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SFY 2003 Community ServiCeS Performance Contract for Operating CSBs and Behavioral Health Authorities 5.3.5 Admission to Services: The Board is responsible for all admissions to services that it supports with performance contract funds. The Board shall maintain information on the total numbers of admissions by program area and by priority population during the term of this contract and shall report this information to ihe Department (see section 5.7.2). in order for an admission to occur, the following actions are necessaD': 1. an initial face-to-face contact is made, 2. a clinical screening/initial assessment is conducted, and 3. a unique consumer identifier is assigned or retrieved from the management information system if the person has been admitted for a previous episode of care. Under this definition, it is possible that the admission to the Board and date of program enrollment may be the same for a consumer's first program enrollment. It is also possible that an individual's admission and discharge to the Board may. occur on the same day if there is only a single encounter. The consumer is admitted to the Board but documentation necessa~ for enrollment in services is not required under the following conditions. The consumer is seen for only: 1. a court-ordered or psychological evaluation, 2. an initial assessment (i.e., a single contact for the purpose of screening, triage, and referral), including a preadmission screening assessment that does not result in hospitalization, or 3. an initial assessment that results in placement on a waiting list for services with no services provided in the interim. In these cases, services are provided and numbers served are still counted and reported under the appropriate services category or subcategory (e.g., emergency, outpatient), but the documentation necessary for program enrollment is not a requirement. In these situations, the Board shall be required to obtain and maintain only the following information on such consumers: unique consumer identifier, date of birth, race, ethnicity, and gender. Individuals who are seen only for a court-ordered or psychological evaluation or an initial assessment (i.e., a single contact for the purpose of screening, triage, and referral), including a preadmission screening assessment that does not result in hospitalization and persons who only receive emergency or crisis intervention services or prevention services will not be assessed for priority population classification. Individuals who are seen only for an initial assessment that results in placement on a waiting list for services with no services provided in the interim will be assessed for priority population classification. Page 12 of 41 05-06-2002