5111.023 Mental health services. - Ohio Statutes

5111.023 Mental health services.

(A) As used in this section:

(1) “Community mental health facility” means a community mental health facility that has a quality assurance program accredited by the joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations or is certified by the department of mental health or department of job and family services.

(2) “Mental health professional” means a person qualified to work with mentally ill persons under the standards established by the director of mental health pursuant to section 5119.611 of the Revised Code.

(B) The state medicaid plan shall include provision of the following mental health services when provided by community mental health facilities:

(1) Outpatient mental health services, including, but not limited to, preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, and palliative interventions rendered to individuals in an individual or group setting by a mental health professional in accordance with a plan of treatment appropriately established, monitored, and reviewed;

(2) Partial-hospitalization mental health services rendered by persons directly supervised by a mental health professional;

(3) Unscheduled, emergency mental health services of a kind ordinarily provided to persons in crisis when rendered by persons supervised by a mental health professional;

(4) Subject to receipt of federal approval, assertive community treatment and intensive home-based mental health services.

(C) The comprehensive annual plan shall certify the availability of sufficient unencumbered community mental health state subsidy and local funds to match federal medicaid reimbursement funds earned by community mental health facilities.

(D) The department of job and family services shall enter into a separate contract with the department of mental health under section 5111.91 of the Revised Code with regard to the component of the medicaid program provided for by this section.

(E) Not later than July 21, 2006, the department of job and family services shall request federal approval to provide assertive community treatment and intensive home-based mental health services under medicaid pursuant to this section.

(F) On receipt of federal approval sought under division (E) of this section, the director of job and family services shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code for assertive community treatment and intensive home-based mental health services provided under medicaid pursuant to this section. The director shall consult with the department of mental health in adopting the rules.

Effective Date: 07-01-2000; 10-01-2005; 2007 HB119 09-29-2007