Individuals are admitted to PAC’s in-patient facility voluntarily or involuntarily under the Mental Health Act

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Individuals must be dually diagnosed with a developmental disability, psychiatric and/or behavioral issue

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Individuals must be 14 years of age or older

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A CLBC Facilitator or Analyst must be involved with the individual

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All accepted admissions must have a Discharge Plan

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Individuals must be medically stable at time of admission

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The length of admission is determined by PAC Clinical Team's assessment of the presenting issue

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The length of admission may be two weeks to three months

Caregiver

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CLBC Analyst or Facilitator

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Mental health support team clinician

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Community clinician

Please contact PAC’s Facilitator Brian Roberts, brian.r.roberts@gov.bc.ca, before any Referral Package sections are filled out.

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After establishing eligibility, Facilitator will request the following package to be completed and forwarded to the local CLBC office:

Referral Package Sections

To Be Completed By:

Referral Application (390KB pdf)

CLBC Analyst

Psychiatric Information (234KB pdf)

Psychiatrist

Caregiver Information (670KB pdf)

Primary Caregiver

Functional Assessment (310KB pdf)

Primary Caregiver

Consent Forms (436KB pdf)

Referred Individual/Primary Caregiver

PAC's Clinical Team reviews the referral documents and comes to a decision on an admission. PAC's Facilitator communicates this information to all parties involved.

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Facilitator sets up an Integrated Planning Meeting (IPM) between PAC and the individual's care team.

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PAC's Community Liaison Supervisor sets a date for a home visit.

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PAC's Facilitator communicates assigned admission date to all parties involved.

The individual and their primary caregiver arrive at PAC at an agreed upon time. An orientation takes place.

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The admission meeting is held.