A. The director shall establish a statewide plan for a community residential treatment system. The plan shall provide for a statewide system of mental health residential treatment programs that provides to the seriously mentally ill a wide range of programs and services, as identified in Section 36-550.05, as alternatives to institutional care.

Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-550.01

  • Community residential treatment system: means a statewide system of community-based residential treatment programs for the seriously mentally ill that provides a wide range of services as alternatives to institutionalization and in the least restrictive setting. See Arizona Laws 36-550
  • Director: means the director of the administration. See Arizona Laws 36-550
  • Seriously mentally ill: means persons who as a result of a mental disorder as defined in section 36-501 exhibit emotional or behavioral functioning that is so impaired as to interfere substantially with their capacity to remain in the community without supportive treatment or services of a long-term or indefinite duration. See Arizona Laws 36-550

B. The statewide plan shall include the following elements:

1. A description on a county-by-county basis of the current programs and service delivery mechanisms providing services to the seriously mentally ill.

2. An identification of areas within the state where multiple jurisdictions could participate in program delivery utilizing intergovernmental contracts.

3. Goals, objectives and priorities for the delivery of such services and methods to evaluate program effectiveness of goals, objectives and priorities.

4. Cooperation with the counties to develop and maintain a coordinated system for delivery of residential care.

5. Methods for estimating the need for community residential treatment services and for allocating state monies according to that need.

C. The director may establish rules as are necessary for the implementation of this article.

 

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