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Information for Providers:

  • Initial Application Letter
  • Initial or Change of Ownership Application for Mental Health Centers

Statutes and Rules Governing Mental Health Facilities:

  • Minimum Standards for All Health Care Facilities
  • Mental Health Centers Administrative Rules Subchapter 19
  • Mental Health Centers Administrative Rules Subchapter 20
  • MCA Mental Health Centers
  • MCA For Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill
  • Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Division

Additional Resources

  • Printable Version of Rules for Mental Health Center Adults with Mental Illness
  • Printable Version of Rules for Mental Health Center
  • Printable Version of MCA Mentally Ill
  • Printable Version of Minimum Standards for All Health Care Facilities
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