Policies, Parameters & Guidelines - Department of Mental Health

POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND PARAMETERS

 
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  0000 Policy Bulletins - 54 docs
  0100 Departmental Administration - Operation - 62 docs
  0200 Client Services - Patient Rights - 23 docs
        01 Client Services - 0 docs
             Advance Health Care Directives200.01Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesMay 15, 2024
             Procedures - Advance Health Care Directives200.01-PDirectly OperatedMay 15, 2024
             Interpreter Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community200.02Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesJul 13, 2026
             Procedures - Interpreter Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community200.02-PDirectly Operated and Contracted AgenciesJul 13, 2026
             Language Translation and Interpreter Services200.03Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesMar 18, 2025
             Procedures - Language Translation and Interpreter Services200.03-PDirectly Operated and Contracted AgenciesMar 18, 2025
             Beneficiary Problem Resolution Process200.04Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesSep 26, 2024
             Procedures - Beneficiary Problem Resolution Process200.04-PDirectly Operated and Contracted AgenciesSep 26, 2024
             Request for Change of Provider200.05Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesSep 26, 2024
             Procedures - Request for Change of Provider200.05-PDirectly Operated and Contracted AgenciesSep 26, 2024
             Electroconvulsive Therapy200.06Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesNov 19, 2024
             Procedures - Electroconvulsive Therapy200.06-PDirectly Operated and Contracted AgenciesNov 19, 2024
             Social Security Benefit Representative Payee200.07Directly OperatedNov 13, 2017
             Procedures - Social Security Benefit Representative Payee200.07-PDirectly OperatedNov 13, 2017
             Access to Care for Veterans and Their Families200.08Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesJun 21, 2022
             Culturally and Linguistically Inclusive Services200.09Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesMar 13, 2024
             Procedures - Culturally and Linguistically Inclusive Services200.09-PDirectly Operated and Contracted AgenciesMar 13, 2024
        02 Patient Rights - 0 docs
             Beneficiaries Rights and Responsibilities201.01Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesSep 26, 2024
             Procedures - Beneficiaries Rights and Responsibilities201.01-PDirectly Operated and Contracted AgenciesSep 26, 2024
             Non-Discrimination of Beneficiaries201.02Directly OperatedMar 06, 2024
             Procedures- Non-Discrimination of Beneficiaries201.02-PDirectly OperatedMay 25, 2021
             Disclosure of Licensee Probation Status to Clients201.04Directly OperatedMar 28, 2024
             Disclosure of Physician Probation Status Client Consent201.04-FDirectly OperatedFeb 03, 2020
  0250 Health Access and Integration - 7 docs
  0300 Clinical Operations - 59 docs
        01 Administrative - 0 docs
             Clinical Policy Committee300.01Directly OperatedFeb 28, 2024
             Procedures - Clinical Policy Committee300.01-PDirectly OperatedFeb 28, 2024
             Reporting Electroconvulsive Therapy to State Authorities300.02Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesDec 22, 2025
             Clinical Correspondence Concerning Clients300.03Directly OperatedFeb 07, 2025
             Procedures - Clinical Correspondence Concerning Clients300.03-PDirectly OperatedFeb 07, 2025
             Non-Open Protected Health Information File300.06Directly Operated Programs and Contracted AgenciesFeb 07, 2025
             Procedures - Non-Open Protected Health Information File300.06-PDirectly Operated Programs and Contracted AgenciesFeb 07, 2025
             Use of Client Information for Publication300.07Directly OperatedMar 28, 2024
             Policy on Use of Parameters in Clinical Settings300.08Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesFeb 28, 2024
        02 Clinic Safety - 0 docs
             Management of Aggressive Client Behavior in Settings without Lanterman-Petris-Short Designation301.03Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesJul 01, 2024
             Procedures - Management of Aggressive Client Behavior in Settings without Lanterman-Petris-Short Designation301.03-PDirectly Operated and Contracted AgenciesJul 01, 2024
        03 Clinical Care - 0 docs
        04 Reporting Responsibilities - 0 docs
             Tarasoff303.01Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesMar 06, 2024
             Procedures - Tarasoff303.01-PDirectly Operated and Contracted AgenciesMar 06, 2024
             Reporting Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect303.02Directly OperatedMar 06, 2024
             Procedures - Reporting Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect303.02-PDirectly OperatedMar 06, 2024
             Reporting Suspected Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse and Neglect303.03Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesSep 26, 2024
             Procedures - Reporting Suspected Elder/Dependent Adult Abuse and Neglect303.03-PDirectly Operated and Contracted AgenciesSep 26, 2024
             Reporting Clinical Events Involving Clients303.05Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesJul 15, 2026
             Procedures - Reporting Clinical Events Involving Clients303.05-PDirectly Operated and Contracted AgenciesJul 15, 2026
             Reporting Named or Alleged Licensees to Licensing Boards303.07Directly OperatedMar 09, 2023
             Procedures - Reporting Named or Alleged Licensees to Licensing Boards303.07-PDirectly OperatedMar 09, 2023
        05 Transporting - 0 docs
             Out-of-County/State Transport of Mental Health Clients304.02Directly OperatedMar 06, 2024
