39-3128 SERVICES TO BE OFFERED. - Idaho Statutes

TITLE 39

HEALTH AND SAFETY

CHAPTER 31

REGIONAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

39-3128. Services to be offered. A regional mental health service shall include one (1) or more of the services leading to the establishment of a regional comprehensive mental health center. A comprehensive mental health center may include such services as:

(1) Short-term hospitalization for psychiatric treatment in an approved medical facility within the region;

(2) Partial hospitalization;

(3) Outpatient diagnosis and treatment;

(4) 24-hour emergency psychiatric services;

(5) Community consultation and education;

(6) Diagnostic services for other agencies;

(7) Rehabilitative services;

(8) Precare and postcare services in cooperation with a state mental hospital;

(9) Training of mental health personnel;

(10) Research and evaluation;

(11) Transitional housing for individuals, including juveniles, with mental illness and/or addiction disorders to promote and sustain the ability of these individuals to live in the community and avoid institutionalization; and

(12) Intensive supportive services such as those delivered by assertive community treatment teams. Assertive community treatment teams provide individualized treatment, rehabilitation and support services to the severely and persistently mentally ill.