Authorizes provision of residential mental health services in residential substance use disorders treatment facility or program under specified hospital affiliation and clinical support criteria.
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This bill allows licensed residential substance use disorder facilities to offer residential mental health treatment as a separate program if they have a formal agreement with a hospital and receive ongoing medical and psychiatric support. The bill outlines specific requirements for this hospital affiliation, including joint clinical governance, shared policies, and 24-hour on-call coverage. Facilities must file their affiliation agreements with the Department of Health and cannot admit new patients to the mental health program upon termination of the agreement. Existing state regulations for mental health treatment still apply.
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