(A) Subject to rules issued by the director of mental health and addiction services after consultation with relevant constituencies as required by division (A)(10) of section 5119.21 of the Revised Code, the board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services shall:
(1) Serve as the community addiction and mental health services planning agency for the county or counties under its jurisdiction, and in so doing it shall:
(a) Evaluate the need for facilities and community addiction and mental health services;
(b) In cooperation with other local and regional planning and funding bodies and with relevant ethnic organizations, assess the community addiction and mental health needs, evaluate strengths and challenges, and set priorities for community addiction and mental health services, including treatment and prevention. When the board sets priorities for the operation of addiction services, the board shall consult with the county commissioners of the counties in the board's service district regarding the services described in section 340.15 of the Revised Code and shall give priority to those services, except that those services shall not have a priority over services provided to pregnant women under programs developed in relation to the mandate established in section 5119.17 of the Revised Code;
(c) In accordance with guidelines issued by the director of mental health and addiction services after consultation with board representatives, annually develop and submit to the department of mental health and addiction services a community addiction and mental health services plan listing addiction and mental health services needs, including the needs of all residents of the district currently receiving inpatient services in state-operated hospitals, the needs of other populations as required by state or federal law or programs, the needs of all children subject to a determination made pursuant to section 121.38 of the Revised Code, and priorities for facilities and community addiction and mental health services during the period for which the plan will be in effect.
In alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health service districts that have separate alcohol and drug addiction services and community mental health boards, the alcohol and drug addiction services board shall submit a community addiction services plan and the community mental health board shall submit a community mental health services plan. Each board shall consult with its counterpart in developing its plan and address the interaction between the local addiction services and mental health services systems and populations with regard to needs and priorities in developing its plan.
The department shall approve or disapprove the plan, in whole or in part, according to the criteria developed pursuant to section 5119.22 of the Revised Code. Eligibility for state and federal funding shall be contingent upon an approved plan or relevant part of a plan.
If a board determines that it is necessary to amend a plan that has been approved under this division, the board shall submit a proposed amendment to the director. The director may approve or disapprove all or part of the amendment. The director shall inform the board of the reasons for disapproval of all or part of an amendment and of the criteria that must be met before the amendment may be approved. The director shall provide the board an opportunity to present its case on behalf of the amendment. The director shall give the board a reasonable time in which to meet the criteria, and shall offer the board technical assistance to help it meet the criteria.
The board shall operate in accordance with the plan approved by the department.
(d) Promote, arrange, and implement working agreements with social agencies, both public and private, and with judicial agencies.
(2) Investigate, or request another agency to investigate, any complaint alleging abuse or neglect of any person receiving services from a community addiction or mental health services provider or alleging abuse or neglect of a resident receiving addiction services or with mental illness or severe mental disability residing in a residential facility licensed under section 5119.34 of the Revised Code. If the investigation substantiates the charge of abuse or neglect, the board shall take whatever action it determines is necessary to correct the situation, including notification of the appropriate authorities. Upon request, the board shall provide information about such investigations to the department.
(3) For the purpose of section 5119.36 of the Revised Code, cooperate with the director of mental health and addiction services in visiting and evaluating whether the addiction or mental health services of a community addiction or mental health services provider satisfy the certification standards established by rules adopted under that section;
(4) In accordance with criteria established under division (E) of section 5119.22 of the Revised Code, conduct program audits that review and evaluate the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of addiction and mental health services provided through its community addiction and mental health services providers and submit its findings and recommendations to the department of mental health and addiction services;
(5) In accordance with section 5119.34 of the Revised Code, review an application for a residential facility license and provide to the department of mental health and addiction services any information about the applicant or facility that the board would like the department to consider in reviewing the application;
(6) Audit, in accordance with rules adopted by the auditor of state pursuant to section 117.20 of the Revised Code, at least annually all programs and services provided under contract with the board. In so doing, the board may contract for or employ the services of private auditors. A copy of the fiscal audit report shall be provided to the director of mental health and addiction services, the auditor of state, and the county auditor of each county in the board's district.
