7 AAC 72.110 - Written agreements
(a) The administrator shall enter into a
written agreement with each community mental health center served by the
facility to provide for coordination and continuity of services related to the
admission and discharge of patients receiving inpatient psychiatric
care.
(b) An agreement under (a) of
this section must state that the center, after being notified by the facility
of a patient's discharge from the facility, will schedule an appointment at the
center with the patient for
(1) clinical
services within one week after a patient's discharge from the facility;
and
(2) medication management
services before depletion of any psychotropic medication dispensed or
prescribed for a patient upon discharge, and that, whenever possible,
medication management services are to include a psychiatric
evaluation.
(c) If a
single-point-of-entry psychiatric emergency facility is located in the area
served by a designated facility, the designated facility shall, at a minimum,
have in place with that other facility a memorandum of understanding that
includes terms identical to those required under (b) of this section.
Notes
Authority:AS 47.30.660
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