ACT Fidelity Assessment - An ACT Fidelity Assessment is a review of an ACT Team and ACT Services, using the ACT Fidelity Scale, fidelity scale protocol, fidelity score sheet, and other processes and materials described in SAMHSA's Evidence Based Practices KIT, Assessing Your Program, ACT, Draft 2003, available for download at: http://store.samhsa.gov/product/SMA08-4345
ACT Fidelity Scale - The ACT Fidelity Scale is the 5-point scale, ranging from 1 ("not implemented") to 5 ("fully implemented"), to measure the degree of implementation of the ACT program by assessing critical ingredients, as described in SAMHSA's Evidence Based Practices KIT, Assessing Your Program, ACT, Draft 2003. (Appendix A)
ACT Services - ACT services are the services described in chapter II, section 17.04-4 of the MaineCare Benefits Manual (CMR 10-144, ch. 101) provided by an ACT Team.
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team - An Assertive Community Treatment team is a team of service providers as described in chapter II, section 17.04-4 of the MaineCare Benefits Manual (CMR 10-144, ch. 101) providing ACT Services.
Department - The Department is Maine's Department of Health and Human Services.
OAMHS - OAMHS is the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Adult Mental Health Services.
Progressive Treatment Program (PTP) - The Progressive Treatment Program is the program for court-ordered community mental health services set forth in 34-B M.R.S. §3873-A.
SAMHSA - SAMHSA is the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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