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10 <br />• Determination of need for hospitalization when the level of need is more <br />intensive than community alternatives can appropriately offer; and facilitation <br />of such hospitalization; <br />• Diversion from state hospitalization for persons with mental retardation; <br />• Mobile crisis response, providing crisis assessment, intervention and <br />supportive services in-home or elsewhere in the community; <br />• respite care (in and out of home); <br />If services are needed on a long term basis the TAC Unit will refer consumers to <br />appropriate service providers. <br />The Case Management Unit <br />The essence of LME operations will be to expend resources by <br />centered service plan and to evaluate the results of these expe <br />management a critical part of local LME operations, as i rm; <br />relationship between the individual with a disabili d t <br />people least able to negotiate a complex syste w' ho ssist <br />need of complex and/or long term service , th pri ci ~elat c <br />individual and the system is <br />best played by the LME. <br />A decision tool <br />management at <br />receive LME C <br />providers. <br />The LME case i <br />broker and servi <br />through a direct <br />plan. <br />case <br />~ s of the person- <br />r s. This makes case <br />asis of the <br />system for those <br />When a person is in <br />ip between the <br />We believe this role is <br />~to determine who needs case <br />med long term and complex will <br />be referred an array of qualified <br />11 ~as an advocate, negotiator of the service plan, service <br />. Outcomes and client satisfaction will to be monitored <br />~ with a consumer through the documented, written service <br />The Collaboration and Advocacy Unit <br />This unit will continually work to improve, develop and enhance relationships between <br />the LME and community organizations. Additionally, this unit will work to maximize <br />consumer and family participation in collaborative efforts and will participate in needs <br />assessment and program evaluation studies. Finally, the LME is involved in a number of <br />special projects that are described in detail below. The Collaboration and Advocacy Unit <br />will be charged with administering and overseeing these efforts. <br />III. THE LME ADMINSTRATIVE SYSTEM <br />We are designing an administrative infrastructure that will be efficient in both its use of <br />resources and how it manages the service system. Finance, Information Systems, Quality <br />Improvement and Human Resources will continue to provide the support and training <br />necessary to keep the service system running. Additionally, a Core Service Manager will <br />be responsible for overseeing the Triage, Assessment and Crisis, Case Management and <br />Collaboration Units. The Qualified Provider Network Unit will be charged with <br />6 <br />