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Recipient FAQ

Q.When parents are divorced but have joint legal custody, can a parent access the child's mental health records even if the other parent does not want them to?

A.Yes. Without further instruction by a judge, both parents would retain the right to receive copies of their child's record.

Provider FAQ

Q.Under what circumstances can residential staff search a recipient's room?

A.A recipient's room can be searched when authorized in the recipient's plan of service (and approved by Behavior Treatment Committee) or when there is reasonable cause to believe the recipient is in possession of contraband. A search requires that a witness is present, the recipient whose room is being searched is offered the opportunity to be present, and that staff document the reason for the search, the names of the people searching and witnessing the search, and the results of the search including a description of property seized.

Recipient FAQ

Q.If a complainant changes her/his mind about a complaint s/he made last week, can s/he just withdraw it?

A.Once an allegation has been entered into the CMHCM Recipient Rights system, some type of report must be completed. The investigation and subsequent report may be shortened due to the withdrawal of the complaint.

Provider FAQ

Q.How often does a Behavior Treatment Plan (BTP) need to be reviewed by the Behavior Treatment Committee (BTC)?

A.A BTP that contains restrictive or intrusive elements must be reviewed by the BTC at least quarterly (once every three months). If the plan is not restrictive or intrusive, it must be reviewed no less than annually.

Recipient FAQ

Q.Does blanket consent for the exchange of information with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) include Protective Services?

A.Based on the requirement for “informed consent”, it would depend on what the person understood they were agreeing to when they signed the document.

Provider FAQ

Q.Under what circumstances can medication or money be locked up in a recipient's home?

A.If there is a reason that the money or medication needs to be locked up and the recipient whose property it is agrees, CMHCM's (and/or Provider's) assistance with protecting that property would be written into the plan of service. Without agreement of the recipient who owns the property (money/medication/ cell phone/other property), locking it up would require a plan approved by the Behavior Treatment Committee.

Recipient FAQ

Q.Can a recipient request a different Case Manager?

A.Yes, a recipient can ask to be served by a different Case Manager. Whether that request will be granted will depend on the availability of another Case Manager who could serve the recipient. CMHCM policy indicates that CMHCM and providers will ensure that recipients are given a choice of physician and mental health professional, within limits of available staff.

Provider FAQ

Q.What does the Office of Recipient Rights mean by the expectation that staff need to “intervene” when a co-worker is in the process of committing a rights violation?

A.Intervening can mean telling a co-worker to “stop” what s/he is doing. It can also mean stepping in between the co-worker and the recipient.

Recipient FAQ

Q.When parents are divorced but have joint legal custody, can a parent access the child's mental health records even if the other parent does not want them to?

A.Yes. Without further instruction by a judge, both parents would retain the right to receive copies of their child's record.

Provider FAQ

Q.If a recipient's plenary guardian wants to limit the number of times each week the recipient eats meals at a restaurant, and the recipient asks staff to take him/her to out to eat, and the recipient has money, do staff have to take them?

A.Yes, unless there is a plan approved by Behavior Treatment Committee which includes this limitation, staff would take the recipient out to eat.

Recipient FAQ

Q.If a complainant changes her/his mind about a complaint s/he made last week, can s/he just withdraw it?

Provider FAQ

Q.If a recipient's plan of service mentions that the recipient doesn't have any safety skills and needs to be accompanied in the community (because of lacking safety skills), does this require a Behavior Treatment Committee approved plan because it is a limit on the recipient's freedom of movement?

A.Maybe. The answer would depend upon factors such as why it was determined that the recipient's safety skills are lacking, where the recipient is going and how the recipient is getting there.

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News & Announcements

Community Mental Health for Central Michigan

January 14 at 12:38pm

Hear updates on the important work taking place in the areas of mental health, healthy weight, later life quality, and substance use disorder.

Community Mental Health for Central Michigan

January 14 at 10:54am

Are you a person with a developmental disability, a family member of a person with a developmental disability, or an advocate for people with disabilities? The Michigan Developmental Disabilities Council is seeking input to create solutions to some of the most frustrating problems for people with intellectual/developmental disabilities. Focus on what is working and what changes are needed to eliminate barriers.

Community Mental Health for Central Michigan

January 03 at 12:32pm

Next Thursday, January 9th from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., MDHHS will be holding a public forum in Grand Rapids to discuss its plans to transition the public behavior...al health system to integrated care by 2022.
"[...] the Department has outlined a vision for care integration that brings together physical and specialty behavioral health services to better meet the whole-person needs of the people we serve. These changes aim to simplify access to care, support the growing demand for behavioral health services, and improve health and quality of life outcomes."
The forum is taking place at Grand Valley State University L.V. Eberhard Center, 301 W. Fulton, Room 201. Register at the link below.

Community Mental Health for Central Michigan

January 02 at 03:17pm

MDHHS will host a series of public forums in early 2020 to hear feedback on this vision for strengthening our behavioral health system. The purpose of these forums is to provide individuals and families served by our specialty behavioral health system a chance to ask questions and provide feedback on the proposal.

MDHHS will host five forums, including four in-person events and one virtual forum. All events will be hosted from 5:00-6:30 p.m. Registration is not required, but strongly encouraged to help us best prepare for the events.

For updates and the most recent information, please continue to visit our website: www.michigan.gov/FutureOfBehavioralHealth

Community Mental Health for Central Michigan

December 31 at 10:13am

For those enrolled in Michigan's Medicaid expansion program, new work requirements go into effect this week.

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