Section 11-175-19 - Additional standards for all services(a) All providers of mental health or substance abuse services in the system shall: (1) Be functionally linked in a collaborative and cooperative manner to assure that consumer needs and potentials are met.(2) Meet requirements established by the department;(3) Establish written agreements between service agencies when two or more agencies are simultaneously providing services to a consumer and where roles need clarification;(4) Establish written policies and procedures for the safety of consumers and personnel.(b) Functional linkage shall be demonstrated by specific instruments including interagency conference minutes, joint plans and budgets, or written memorandums of understanding.(c) Providers of mental health or substance abuse services shall be linked with related services provided by other agencies such as the department of education, the department of human services, the police departments, and the judiciary, through joint planning and budgeting and written memoranda iof understanding.[Eff. and comp DEC 30 1988; Comp OCT 19 2007] (Auth: HRS § 334-9) (Imp: HRS § 334-3)