§321-174 Coordination of services with department of education.
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§321-174 Coordination of services with department of education. The child and adolescent mental health services team shall cooperate with the schools located in their particular geographic region in identifying and referring for treatment such children or adolescents in need of mental health services. In conjunction with the child and adolescent mental health services team, the department of education and the department of health shall develop a memorandum of agreement which shall provide for a sharing of responsibilities for the affected agencies and shall include but not be limited to provisions for:
(1)Accepting referrals from the school counselors and diagnostic teams for evaluation and direct treatment of children and adolescents suffering from mental and emotional disorders;
(2)Providing consultation to enable teachers and other school personnel to aid in the identification and screening of children and adolescents in need of professional mental health services and the services of psychologists, as defined in chapter 465;
(3)Providing training and education about emotional disturbances of children and adolescents to teachers, school counselors, and parents;
(4)Assisting the department of education with mental health services and the services of psychologists, as defined in chapter 465 for handicapped children and adolescents;
(5)Developing an ongoing mechanism to assess, document, and report to the legislature and the governor unmet needs for mental health services for students in each geographic region; and
(6)Performing other related services for school personnel, children, adolescents, and parents. [L 1974, c 211, pt of §1; am L 1980, c 59, §3; am L 1985, c 55, §3; am L 1988, c 257, §1; am L 2025, c 178, §7]