A process of establishing norms for inpatients length of stay in a community mental health center
Abstract
A pervasive sense of urgency, stimulated by the Social Security Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-603), attends the need to establish norms for length of stay for impatient services in mental health facilities and to provide review mechanisms for extended care cases. The authors describe one model, adaptable to changing needs and federal regulations, that can offer a beginning experience in this endeavor.
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