This regulation governs conflict-of-interest requirements for agencies providing intensive case management (ICM) under Pennsylvania's mental health system. When an ICM provider also offers other mental health treatment, rehabilitation, or support services, the county administrator must ensure the agency does not restrict consumer choice, fully discloses its dual role, provides consumers with a listing of alternative service providers in the area, and documents that consumers have reviewed and understood this information.
View official source55 Pa. Code § 5221.44 - Conflict of interest State Regulations Compare When an agency that provides intensive case management also provides other mental health treatment, rehabilitation or support services, the responsible county administrator shall ensure that the provider agency: (1) Does not restrict the freedom of choice of the consumer, or parent, if the consumer is a child, of needed services and provider agencies when needed services, including case management, are available. (2) Fully discloses the fact that the agency is or may be performing other direct services which could be obtained at another agency if the consumer so desires. (3) Provides each consumer and parent, if the consumer is a child, a listing of mental health treatment, rehabilitation and support services available within a reasonable proximity to the consumer's home where needed services could be obtained and if the consumer or parent, if the consumer is a child, so desires, the case manager assists the consumer or parent in obtaining those services. (4) Documents that the information in this section has been reviewed and understood by the consumer or parent, if the consumer is a child. Notes 55 Pa. Code § 5221.44 State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare. No prior version found. State Regulations Toolbox