Haw. Code R. § 17-1737-12 - Authorized providers of psychiatric services
Individuals and facilities authorized to participate under the Medicaid program shall meet the provisions of chapter 17-1736. In addition the authorized provider shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Psychiatrists shall be:
(A) Licensed to practice in the
state;
(B) Have completed an
approved three year residency training program or "Certified" by the American
Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; and
(C) In active clinical practice;
(2) Psychologists shall:
(A) Be licensed to practice in the
State;
(B) Have earned a doctoral
degree in clinical, educational, or counseling psychology;
(C) Be in active clinical practice;
(3) An advanced practice
registered nurse (APRN) in behavioral health shall be:
(A) Licensed to practice as a registered
professional nurse in the State; Successfully completed an accredited advanced
training program in behavioral health;
(B) Have a masters in nursing with emphasis
in psychiatric nursing and currently certified by the American Nurses
Association to practice as an advanced
(C) practice registered nurse in behavioral
health;
(D) Limited to the scope of
practice a behavioral health advanced practice registered nurse is legally
authorized to perform under State law; and
(E) Initially and biennially licensed with
the department of commerce and consumer affairs as an advanced practice
registered nurse (APRN) in mental health.
(4) A licensed clinical social worker (LCSW)
in behavioral health shall:
(A) Be licensed
to practice in the State as a licensed clinical social worker and meets all of
the requirements in accordance with chapter 467E, HRS;
(B) Be currently licensed by the department
of commerce and consumer affairs and uses the designation of licensed clinical
social worker; and
(C) Be limited
to the scope of practice of a qualified licensed clinical social worker in
behavioral health as authorized under State law;
(5) General hospitals with a separate license
as a psychiatric facility under Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 11, chapter
93, shall have:
(A) Qualified professional,
technical, and consultant personnel available to evaluate each patient at the
time of admission;
(B) Qualified,
professional, technical, and supporting personnel to carry out an intensive and
comprehensive treatment program;
(C) A seclusion room;
(D) Psychiatric services available at all
times; and
(E) The capability to
admit voluntary and involuntary commitments; and
(6) State community mental health centers and
psychiatric outpatient clinics attached to a general hospital with a separate
license as a psychiatric facility may provide psychiatric care through the
centers' therapeutic teams. A therapeutic team shall:
(A) Be under the direct supervision of a
psychiatrist; or
(B) For patients
who are not prescribed medications, be under the supervision of a psychologist;
and
(C) Provide care that meets the
patient's specified needs.
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