(1)"Adult" means an individual eighteen (18) years of age or older.
(2)"Applicant" means an adult who is seeking mental health services through the department who has completed, or has had completed on the adult’s behalf, an application for mental health services.
(3)"Behavioral health" means an integrated system for evaluation and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders.
(4)"Department" means the Idaho department of health and welfare.
(5)"Eligibility screening" means the collection and review of information directly related to the applicant’s mental health and level of functioning that the department uses to determine whether an applicant is eligible for adult mental heath services available through the department.
(6)"Family support partner" means an individual who:
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(1) "Adult" means an individual eighteen (18) years of age or older.
(2) "Applicant" means an adult who is seeking mental health services through the department who has completed, or has had completed on the adult’s behalf, an application for mental health services.
(3) "Behavioral health" means an integrated system for evaluation and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders.
(4) "Department" means the Idaho department of health and welfare.
(5) "Eligibility screening" means the collection and review of information directly related to the applicant’s mental health and level of functioning that the department uses to determine whether an applicant is eligible for adult mental heath services available through the department.
(6) "Family support partner" means an individual who:
(a) Has lived experience caring for a child with a behavioral health diagnosis, mental illness or mental illness with a co-occurring substance use disorder;
(b) Has specialized training related to such care; and
(c) Has successfully navigated the various systems of care.
(7) "Participant" means a person who is receiving mental health services through the department.
(8) "Peer support specialist" means an individual in recovery from mental illness or mental illness with a co-occurring substance use disorder who uses his or her lived experience and specialized training to assist other individuals in their own recovery.
(9) "Recovery coach" means an individual who has lived experience of recovery from a substance use disorder or co-occurring mental illness, either as a person in recovery or as a family member or significant other who uses his or her lived experience and specialized training to assist other individuals in their own recovery.
(10) "Region" means the administrative regions as defined by the department of health and welfare. Two (2) or more regions may consolidate for the purposes of this chapter. For the purposes of this chapter, regions will be consistent with judicial districts.
(11) "Serious mental illness" or "SMI" means any of the following psychiatric illnesses as defined by the American psychiatric association in the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5-TR):
(a) Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders;
(b) Bipolar disorders (mixed, manic, or depressive);
(c) Major depressive disorders (single episode or recurrent); or
(d) Obsessive-compulsive disorders.
(12) "Serious and persistent mental illness" or "SPMI" means a primary diagnosis under DSM-5-TR of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar I disorder, bipolar II disorder, major depressive disorder recurrent severe, delusional disorder, or psychotic disorder not otherwise specified for a maximum of one hundred twenty (120) days without a conclusive diagnosis. The psychiatric disorder must be of sufficient severity to cause a substantial disturbance in role performance or coping skills in at least two (2) of the following functional areas in the last six (6) months:
(a) Vocational or educational;
(b) Financial;
(c) Social relationships or support;
(d) Family;
(e) Basic daily living skills;
(f) Housing;
(g) Community or legal; or
(h) Health or medical.
(13) "Supportive services" means ancillary nonclinical services provided as part of community family support and recovery support to promote and sustain the ability of individuals with behavioral health disorders to live in the community and avoid institutionalization. Supportive services include services provided by a family support partner, peer support specialist or recovery coach.