La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § I-9615

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

Section I-9615 - General Provisions

A. A Level I CRC-SU shall operate 24 hours per day, seven days per week.

B. The length of a patient stay for a Level I CRC-SU shall not exceed 24 hours, unless there is documented evidence of the CRC-SU's measures taken to transfer the patient to the appropriate level of needed care and the reasons the transfer of the patient exceeds 24 hours.

C. Services required of a Level I CRC-SU include, but are not limited to:

1. 24-hour telephone hotline;

2. triage and screening services;

3. assessment services, including medication management;

4. brief intervention and stabilization; and

5. linking and referral services.

D. The Level I CRC-SU shall develop and implement policies and procedures for instituting an increased level of supervision for patients at risk for suicide and other self-injurious behaviors.

E. The CRC-SU Level 1 shall comply with the provisions of the state Mental Health Law regarding the execution of emergency certificates pursuant to R.S. 28:53, or a successor law.

F. The CRC-SU shall maintain a policy manual that outlines the procedures to access CRC services and procedures for managing voluntary and involuntary commitments with specific focus on ensuring the patient's civil rights.

La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § I-9615

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 36:514 (March 2010), Amended by the Department of Health, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 45555 (4/1/2019).

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