SCCCMH Policies Index

This document describes the process to ensure the safe and accurate administration of medication to the individuals we serve.

This Board policy provides direction to employees regarding a recipient?s right to receive information about and assistance with completing an advance directive (written document recognized under state law granting decision-making authority to an authorized individual if a person becomes incapacitated or identification of procedures a person does not want performed in the event they become incapacitated/suffer cessation of both respiration and circulation) as established by state law.

This Board policy enforces our accountability to community stakeholders and to the individuals we serve, by providing them with the opportunity and responsibility to be a partakers in how services are implemented. This includes review of policies that direct services.

Keywords: advisory council, inclusion, consumerism

This document is to ensure comprehensive staff coverage when open and to that consistent and safe standards are followed for closing programs and/or the agency in the advent of adverse weather conditions or building problems.

This Board policy provides an overview of the recipient rights appeals process available to appellants (complainants, recipients, and guardians) as established by the MDHHS-CMHSP contract and technical requirement, Recipient Rights Appeals Process.

St. Clair County Community Mental Health Authority (SCCCMHA) shall provide and manage services of the Autism Benefit, including Applied Behavior Analysis, through the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Benefit, according to all applicable Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and federal standards and requirements.

This policy identifies the specified Committee structure and its oversight responsibilities, various types of restrictions, protective techniques, Recipient Rights involvement, the documents used to ensure Treatment Plan and diagnosis appropriateness as well as, BTPRC reporting. Terms in this document include Critical Incident, Intrusive Techniques, Risk Events, Sentinel Event, Lethality Reviews, etc.

This Board policy requests Board Members to attend all SCCCMHA Board meetings, activity calendar; Special Committee/Advisory Council meetings that they have been appointed to by the SCCCMHA Board Chairman and be reimbursed for attendance and travel expenses.

Keywords: travel, reimbursement, expense, per diem, mileage

This document provides a description of how the building reserve fund is established, managed, accessed and replenished to pay for ongoing expenses such as repairs.

This document gives a description of the EHR (Electronic Health Record), the location of documents within the EHR. Responsibilities and process for Records Staff, scanning/uploading etc.

This document defines various assessment tools, medical necessity, hours, days and locations of operation for CIU. Provides processes for new recipients of services, court appointed recipients, outreach and referrals.

This Board policy provides direction to employees regarding the procedures for processing a recipient?s request to choose/change their mental health professional as established by the Mental Health Code.