125.43A - PRESCREENING -- EXCEPTION.
125.43A PRESCREENING -- EXCEPTION.
Except in cases of medical emergency or court-ordered admissions,
a person shall be admitted to a state mental health institute for
substance abuse treatment only after a preliminary intake and
assessment by a department-licensed treatment facility or a hospital
providing care or treatment for substance abusers licensed under
chapter 135B and accredited by the joint commission on the
accreditation of health care organizations, the commission on
accreditation of rehabilitation facilities, the American osteopathic
association, or another recognized organization approved by the
board, or by a designee of a department-licensed treatment facility
or a hospital other than a state mental health institute, which
confirms that the admission is appropriate to the person's substance
abuse service needs. A county board of supervisors may seek an
admission of a patient to a state mental health institute who has not
been confirmed for appropriate admission and the county shall be
responsible for one hundred percent of the cost of treatment and
services of the patient. Section History: Recent Form
86 Acts, ch 1001, § 11; 92 Acts, ch 1097, § 1; 2005 Acts, ch 175,
§74
Referred to in § 125.44