(1) A program of assertive community treatment (PACT) is a self-contained clinical treatment:

(a) provides needed treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to identified individuals with severe disabling mental illness;

(b) minimally refers individuals to services outside the program;

(c) provides services on a long term basis;

(d) delivers 75% or more of team service time outside program offices;

(e) serves individuals with severe disabling mental illness who are at least 18 years old, have severe symptoms and impairments not effectively treated by other available, less intensive services, or who have a history of avoiding mental health services;

(f) provides psychiatric services at the rate of at least 20 hours per week for each 70 persons served;

(g) maintains a ratio of at least one staff person, not including a psychiatrist, or peer specialist for each nine persons served. Assertive community treatment teams must be approved by the Addictive and Mental Disorders Division; and

(h) assertive community treatment teams must be approved by the Addictive and Mental Disorders Division, and comply with the Montana Program of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) Standards. The department adopts and incorporates by reference the Montana PACT Standards (2009) which set forth the standards of treatment for adults with SDMI. A copy of the standards may be obtained from the Addictive and Mental Disorders Division, P.O. Box 202905, Helena, MT 59620-2905.