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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 10.21.28.06" title_num="10" subtitle_num="21" chapter_num="28" heading="Eligibility, Screening, and Enrollment.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Eligibility. An individual is eligible for MHVP services if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The individual:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Is a participant in the public mental health system;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Has a diagnosis listed in COMAR 10.09.70.02;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Is an individual for whom competitive employment has not occurred, has been interrupted, or has been intermittent;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Wants to work; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Is in need of ongoing MHVP services to enable the individual to choose, obtain, or maintain employment; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The services are preauthorized by the CSA of the jurisdiction in which the individual resides.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Screening.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Upon receipt of a referral and when appropriate, the program shall request authorization from the appropriate CSA to provide services.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Within 10 working days of receipt by the program of CSA authorization for MHVP assessment under §A(2) of this regulation, staff assigned by the program director, in collaboration with the individual, shall conduct a screening assessment to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Assess the individual's:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Interest in employment and desire to work;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Willingness to participate in MHVP services; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>MHVP services needs; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Determine the program's ability to address the individual's employment needs identified in §B(2)(a)(iii) of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>After the screening under §B(2) of this regulation, if the program director determines that a program's services are not appropriate for an individual, the program director shall, in writing, promptly:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Inform the individual of the determination and the reason;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Provide the individual with recommendations for alternative services;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>With proper consent, notify the family or significant others designated by the individual, of the determination and of any recommendations for other services; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Notify the CSA of the determination.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Within 10 working days of the screening conducted under §B(2) of this regulation, unless the program director has notified the individual and the CSA of the determination under §B(3) of this regulation, the program director shall notify the individual that the program either:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Accepts the individual and identifies a date that the program proposes to initiate services to the individual; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Will accept the individual, following an updated review of the individual's eligibility status, when program capacity permits.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>If the individual is accepted under §B(4)(b) of this regulation, the program director shall inform the individual of the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Individual's placement on a waiting list, if any; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Estimated date services may be initiated.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>If the individual is placed on a waiting list under §B(5)(a) of this regulation, the program director shall discuss with the individual:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The option of remaining on the program's waiting list until the date established under §B(5)(b) of this regulation; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Alternative services that are available.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Enrollment. Within 10 working days of the date established under §B(4)(a) of this regulation or following an updated review under §B(4)(b) of this regulation, MHVP staff assigned by the program director shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Provide an orientation to the program, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A description of the MHVP services available; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The individual's rights and responsibilities; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>In writing, inform the individual of the policy and procedures for discharge, including conditions, as outlined in Regulation .11D of this chapter, that may result in the program's discharging an individual, and making recommendations for alternative services.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>