(7) Recruit and promote local financial support for addiction and mental health services from private and public sources;
(8)
(a) Enter into contracts with public and private facilities for the operation of facility services and enter into contracts with public and private community addiction and mental health services providers for the provision of addiction and mental health services. The board may not contract with a residential facility subject to section 5119.34 of the Revised Code unless the facility is licensed by the director of mental health and addiction services . The board may not contract with a community addiction or mental health services provider to provide addiction or mental health services unless the services are certified by the director of mental health and addiction services under section 5119.36 of the Revised Code. Section 307.86 of the Revised Code does not apply to contracts entered into under this division. In contracting with a community addiction or mental health services provider, a board shall consider the cost effectiveness of addiction or mental health services provided by that provider and the quality and continuity of care, and may review cost elements, including salary costs, of the services to be provided. A utilization review process may be established as part of the contract for services entered into between a board and a community addiction or mental health services provider. The board may establish this process in a way that is most effective and efficient in meeting local needs.
If either the board or a facility or community addiction or mental health services provider with which the board contracts under this division proposes not to renew the contract or proposes substantial changes in contract terms, the other party shall be given written notice at least one hundred twenty days before the expiration date of the contract. During the first sixty days of this one hundred twenty-day period, both parties shall attempt to resolve any dispute through good faith collaboration and negotiation in order to continue to provide services to persons in need. If the dispute has not been resolved sixty days before the expiration date of the contract, either party may notify the department of mental health and addiction services of the unresolved dispute. The director may require both parties to submit the dispute to a third party with the cost to be shared by the board and the facility or provider. The third party shall issue to the board, the facility or provider, and the department recommendations on how the dispute may be resolved twenty days prior to the expiration date of the contract, unless both parties agree to a time extension. The director shall adopt rules establishing the procedures of this dispute resolution process.
(b) With the prior approval of the director of mental health and addiction services, a board may operate a facility or provide an addiction or mental health service as follows, if there is no other qualified private or public facility or community addiction or mental health services provider that is immediately available and willing to operate such a facility or provide the service:
(i) In an emergency situation, any board may operate a facility or provide an addiction or mental health service in order to provide essential services for the duration of the emergency .
(ii) In a service district with a population of at least one hundred thousand but less than five hundred thousand, a board may operate a facility or provide an addiction or mental health service for no longer than one year .
(iii) In a service district with a population of less than one hundred thousand, a board may operate a facility or provide an addiction or mental health service for no longer than one year, except that such a board may operate a facility or provide an addiction or mental health service for more than one year with the prior approval of the director and the prior approval of the board of county commissioners, or of a majority of the boards of county commissioners if the district is a joint-county district.
The director shall not give a board approval to operate a facility or provide an addiction or mental health service under division (A)(8)(b)(ii) or (iii) of this section unless the director determines that it is not feasible to have the department operate the facility or provide the service.
The director shall not give a board approval to operate a facility or provide an addiction or mental health service under division (A)(8)(b)(iii) of this section unless the director determines that the board will provide greater administrative efficiency and more or better services than would be available if the board contracted with a private or public facility or community addiction or mental health services provider.
The director shall not give a board approval to operate a facility previously operated by a person or other government entity unless the board has established to the director's satisfaction that the person or other government entity cannot effectively operate the facility or that the person or other government entity has requested the board to take over operation of the facility. The director shall not give a board approval to provide an addiction or mental health service previously provided by a community addiction or mental health services provider unless the board has established to the director's satisfaction that the provider cannot effectively provide the service or that the provider has requested the board take over providing the service.
The director shall review and evaluate a board's operation of a facility and provision of addiction or mental health services under division (A)(8)(b) of this section.
Nothing in division (A)(8)(b) of this section authorizes a board to administer or direct the daily operation of any facility or community addiction or mental health services provider, but a facility or provider may contract with a board to receive administrative services or staff direction from the board under the direction of the governing body of the facility or provider.
(9) Approve fee schedules and related charges or adopt a unit cost schedule or other methods of payment for contract services provided by community addiction or mental health services providers in accordance with guidelines issued by the department as necessary to comply with state and federal laws pertaining to financial assistance;
(10) Submit to the director and the county commissioners of the county or counties served by the board, and make available to the public, an annual report of the services under the jurisdiction of the board, including a fiscal accounting;
(11) Establish, to the extent resources are available, a continuum of care, which provides for prevention, treatment, support, and rehabilitation services and opportunities. The essential elements of the continuum include, but are not limited to, the following components in accordance with section 5119.21 of the Revised Code:
(a) To locate persons in need of addiction or mental health services to inform them of available services and benefits;
(b) Assistance for persons receiving addiction or mental health services to obtain services necessary to meet basic human needs for food, clothing, shelter, medical care, personal safety, and income;
(c) Addiction and mental health services, including outpatient, residential, partial hospitalization, and, where appropriate, inpatient care;
(d) Emergency services and crisis intervention;
(e) Assistance for persons receiving services to obtain vocational services and opportunities for jobs;
(f) The provision of services designed to develop social, community, and personal living skills;
(g) Access to a wide range of housing and the provision of residential treatment and support;
(h) Support, assistance, consultation, and education for families, friends, persons receiving addiction or mental health services, and others;
(i) Recognition and encouragement of families, friends, neighborhood networks, especially networks that include racial and ethnic minorities, churches, community organizations, and community employment as natural supports for persons receiving addiction or mental health services;
(j) Grievance procedures and protection of the rights of persons receiving addiction or mental health services;
(k) Community psychiatric supportive treatment services, which includes continual individualized assistance and advocacy to ensure that needed services are offered and procured.
