Okla. Stat. tit. 43A, § 43A-5-521: Pilot projects for community-based system of care

A. The Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

shall continue pilot projects previously established for the

delivery of mental health services to children and adolescents

through a community-based system of care, contingent upon the

availability of funds. Pilot projects shall include, but not be

limited to, requirements for:

1. The active participation and assistance of:

a. local public agencies and private child-serving

agencies receiving state funds through contracts with

state agencies,

b. local offices of state agencies having health, mental

health or social or other service responsibilities

related to children and adolescents, and

c. the local school district;

2. The use of comprehensive treatment plans that cross

individual agency boundaries;

3. Case managers responsible for the coordination of service

delivery;

4. Flexible funding to provide traditional or nontraditional

services for which no other source of funding is available;

5. A coordinated database for children receiving services

through the pilot project; and

6. Outcome measures to evaluate the service and cost

effectiveness of the project.

B. Community-based system of care for mental health services

for children and adolescents shall be funded through available

agency funds, federal grants, and private grants or other funds.

Each state agency required by this act to participate in the

continuation of pilot projects shall also assist with funding,

including any required state matches to federal funds.

As used in this section, “community-based system of care” means

a consortium of public and private agencies within a community that

establishes a coordinated team approach for the delivery of services

to children and adolescents who require mental health services and

their families. Services provided under a community-based system of

care may include, but shall not be limited to, case management and

service coordination, counseling, day treatment, special education

services, family support, health services, homebound services,

respite care, residential care, transitional services, psychiatric

consultation, medication, transportation and wrap-around or

nontraditional services.