1. (1) A mental health center providing foster care shall establish admission criteria which assesses the client's needs and the appropriateness of foster care services to meet those needs. At a minimum, the admission criteria must require that a client:

   1. (a) be 18 years of age or older;
   2. (b) be unable to maintain the stability of their mental illness in an independent living situation;
   3. (c) be diagnosed with a severe disabling mental illness;
   4. (d) be medically stable;
   5. (e) not be an immediate danger to self or others; and
   6. (f) be able to take medications when prompted.

2. (2) A mental health center providing foster care shall assess the needs of each newly-admitted client in the following areas:

   1. (a) the client's ability to appropriately use community resources to access professional services, and to obtain services from public agencies;
   2. (b) the client's personal care skills;
   3. (c) the client's ability to socialize and participate in recreation and leisure activities; and
   4. (d) the likelihood the client will benefit from adult foster care.

Authorizing statute(s): Sec. 50-5-103, MCA

Implementing statute(s): Sec. 50-5-103 and 50-5-204, MCA

History: NEW, 2002 MAR p. 1092, Eff. 3/29/02.