§ 40.1-5.4-8. Admission to mental health services. Persons with serious mental health illness shall be admitted for mental health services under the provisions of this chapter in accordance with the following procedures: (1) Any person seeking services from the publicly administered integrated state mental health service system may apply to an approved community mental health program. A parent, guardian, relative, or interested friend of the person may request services from an approved community mental health program. (2) After the initial diagnosis and evaluation is completed: (i) A determination will be made regarding whether the person has a serious mental illness, and if so, what level of services is initially indicated; (ii) An individualized treatment plan for each person shall be established that shall include services that are necessary and appropriate to the person’s condition of serious mental illness; (iii) Every effort shall be made to involve the person with serious mental illness, his or her guardian, parent, relative, or interested friend 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 plan developed for the person. History of Section. P.L. 1994, ch. 247, § 1.
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