This regulation requires licensed mental health residential programs to establish written admission criteria specifying which clients can and cannot be served, as well as detailed discharge and transfer policies. Discharge and transfer procedures must include a conference with the resident and staff, identification of relevant community resources, and a description of post-discharge access to staff and peers to support community reintegration. These requirements apply to all programs licensed under this chapter.
View official source9520.0610 ADMISSION, DISCHARGE, AND TRANSFER POLICIES. § Subpart 1. Admission criteria. Each program shall develop admission criteria delineating the types and characteristics of persons who can and cannot be served by the program. Intake policies and procedures shall be developed including the role of community resources. § Subp. 2. Discharge and transfer policies. Each program shall develop detailed discharge and transfer policies and procedures. The policies and procedures shall include: § A. a planned discharge or transfer conference with the resident, staff representatives, and others requested by the resident if possible; § B. identification of community resources which directly relate to the continuing needs of the resident; and § C. a description of the process by which a discharged or transferred resident would or would not have access to the staff and other residents in order to facilitate readjustment in the community.