23-Hour Observation – Psychiatric Eval - clarification
Requirement that a psychiatric evaluation must be completed.
Draft Regs’ adjustment is significant. Previously: “A psychiatric evaluation by a psychiatrist, nurse practitioner or physician assistant must be available at admission into the service”.
This has been removed and replaced. This had acknowledged that not all circumstances that an individual was in crisis and met the medical necessity of the service would require the need for a psychiatric evaluation to resolve the immediate crisis or prior to identification of supports or transition to another level of care. It appears from the following that the Draft Regs are stated to meet the requirements there must be a psychiatric eval which may not be consistent with needs.
Required Activity (Page 41)
Assessment
On Page 44
The following components must be available to individuals in the treatment program and provided in accordance with the individual’s assessed needs: (Starting on Page 43)
Clarification needed.