Mental Health Outreach Programs
Effective Feb 28, 2025Mass. Register #1542MGL c. 111, §§ 3, and 51 through 56Department of Public Health
- (A) A mental health outreach program must be operated by a clinic licensed to provide mental health services.
- (B) Outreach programs shall be operated in conformance with the standards for mental health services contained in 105 CMR 140.500 through 140.550.
- (C) Outreach services may include diagnostic services and treatment services, including emergency services provided to patients in their homes or other community environments.
- (D) Documentation of services delivered in settings other than the clinic must describe the place of service in which the care was delivered.
- (E) When outreach services must be provided in buildings with community health or social service uses, the site will be maintained in a safe and sanitary manner.
- (F) If the mental health outreach program site is leased, rented or otherwise under the control of the clinic, the clinic must obtain approval for the mental health outreach program as a satellite.