S.D. Admin. R. 67:62:01:01

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 57, November 12, 2024

Section 67:62:01:01 - Definitions

As used in this article:

(1) "Admission" means the point in an individual's relationship with a mental health center when the intake process has been completed and the individual is eligible to receive and accept services;

(2) "Advocate" means any individual designated by a client to support that client by speaking or acting on the client's behalf;

(3) "Board of directors" means the entity legally responsible for the overall operation and management of the agency center;

(4) "Case management" means a collaborative process that assesses, plans, implements, coordinates, monitors and evaluates the options and services to meet an individual's health needs, as identified in the treatment plan;

(5) "Center" means an entity seeking or holding accreditation as a mental health center through the Department, as provided in SDCL 27A-5-1;

(6) "Child or youth and family services" means comprehensive, child-centered, family-focused, and resiliency-oriented treatment services and support, provided to a child or youth with a "serious emotional disturbance", including a child or youth with a co-occurring disorder, and to the family of the child or youth;

(7) "Client" means a child, youth, or adult receiving services from a mental health center;

(8) "Clinical supervisor" means a mental health professional who has at least a master's degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or nursing; currently holds a license in that field; and has two years of supervised, postgraduate clinical experience in a mental health setting;

(9) "Collateral contacts" means telephone or face-to-face contact with an individual other than the identified client, to plan appropriate treatment, to assist others so they can respond therapeutically regarding the client's difficulty or illness, or to link the client, family, or both, to other necessary and therapeutic community support;

(10) "Comprehensive assistance with recovery and empowerment services" mean comprehensive, personcentered, and recovery-focused services providing medically necessary treatment, rehabilitative, and support services to a client with a "serious mental illness", including co-occurring disorders;

(11) "Contract" means a written agreement, approved by a center's board of directors or an authorized designee, for specified services, personnel, or space, to be provided to the agency by another organization, agency, or individual, in exchange for money;

(12) "Co-occurring disorder" means a mental health condition in combination with a substance use problem, trauma issues, problem gambling, medical issues, or developmental disabilities;

(13) "Department" means the Department of Social Services;

(14) "Discharge summary" means a narrative summary of a client's treatment record, including the reason for the client's admission, clinical problems, accomplishments during treatment, reason for discharge, and recommendations or referrals for further services, if indicated;

(15) "Division" means the Division of Behavioral Health;

(16) "Emergency services" means services available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for a client experiencing a mental health emergency or crisis;

(17) "Individualized and mobile program of assertive community treatment" means a comprehensive, personcentered, and recovery-focused program providing medically necessary treatment, rehabilitative, and support services to an eligible client who requires more intensive services than can be provided by comprehensive assistance with recovery and empowerment services;

(18) "Individualized and mobile program of assertive community treatment team" means a mobile group of mental health professionals who merge clinical, medical, rehabilitation, and staff expertise, within one service delivery team, under a clinical supervisor;

(19) "Intake services" mean those services that assist the client in initiating services with the center, and include providing information on the center and available services, discussing client rights and responsibilities and grievance procedures with the client, obtaining information from the client to determine financial eligibility, and obtaining other required information from the client;

(20) "Integrated assessment" means the gathering of information and engaging in a process with the client, thereby enabling the provider to establish the presence or absence of a co-occurring disorder. An integrated assessment identifies a client's strengths and needs, determines the client's motivation and readiness for change, and engages the client in the development of an appropriate treatment relationship in which an individualized treatment plan can be developed;

(21) "Intern" means a college student gaining supervised practical experience;

(22) "Liaison services" mean treatment planning and the coordination of services between a center and the out-of-home placement, which must be consistent with treatment goals and intended to shorten the length of hospitalization or out-of-home placement, and which may include community resources and contacts with the client's family to assure that changing needs are recognized and met;

(23) "Management Information Systems" means a system designed to collect, store, and report treatment and treatment outcome data;

(24) "Mental disorder" means a substantial organic or psychiatric disorder of thought, mood, perception, orientation, or memory, as specified within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition, criteria or coding found in § 67:16:01:26. Intellectual disability, epilepsy, other developmental disability, alcohol abuse, substance abuse, brief periods of intoxication, or criminal behavior do not, alone, constitute mental illness;

(25) "Mental health center" has the same meaning as the term defined in SDCL subdivision 27A-1-1(16);

(26) "Outpatient services" mean nonresidential diagnostic and treatment services that are distinct from child or youth family services, comprehensive assistance with recovery and empowerment services, or the individualized and mobile program of assertive community treatment. Outpatient services must be individualized according to the needs of the client and the client's family if appropriate, and must be responsive to cultural differences and special needs;

(27) "Physician" means an individual licensed in accordance with the provisions of SDCL chapter 36-4 and qualified to provide medical and other health services under this chapter;

(28) "Qualified mental health professional" means an individual who meets the criteria set forth in SDCL 27A-1-3;

(29) "Recovery" means a process of change through which an individual achieves improved health, wellness, and quality of life;

(30) "Room and board services" mean residential housing for a client who is age 18 or older, has a serious mental illness, and due to the client's illness is unable to function in an independent living arrangement;

(31) "Screening" means a formal and typically brief process of determining the likelihood that a person has a substance use, mental health or co-occurring disorder, administered soon after the client presents for services. The purpose is to establish the need for an in-depth assessment, not to establish the presence or specific type of such a disorder;

(32) "Services" means direct or indirect contact between a client or a group of clients and mental health staff, for the purpose of diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, consultation, or other necessary direct assistance in providing comprehensive mental health care and to ensure that the client obtains the basic necessities of daily life and performs basic daily living activities;

(33) "Substance use disorder" means a diagnosable substance use condition;

(34) "System of care" means a coordinated network of community-based services and support organized to meet the needs of individuals with mental health issues and their families;

(35) "Telehealth" means a method of delivering services including interactive audio-visual or audio-only technology in accordance with SDCL 34-52-1;

(36) "Transfer" means movement of the client from one level of service to another;

(37) "Treatment plan" means a written, individualized, and comprehensive plan that is based on information obtained from the integrated assessment, and is designed to improve a client's mental health condition, and includes treatment goals or objectives for primary problems that indicate a need for mental health services;

(38) "Volunteer" means an individual who provides unpaid assistance to an agency or program.

S.D. Admin. R. 67:62:01:01

43 SDR 80, effective 12/5/2016; 48 SDR 014, effective 8/22/2021

General Authority: SDCL 1-36-25(3)(4)(5), 27A-5-1(3)(5).

Law Implemented: SDCL 1-36-25, 27A-5-1.

Use of ICD-10-CM, § 67:16:01:26. DSM-5 -- Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, published by the American Psychiatric Association, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. Cost: $199.00.