Continuum of services for individuals with serious and persistent mental illness
N.D. Cent. Code § 50-06-06.5
in effect50-06-06.5. Continuum of services for individuals with serious and persistent mental
illness.
1. The department shall develop a plan for an integrated, multidisciplinary continuum of
services for individuals with serious and persistent mental illness. The continuum may
consist of an array of services provided by private mental health professionals, private
agencies, human service zones, state-operated behavioral health clinics,
community-based residential care and treatment facilities, and private and public
inpatient psychiatric hospitals. Within the limits of legislative appropriations, the plan
for a continuum may include:
a. Programs, and appropriate related facilities, to provide socialization skills.
b. Programs, and appropriate related facilities, to provide basic living skills.
c. Appropriate residential facilities and other housing options.
d. Appropriate training, placement, and support to enhance potential for
employment.
e. Appropriate delivery and control of necessary medication.
f. Appropriate economic assistance.
g. An inpatient facility with appropriate programs to respond to persons who require
hospitalization.
h. Peer and recovery support.
i. Crisis service that is available twenty-four hours a day seven days a week.
2. The continuum of care must provide that a person requiring treatment be submitted to
the least restrictive available conditions necessary to achieve the purposes of
treatment. The department shall ensure appropriate cooperation with human service
zones and private providers in achieving the continuum of care.
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