Sec.17a-22-3. Criteria

The Department, in making allocations, shall consider among others, the following criteria:

(a) the extent to which the proposal contained in the application emphasizes the provision of day treatment services in order to maintain children/youth in their homes and/or in the community;

(b) the extent to which the proposal shows evidence of improvement in provision of continuity of mental health treatment services, preventive services and other relevant services as described in a formal agreement between applicant and other agencies within the service area;

(c) the extent to which the applicant proposes to provide an increase in service within its region or sub-region, and particularly with respect to serving previously unserved populations. Additionally, particular emphasis will be placed on proposals which made optimum use of available public and private resources within the community as witnessed by a written agreement;

(d) the extent to which the applicant proposes to analyze and evaluate the program's impact which may include but not be limited to the use erformance indicators such as "client satisfaction questionnaire";

(e) the extent to which the applicant meets the licensing or certification requirements as stipulated by the Department of Health for Day Care Centers and the Department of Education for Special Education Programs;

(f) there shall be an adequate number of clinical supportive personnel to provide the necessary services for the administrative and clinical programs.

(Effective February 1, 1994)