1. (1) When the community mental health center is the mandatory pre-screening agency, see rule 0940-03-02-.04 of this chapter.

2. (2) When the community mental health center is not the mandatory pre-screening agency:

   1. (a) The community mental health center must participate in the development of a mandatory pre-screening plan for its catchment area.
   2. (b) Provide available mental health services to individuals who are not admitted to a regional mental health institute or who are awaiting admission under T.C.A. § 33-6-104 to a regional mental health institute.
   3. (c) Provide liaison and follow-up services to individuals hospitalized from catchment area. SUPPORTED MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTES
   4. (d) Provide to regional mental health institute a written assessment of less restrictive alternatives prior to probable cause hearing when individual is already hospitalized.
   5. (e) Review and endorse a plan to convert an emergency regional mental health institute admission to voluntary status prior to occurrence of such conversion.
   6. (f) Provide to regional mental health institute an evaluation of patient’s current mental condition under circumstances specified in T.C.A. § 33-6-108.
   7. (g) Negotiate, sign, and implement an agreement with the regional mental health institute and mandatory pre-screening authority that addresses responsibilities of all parties in treatment and discharge planning. Agreements should also specify procedures should a patient not be admitted to a regional mental health institute.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 32-2-602, 33-1-203, and 33-1-204. Administrative History: Original rule filed October 17, 1978; effective December 1, 1978. Repeal by Public Chapter 969; effective July 1, 1984. New rule filed November 27, 1985; effective December 31, 1985.