This regulation governs the process for issuing Certification Site Visit Reports by the Alabama Department of Mental Health (DMH/MR). Within 30 days of a site visit, the report must be sent via certified mail to the agency's Director (and, as applicable, its Board of Directors and parent agency). The report identifies unmet standards, specific findings of noncompliance, recommendations for quality improvement, and mandatory compliance timeframes; persistent noncompliance may result in provisional certification status or decertification.
View official sourceAla. Admin. Code r. 580-3-23-.12 - Site Visit Reports State Regulations Compare (1) Within thirty (30) days of the site visit, the Certification Site Visit Report will be sent to the Agency's Director via certified mail. As applicable, a copy of the report will be sent to the agency's Board of Directors and, as applicable, a copy will be sent to the Executive Director of an agency holding the contract with DMH/MR (if the agency certified is a sub-contracting agency). (2) The Certification Site Visit Report lists each standard not met and specific findings, which constitute the basis for noncompliance, and may also include recommendations for standards that need quality improvement. The report will specify timeframes for mandatory compliance with specific standards. Consistent failure to meet Department standards, as defined in this regulation ( 580-3-23-.16 ), may result in provider decertification without further certification site visits being conducted. (3) If a certification site visit determines that a provider is not in substantial compliance with a DMH/MR division's standards, the provider's Executive Director, and as applicable, the Board of Directors, the executive director of the provider's parent agency, and any other appropriate parties, will be notified by letter sent via certified mail that the provider is being placed in provisional certification status for a period of up to sixty (60) days. Author: DMH/MR Office of Certification Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 22-50-11 . Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 580-3-23-.12 New Rule: Filed October 1, 2001; effective November 5, 2001. Amended: Filed August 13, 2002; effective September 17, 2002. Amended: Filed January 19, 2005; effective February 23, 2005. 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