             Procedures - Out of State/County Transport of Mental Health Clients304.02-PDirectly OperatedMar 06, 2024
             Out-of-County/State Transport - Client and Escort Eligibility Requirements304.02-RDirectly OperatedMar 06, 2024
             Transportation of Clients and Their Family304.04Directly OperatedJul 19, 2022
             Procedures - Transportation of Clients and Their Family304.04-PDirectly OperatedJul 19, 2022
             Therapeutic Transportation304.05Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesJul 07, 2023
             Procedures - Therapeutic Transportation304.05-PDirectly Operated and Contracted AgenciesJul 07, 2023
        06 Substance Use - 0 docs
             Mental Health Disorders and Co-Occurring Substance Use305.01Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesMar 06, 2024
             Procedures - Mental Health Disorders and Co-Occurring Substance Use305.01-PDirectly Operated and Contracted AgenciesMar 06, 2024
        08 Lanterman-Petris Short (LPS) - 0 docs
             Persons Authorized to Initiate Involuntary Lanterman-Petris-Short Detention307.01Directly Operated and ContractorsApr 10, 2025
             Procedures - Persons Authorized to Initiate Involuntary Lanterman-Petris-Short Detention307.01-PDirectly Operated and ContractorsApr 10, 2025
             Lanterman-Petris-Short Detention307.02Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesMar 06, 2024
             Procedures - Lanterman-Petris-Short Detention307.02-PDirectly Operated and Contracted AgenciesMar 06, 2024
             Telemental Health for Lanterman-Petris-Short Authorized Clinicians307.04Directly Operated Programs and Contracted AgenciesMar 13, 2025
        09 Specialty Clinical Service - 0 docs
             Telehealth and Telephone Services308.01Directly OperatedFeb 10, 2022
             Procedures - Telehealth and Telephone Services308.01-PDirectly OperatedFeb 10, 2022
             Letters for Emotional Support Animals309.01Directly OperatedJul 12, 2022
             HIV/AIDS Legal Responsibilities310.01Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesNov 02, 2022
             Procedures - HIV/AIDS Legal Responsibilities310.01-PDirectly Operated and Contracted AgenciesNov 02, 2022
             Integrating Clients' Religious and Spiritual Interests into Mental Health Services311.01Directly OperatedDec 19, 2025
             Procedures - Integrating Clients' Religious and Spiritual Interests into Mental Health Services311.01-PDirectly OperatedDec 19, 2025
        10 Termination of Services - Client Discharge - 0 docs
             Clinical Termination of Mental Health Services312.01Directly Operated and Contracted AgenciesMay 15, 2024
             Procedures - Clinical Termination of Mental Health Services312.01-PDirectly Operated and Contracted AgenciesMay 15, 2024
  0350 Pharmacy and Laboratory Services - 73 docs
  0400 Quality of Care - Quality Assurance - Clinical Documentation - 14 docs
  0500 HIPAA Privacy - 48 docs
  0550 HIPAA Security - 49 docs
  0600 Human Resources - 99 docs
  0700 Risk Management - 2 docs
  0800 Financial Services - 52 docs
  0900 Administrative Services - 17 docs
        01 Travel, Phone, Equipment - 0 docs
        02 Inventory Control - 0 docs
             Inventory Control - Fixed Assets903.01 Temporarily SuspendedDirectly Operated ProgramsOct 01, 1989
             Procedures - Inventory Control - Fixed Assets903.01-PDirectly Operated ProgramsOct 01, 1989
             Inventory Control - Portable Items of Equipment903.02Directly Operated ProgramsJun 12, 2026
             Procedures - Inventory Control - Portable Items of Equipment903.02-PDirectly Operated ProgramsJun 12, 2026
             Inventory and Recovery of Assets - Contractor Sites903.04 Temporarily SuspendedDirectly Operated ProgramsOct 01, 1989
             Procedures - Inventory and Recovery of Assets - Contractor Sites903.04-PDirectly Operated ProgramsOct 01, 1989
        03 Vehicles - 0 docs
             County-Owned Vehicle Control904.01Directly Operated ProgramsMar 10, 2020
             Procedures - County-Owned Vehicle Control904.01-PDirectly Operated ProgramsMar 10, 2020
             "How Am I Driving" Program904.02Directly Operated ProgramsDec 09, 2024
             Procedures - "How Am I Driving" Program904.02 PDirectly Operated ProgramsDec 09, 2024
             County Vehicle Packet - Reference904.02-RDirectly Operated ProgramsDec 20, 2024
             Employer Pull Notice904.03Directly Operated ProgramsMay 16, 2016
             Procedures - Employer Pull Notice904.03-P Directly Operated ProgramsMay 16, 2016
             Purchasing New Vehicles904.04Directly Operated ProgramsJun 06, 2016
             Procedures - Purchasing New Vehicles904.04-PDirectly Operated ProgramsJun 06, 2016
  1000 Contracts & Grants - 6 docs
        01 Contracts and Grants Management - 0 docs
        03 Financial Issues - 0 docs
             Interest Earned from Mental Health Funds1003.04Directly OperatedJun 01, 1997
             Procedures - Interest Earned from Mental Health Funds1003.04-PDirectly OperatedJun 01, 1997
  1100 Program Support - 2 docs
  1200 Chief Information Office Bureau - 7 docs
        01 Security and Integrity of Data - 0 docs
             Use of Department Technology Resources, Networked Devices, and Information Systems1200.05Directly Operated Dec 22, 2025
             Systems Change Control1200.06Directly Operated Mar 31, 2021
             Use of Department Portable Electronic Devices1200.07Directly Operated Dec 22, 2025
             Procedures - Use of Department Portable Electronic Devices1200.07-PDirectly Operated Dec 22, 2025
             Email Maintenance and Disposal1200.10Directly Operated Dec 22, 2025
             Procedures - Email Maintenance and Disposal1200.10-P Directly Operated Dec 22, 2025
        02 Issuance of Devices - 0 docs
             Assignment, Use, and Management of Cellular Devices1201.01Directly Operated Jul 28, 2023
  1300 Emergency and Disaster Services - 1 docs
  1400 Research - 0 docs
  1500 Services Provided by Other County Departments - 2 docs
  *CLINICAL PRACTICE PARAMETERS - 42 docs
  Glossaries, Guides, and Manuals - 0 docs