MA DMH License Class Information

Massachusetts Department of Mental Health License Class information for Mental Health hospitals

Class II: License to provide diagnosis and treatment of adults on voluntary status.

Class III: License to provide diagnosis and treatment of adults on conditional voluntary, and on involuntary committed status.

Class VI: License to provide diagnosis and treatment of minors on voluntary or conditional voluntary status, and on involuntarily committed status.

Limited Class VI: License to provide diagnosis and treatment of minors 16 through 17 years of age on adult units on voluntary or conditional voluntary status, and on involuntarily committed status.

Class VII: License to provide diagnosis and treatment of adolescents in an Intensive Residential Treatment Program (IRTP) on voluntary or conditional voluntary status, and on involuntarily committed status. An IRTP may not be granted a Class VIII license to administer electroconvulsive treatment.

Class VIII: License to administer electroconvulsive treatment in a facility otherwise licensed by the Department.