Individual Mental Health Rehabilitation Services

Individual Mental Health Rehabilitation Services

A California Superior Court judge recently ruled that individual Mental Health Rehabilitation Services are available under the MediCal program without any cap on the number of hours per day or days per week that the service can be provided. Individual Mental Health Rehabilitation Services include services to assist a client in improving, maintaining or restoring various community living skills such as functional skills, daily living skills, social skills, and leisure skills. These services can be particularly helpful in enabling individuals to transition to residence in the community following long periods of institutionalization. The services can enable individuals to remain in the community and avoid unnecessary hospitalization or institutionalization.

What Are Mental Health Rehabilitation Services?

Mental Health Rehabilitation Services are service activities provided to assist an individual or group of individuals to improve, maintain or restore functional skills, daily living skills, social and leisure skills, grooming and personal hygiene skills, meal preparation skills, and support resources, and/or medication education.

Who Can Benefit From Individual Mental Health Rehabilitation Services?

The services are for the purpose of enabling individuals to live in the community and avoid inpatient hospitalization or long-term institutionalization.

Can Mental Health Rehabilitation services be provided on a voluntary basis?

Yes. Individuals cannot be forced to receive MediCal services or other medical services except pursuant to various specific involuntary treatment provisions of LPS or the Probate Code.

Can Mental Health Rehabilitation Services Be Provided On An Individual Basis?

Yes. Mental Health Rehabilitation services can be provided on a one-on-one basis or to a group. An individual can receive such assistance at home, work place, or anywhere s/he needs to maintain or restore skills.

What Is An Example of Individual Mental Health Rehabilitation Services?

It includes assisting a beneficiary in using public transportation; developing relationships with landlords, neighbors, coworkers and employers; learning how to shop; developing social activities, recreation in the community, and other activities of daily living.

For more information on this subject call Protection and Advocacy Inc. at 1-800-776-5746.

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