Cal. Code Regs. tit. 9 § 590
Counties shall comply with the Department's Quality Assurance Standards and Guidelines section titled Utilization Review of Short-Doyle Funded Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Services--Requirements and Procedures (March 1, 1984). Review of patient admission and continued stay necessity shall be performed concurrently with hospitalization. Admission and continued stay reviews for acutely ill patients shall determine the existence and continuance of the necessity for acute inpatient psychiatric treatment. Continued stay reviews shall be performed at least as often as indicated by the length of stay intervals specified in the Department's Requirements and Procedures. Admission and continued stay reviews for non-acutely ill patients shall determine the existence and continuance of special administrative circumstances as categorized in Section 591. Continued stay reviews shall be performed at five (5) working day intervals and must include review of the continuing efforts being made to resolve the administrative circumstances preventing discharge.
At each continued stay review, Short-Doyle funded inpatients shall be re-evaluated for eligibility for other funding as required by Section 565.5.
All patients admitted to and provided services within Short-Doyle funded acute inpatient psychiatric facilities shall be included in the utilization review process pursuant to this Article.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 590
2. Editorial correction of HISTORY NOTE No. 1 (Register 83, No. 35).
3. Article 6 (Sections 590-594) repealed by operation of Government Code Section 11346.1(g) (Register 83, No. 35).
4. New Article 6 (Sections 590-594) filed 8-24-83 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 83, No. 35). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 180 days or emergency language will be repealed on 2-20-84.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-24-83 order transmitted to OAL 1-31-84 and filed 3-2-84 (Register 84, No. 9).
6. Order of Repeal as to Sections 590, 591 and 592 only filed 3-2-84 by OAL pursuant to Government Code Section 11349.6 (Register 84, No. 9).
7. New section filed 3-14-84 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 84, No. 13). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 7-12-84.
8. New section refiled 4-27-84; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 84, No. 18).
Note: Authority cited: Section 4073, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 4070 and 5624, Welfare and Institutions Code.
2. Editorial correction of HISTORY Note No. 1 (Register 83, No. 35).
3. Article 6 (Sections 590-594) repealed by operation of Government Code Section 11346.1(g) (Register 83, No. 35).
4. New Article 6 (Sections 590-594) filed 8-24-83 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 83, No. 35). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 180 days or emergency language will be repealed on 2-20-84.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 8-24-83 order transmitted to OAL 1-31-84 and filed 3-2-84 (Register 84, No. 9).
6. Order of Repeal as to Sections 590, 591 and 592 only filed 3-2-84 by OAL pursuant to Government Code Section 11349.6 (Register 84, No. 9).
7. New section filed 3-14-84 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 84, No. 13). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 120 days or emergency language will be repealed on 7-12-84.
8. New section refiled 4-27-84; effective upon filing pursuant to Government Code Section 11346.2(d) (Register 84, No. 18).