complete the screening.

(d) The center shall offer to provide, shall provide, or shall refer to and coordinate with another appropriate provider, including providing any follow-up that might be necessary, any appropriate and necessary services that are required by this article to be provided by a participating community mental health center or that are required by article 60 to be provided by a center, to any person meeting the following criteria:

(1) Is determined by the qualified mental health professional acting on behalf of that center not to be in need of admission to a state psychiatric hospital; and

(2) is in need of treatment or could benefit from any of the services required by this article to be provided by a participating community mental health center or required by article 60 to be provided by a center.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-61-10

Authorized by K.S.A. 75-3307b; implementing K.S.A. 39-1603, 39-1604(d), 39-1608(a) and (c), 65-4434(f), and 75-3304a; effective Oct. 28, 1991; amended July 7, 2003.