SECTION 340:100-11-4. Admission to the Greer Center

  The D & E team will recommend admission to the Greer Center only if all of the following criteria are met.

(1)   The existence of a diagnosis of mental retardation which qualifies the individual for Title XiX funding.

(A)   This includes:

(i)   an Intelligence Quotient estimate of 69 or lower with evidence that this intellectual deficit occurred during the developmental period; and

(ii)   a deficit in adaptive functioning.

(B)   A preference will be given to persons whose retardation falls in the mild to moderate range.

(2)   Clinical evidence of behavioral or emotional problems defined in the DSM which establish a diagnosis of mental illness/behavioral or emotional disturbance.

(3)   There are documented attempts and reasons for failure of treatment techniques applied in the person's current environment.

(4)   The Greer Center must constitute the least restrictive alternative to provide effective treatment to meet the needs of the applicant when compared with other available options.

(5)   It is a reasonable expectation that treatment objectives for the individual can be met with Greer Center resources within a maximum of one calendar year. (Since the Greer Center's mission is for short-term treatment of an acute condition, i.e., to return persons to a less restrictive setting as soon as possible, persons requiring chronic, long-term treatment are not appropriate for admission.)

(6)   All admissions will be reviewed monthly and the IHP time limited to 90 days with a recommendation for continued placement. The maximum length of stay is one year.