§ 40.1-5.4-8 - Admission to mental health services. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 40.1-5.4-8

   § 40.1-5.4-8  Admission to mental healthservices. – Persons with serious mental health illness shall be admitted for mental healthservices under the provisions of this chapter in accordance with the followingprocedures:

   (1) Any person seeking services from the publiclyadministered integrated state mental health service system may apply to anapproved community mental health program. A parent, guardian, relative, orinterested friend of the person may request services from an approved communitymental health program.

   (2) After the initial diagnosis and evaluation is completed:

   (i) A determination will be made regarding whether the personhas a serious mental illness, and if so, what level of services is initiallyindicated;

   (ii) An individualized treatment plan for each person shallbe established, which shall include services, which are necessary andappropriate to the person's condition of serious mental illness;

   (iii) Every effort shall be made to involve the person withserious mental illness, his or her guardian, parent, relative, or interestedfriend in the creation of the individualized treatment plan; and

   (iv) Each person and his or her guardian shall upon request,be offered a written copy of an approved individualized treatment plandeveloped for the person.