Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 430 § 430.630 — Services to be provided by community mental health programs; local mental

Services to be provided by community mental health programs; local mental health authorities; local mental health services plan; rules. (1) In addition to any other requirements that may be established by rule by the Oregon Health Authority, each community mental health program, subject to the availability of funds, shall provide guidance and assistance to local Behavioral Health Resource Networks for the joint development of programs and activities to increase access to treatment and shall provide the following basic services to persons with alcoholism or drug dependence, and persons who are alcohol or drug abusers: (a) Outpatient services; (b) Aftercare for persons released from hospitals; (c) Training, case and program consultation and education for community agencies, related professions and the public; (d) Guidance and assistance to other human service agencies for joint development of prevention programs and activities to reduce factors causing alcohol abuse, alcoholism, drug abuse and drug dependence; and (e) Age-appropriate treatment options for older adults. (2) As alternatives to state hospitalization, it is the responsibility of the community mental health program to ensure that, subject to the availability of funds, the following services for persons with alcoholism or drug dependence, and persons who are alcohol or drug abusers, are available when needed and approved by the Oregon Health Authority: (a) Emergency services on a 24-hour basis, such as telephone consultation, crisis intervention and prehospital screening examination; (b) Care and treatment for a portion of the day or night, which may include day treatment centers, work activity centers and after-school programs; (c) Residential care and treatment in facilities such as halfway houses, detoxification centers and other community living facilities; (d) Continuity of care, such as that provided by service coordinators, community case development specialists and core staff of federally assisted community mental health centers; (e) Inpatient treatment in community hospitals; and (f) Other alternative services to state hospitalization as defined by the Oregon Health Authority. (3) In addition to any other requirements that may be established by rule of the Oregon Health Authority, each community mental health program, subject to the availability of funds, shall provide or ensure the provision of the following services to persons with mental or emotional disturbances: (a) Screening and evaluation to determine the client’s service needs; (b) Crisis stabilization to meet the needs of persons with acute mental or emotional disturbances, including the costs of investigations and prehearing detention in community hospitals or other facilities approved by the authority for persons involved in involuntary commitment procedures; (c) Vocational and social services that are appropriate for the client’s age, designed to improve the client’s vocational, social, educational and recreational functioning; (d) Continuity of care to link the client to housing and appropriate and available health and social service needs; (e) Psychiatric care in state and community hospitals, subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of this section; (f) Residential services; (g) Medication monitoring; (h) Individual, family and group counseling and therapy; (i) Public education and information; (j) Prevention of mental or emotional disturbances and promotion of mental health; (k) Consultation with other community agencies; (L) Preventive mental health services for children and adolescents, including primary prevention efforts, early identification and early intervention services. Preventive services should be patterned after service models that have demonstrated effectiveness in reducing the incidence of emotional, behavioral and cognitive disorders in children. As used in this paragraph: (A) “Early identification” means detecting emotional disturbance in its initial developmental stage; (B) “Early intervention services” for children at risk of later development of emotional disturbances means programs and activities for children and their families that promote conditions, opportunities and experiences that encourage and develop emotional stability, self-sufficiency and increased personal competence; and (C) “Primary prevention efforts” means efforts that prevent emotional problems from occurring by addressing issues early so that disturbances do not have an opportunity to develop; and (m) Preventive mental health services for older adults, including primary prevention efforts, early identification and early intervention services. Preventive services should be patterned after service models that have demonstrated effectiveness in reducing the incidence of emotional and behavioral disorders and suicide attempts in older adults. As used in this paragraph: (A) “Early identification” means detecting em