La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-9495

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-9495 - General Provisions

A. These requirements are applicable to those hospitals which are primarily engaged in providing psychiatric services for the diagnosis and treatment of mentally ill persons or have organized a physically and functionally distinct part unit within the hospital to provide these services. Pediatric and adolescent psychiatric units shall be physically separated from adult psychiatric units. Facilities without separate pediatric and adolescent units shall have policies and procedures that prevent adult patients from co-mingling with pediatric and/or adolescent psychiatric patients.

B. For psychiatric services/facilities that have multiple geographic locations, each geographic site shall meet the requirements in §9497, §9499, and §9501

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-9495

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of the Secretary, Bureau of Health Services Financing LR 21:177 (February 1995), amended LR 29:2425 (November 2003), Amended by the Department of Health, Health Standards Section, LR 501491 (10/1/2024).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.36:254 and R.S. 40:2100-2115.