ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Individuals must demonstrate a clinical necessity for the service arising from an acute crisis of a psychiatric nature that puts them at risk of psychiatric hospitalization.

• Individuals must meet at least two of the following criteria at the time of admission:

  • Experience difficulty in establishing or maintaining normal interpersonal relationships to such a degree that the individual is at risk of psychiatric hospitalization, homelessness, or isolation from social supports;

  • Experience difficulty in activities of daily living such as maintaining personal hygiene, preparing food and maintaining adequate nutrition, or managing finances to such a degree that health or safety is jeopardized;

  • Exhibit difficulty in cognitive ability such that they are unable to recognize personal danger or significantly inappropriate social behavior

• For individuals who have co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, integrated treatment for both is allowed if the treatment for the substance abuse condition is intended to positively impact the mental health condition.  

• Individuals must have a service-specific provider assessment which documents the need for the service and the anticipated duration of need.

• Individuals must be between the ages of 6 and 65 years old.

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