department = - answer department of children and family services
express and informed consent = - answer consent voluntarily given in writing
guardian advocate = - answer person appointed by court to make decisions regarding
mental health treatment on behalf of a patient
mental health overlay program = - answer mobile service that provides independent
examinations for voluntary admissions and range of nsit services to persons with a
mental illness in a residential setting;
must only be provided under contract with department or be attached to public receiving
facility that is also a community mental health center
mental illness (for purposes of Baker Act) does not = - answer MR, DD, intoxication,
antisocial behavior, substance abuse impairment only
mobile crisis response service = - answer nonresidential crisis service attached to public
receiving facility available 24-7
receiving facility = - answerpublic or private facility to hold involuntary patients
(emergencies, psychiatric evaluations, short-term treatments)
receiving facility does not = - answercounty jail
treatment facility = - answerextended treatment and hospitalization
Department of Children and Family Services - answer"Mental Health Authority"
Executive and administrative supervision over all mental health facilities, programs, &
services - answerDCFS + Agency for Health Care Administration
Responsibilities of DCFS - answer-planning, evaluating implementing complete and
comprehensive statewide program of mental health
-coordination of efforts with other departments and divisions
-establishing standards
-providing technical assistance
-supervising mental health programs and treatment provided
-publication and distribution of information handbook
, -policies & procedures
-stimulate research
Power to Contract - answercan contract out for these services; Baker Act funds
allocated to each county; other funds must be awarded using competitive sealed bids,
which are effective for 3 years
Screening of mental health personnel - answerLevel 2 background screening
Exempt from screening - answer-students/interns if under direct supervision and in
actual physical presence of licensed health care professional
-volunteer on intermittent basis for less than 10 hours a month if a person who meets
screening requirements is always present and keeps volunteer within eye sight
Continuity of care - answer-case management
-case manager
-client manager
-continuity of care management system
Client manager - answeremployee of DCFS assigned to specific provider agencies and
geographic areas to ensure that full range of needed services are available
Continuity of care management system designed to: - answer-reduce possibility of
admission or readmission to state treatment facility
-creation/designation of agency in each county to provide single intake services (1
phone #, 24-7, central location, clients have central records)
-ensure that all services are afforded to client in timely and dignified manner
-notify hospital of transfers and send records
Measures of performance - answer-use existing data
-do not require additional reports by service providers
-monitoring visits
Mental health resident who resides in assisted living facility with limited mental health
license - answer-eval determines appropriate for assisted living (within 30 days after
admission)
-cooperative agreement b/t mental health services provider and administrator of facility
-community living support plan (case manager coordinates and implements)
Rights of patients - answer-individual dignity
-treatment
-express and informed consent
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