(1) Licensed and enrolled mental health centers may provide Children's Mental Health Bureau (CMHB) non-Medicaid respite care services upon approval by the department, provided they meet the requirements of this subchapter.

(2) Persons delivering CMHB non-Medicaid respite care services must be employed by a provider agency or a therapeutic foster parent in the state of Montana who meets all the requirements found in ARM 37.51.603.

(3) The provisions of ARM 37.85.402 shall apply for purposes of provider enrollment. Providers must enroll with the department's Medicaid fiscal agent in the same manner and according to the same requirements applicable under the Montana Medicaid program. The department may accept current Medicaid enrollment for purposes of enrollment, if the provider agrees, in a form acceptable to the department, to be bound by applicable requirements.

(4) For purposes of enrollment, providers must be and remain enrolled in the Montana Medicaid program for the same category of service and must meet the same qualifications and requirements that apply to the provider's category of service under the Montana Medicaid program.

(5) The provisions of ARM 37.85.414 shall apply for purposes of provider record keeping and retention.

(6) The provider of CMHB non-Medicaid respite care services must ensure that its employees or a licensed therapeutic foster parent providing the services are:

(a) physically and mentally qualified to provide this service to the youth;

(b) aware of emergency assistance systems and crisis plans;

(c) knowledgeable of the physical and mental conditions of the youth;

(d) knowledgeable of the safety, risks, and proper administration or supervision of medications the youth requires; and

(e) capable of administering basic first aid.