Which States Are Most Alike (2009)?

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Organization and Structure
Organizational location of the State Mental Health Agency (SMHA)

Number of organizational layers between the SMHA Director and the Governor

Organizational location of:

  • State Medicaid Agency
  • Substance Abuse Agency
  • Mental Retardation/Developmental Disability Agency

Responsiblity for:

  • Children and Youth Mental Health Services
  • Elderly Mental Health Services
  • Adult Forensic Mental Health Services
  • State Mental Hospitals
Services
The SMHA requires that state-funded mental health service providers offer a mandated set of services.

As a policy and in practice, community-based programs (including general hospitals) perform a gatekeeping function over entry to state psychiatric hospitals via a single-portal of entry, screening, or other procedure or mechanism

The SMHA is using standardized clinical guidelines and treatment recommendations.
Community-Based Services
Extent to which county or city authorities administer mental health services

Managed Behavioral Health Care
Is the State using managed care practice to provide behavioral health services?
Electronic Medical Records
Has the SMHA implemented electronic medical records in state hospitals?


Has the SMHA implemented electronic medical records in community mental health providers?
Consumer/Survivors
Does the SMHA survey consumer/survivors to assess the extent to which services did or did not achieve the self-defined goals of recipients?
Expenditures
Per Capita Expenditures: Total


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