(1) The department shall establish waiting lists for admissions to state operated programs. Waiting lists shall be by diagnostic groups or program categories, age, and gender, and shall specify the length of time each individual has been on the waiting list from the date of the initial request for services.

    (2) The department shall require that community mental health services programs maintain waiting lists if all service needs are not met, and that the waiting lists include data by type of services, diagnostic groups or program categories, age, and gender, and that they specify the length of time each individual has been on the waiting list from the date of the initial request for services. The order of priority on the waiting lists shall be based on severity and urgency of need. Individuals determined to be of equal severity and urgency of need shall be served in the order in which they applied for services.