(12) Establish a method for evaluating referrals for court-ordered treatment and affidavits filed pursuant to section 5122.11 of the Revised Code in order to assist the probate division of the court of common pleas in determining whether there is probable cause that a respondent is subject to court-ordered treatment and whether alternatives to hospitalization are available and appropriate;
(13) Designate the treatment services, provider, facility, or other placement for each person involuntarily committed to the board pursuant to Chapter 5122. of the Revised Code. The board shall provide the least restrictive and most appropriate alternative that is available for any person involuntarily committed to it and shall assure that the listed services submitted and approved in accordance with division (B) of section 340.08 of the Revised Code are available to severely mentally disabled persons residing within its service district. The board shall establish the procedure for authorizing payment for services, which may include prior authorization in appropriate circumstances. In accordance with division (A)(8)(b) of this section, the board may provide for services directly to a severely mentally disabled person when life or safety is endangered and when no community mental health services provider is available to provide the service.
(14) Ensure that housing built, subsidized, renovated, rented, owned, or leased by the board or a community addiction or mental health services provider has been approved as meeting minimum fire safety standards and that persons residing in the housing have access to appropriate and necessary services, including culturally relevant services, from a community addiction or mental health services provider. This division does not apply to residential facilities licensed pursuant to section 5119.34 of the Revised Code.
(15) Establish a mechanism for obtaining advice and involvement of persons receiving addiction or mental health services on matters pertaining to addiction and mental health services in the alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health service district;
(16) Perform the duties required by rules adopted under section 5119.22 of the Revised Code regarding referrals by the board or mental health services providers under contract with the board of individuals with mental illness or severe mental disability to residential facilities licensed under section 5119.34 of the Revised Code and effective arrangements for ongoing mental health services for the individuals. The board is accountable in the manner specified in the rules for ensuring that the ongoing mental health services are effectively arranged for the individuals.
(B) The board shall establish such rules, operating procedures, standards, and bylaws, and perform such other duties as may be necessary or proper to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(C) A board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services may receive by gift, grant, devise, or bequest any moneys, lands, or property for the benefit of the purposes for which the board is established, and may hold and apply it according to the terms of the gift, grant, or bequest. All money received, including accrued interest, by gift, grant, or bequest shall be deposited in the treasury of the county, the treasurer of which is custodian of the alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services funds to the credit of the board and shall be available for use by the board for purposes stated by the donor or grantor.
(D) No board member or employee of a board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services shall be liable for injury or damages caused by any action or inaction taken within the scope of the board member's official duties or the employee's employment, whether or not such action or inaction is expressly authorized by this section or any other section of the Revised Code, unless such action or inaction constitutes willful or wanton misconduct. Chapter 2744. of the Revised Code applies to any action or inaction by a board member or employee of a board taken within the scope of the board member's official duties or employee's employment. For the purposes of this division, the conduct of a board member or employee shall not be considered willful or wanton misconduct if the board member or employee acted in good faith and in a manner that the board member or employee reasonably believed was in or was not opposed to the best interests of the board and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct was unlawful.
(E) The meetings held by any committee established by a board of alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health services shall be considered to be meetings of a public body subject to section 121.22 of the Revised Code.
Amended by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 64, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2015.
Amended by 130th General Assembly File No. 25, HB 59, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2013.
Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.127, HB 487, §101.01, eff. 9/10/2012.
Amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.28, HB 153, §101.01, eff. 7/1/2011.
Effective Date: 06-26-2003; 10-01-2005; 2006 HB699 03-29-2007; 07-01-2007; 2007 HB119 07-01-2007
Note: This section is set out twice. See also § 340.03 , as amended by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 64, §110.10, eff. 9/15/2016.
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