53-21-201. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:
     (1) "Community mental health center" means a facility, not necessarily encompassed within one building, that is licensed by the department of public health and human services as a mental health center, as defined in 50-5-101, and that offers comprehensive mental health services that include at least the following services to the public:
     (a) outpatient services, including specialized outpatient services for children, the elderly, individuals who have serious mental illness, and residents of its service area who have been discharged from inpatient treatment at a mental health facility;
     (b) 24-hour-a-day emergency care services;
     (c) day treatment or other partial hospitalization services or psychosocial rehabilitation services;
     (d) screening for patients being considered for admission to state mental health facilities to determine the appropriateness of admission; and
     (e) consultation and education in mental health.
     (2) "Department" means the department of public health and human services.

     History: En. 80-2801 by Sec. 1, Ch. 509, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 80-2801; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 262, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 312, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 168, Ch. 418, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 492, Ch. 546, L. 1995.