Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-5-521
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Pilot projects for community-based system of care
Official statutory text
A. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
shall continue pilot projects previously established for the
delivery of mental health services to children and adolescents
through a community-based system of care, contingent upon the
availability of funds. Pilot projects shall include, but not be
limited to, requirements for:
1. The active participation and assistance of:
a. local public agencies and private child-serving
agencies receiving state funds through contracts with
state agencies,
b. local offices of state agencies having health, mental
health or social or other service responsibilities
related to children and adolescents, and
c. the local school district;
2. The use of comprehensive treatment plans that cross
individual agency boundaries;
3. Case managers responsible for the coordination of service
delivery;
4. Flexible funding to provide traditional or nontraditional
services for which no other source of funding is available;
5. A coordinated database for children receiving services
through the pilot project; and
6. Outcome measures to evaluate the service and cost
effectiveness of the project.
B. Community-based system of care for mental health services
for children and adolescents shall be funded through available
agency funds, federal grants, and private grants or other funds.
Each state agency required by this act to participate in the
continuation of pilot projects shall also assist with funding,
including any required state matches to federal funds.
As used in this section, “community-based system of care” means
a consortium of public and private agencies within a community that
establishes a coordinated team approach for the delivery of services
to children and adolescents who require mental health services and
their families. Services provided under a community-based system of
care may include, but shall not be limited to, case management and
service coordination, counseling, day treatment, special education
services, family support, health services, homebound services,
respite care, residential care, transitional services, psychiatric
consultation, medication, transportation and wrap-around or
nontraditional services.
shall continue pilot projects previously established for the
delivery of mental health services to children and adolescents
through a community-based system of care, contingent upon the
availability of funds. Pilot projects shall include, but not be
limited to, requirements for:
1. The active participation and assistance of:
a. local public agencies and private child-serving
agencies receiving state funds through contracts with
state agencies,
b. local offices of state agencies having health, mental
health or social or other service responsibilities
related to children and adolescents, and
c. the local school district;
2. The use of comprehensive treatment plans that cross
individual agency boundaries;
3. Case managers responsible for the coordination of service
delivery;
4. Flexible funding to provide traditional or nontraditional
services for which no other source of funding is available;
5. A coordinated database for children receiving services
through the pilot project; and
6. Outcome measures to evaluate the service and cost
effectiveness of the project.
B. Community-based system of care for mental health services
for children and adolescents shall be funded through available
agency funds, federal grants, and private grants or other funds.
Each state agency required by this act to participate in the
continuation of pilot projects shall also assist with funding,
including any required state matches to federal funds.
As used in this section, “community-based system of care” means
a consortium of public and private agencies within a community that
establishes a coordinated team approach for the delivery of services
to children and adolescents who require mental health services and
their families. Services provided under a community-based system of
care may include, but shall not be limited to, case management and
service coordination, counseling, day treatment, special education
services, family support, health services, homebound services,
respite care, residential care, transitional services, psychiatric
consultation, medication, transportation and wrap-around or
nontraditional services.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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