is at liberty to invite anyone the individual may want to attend. The individual will determine the meeting location, and how often these meetings occur is also the individual’s decision. This process is an important step to these individuals. Confidentiality. As a consumer of any SCCMH services the individual is entitled to complete confidentiality. This means that your treatment is kept totally private and no information about the individual or the treatment received may be disclosed to anyone. Consumers do have the option of signing a release of information for persons they choose to inform of their treatment. There are certain situations when the information can be released. For instance, by court order, if child abuse or neglect is suspected, if the consumer is a harm to his or herself or to someone else, or with the individual’s consent.Mental Health Code for the United States. Act 258 of 1974.An act to codify, revise, consolidate, and classify the laws relating to mental health; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies and officials and certain private agencies and individuals; to regulate certain agencies and facilities providing mental health services; to provide for certain charges and fees; to establish civil admission procedures for individuals with mental illness or developmental disability; to establish procedures regarding individuals with mental illness or developmental disability who are in the criminal justice system; to provide penalties and remedies; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.Community program; purpose; minimum type and scope of service.Sec. 206. (1) The purpose of a community mental health services program shall be to provide a comprehensive array of mental health services appropriate to conditions of individuals who are located within its geographic service area, regardless of an individual's ability to pay. The array of mental health services shall incl...
