Arizona Administrative Code
Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - HEALTH CARE INSTITUTIONS: LICENSING
Article 14 - SUBSTANCE ABUSE TRANSITIONAL FACILITIES
Section R9-10-1407 - Discharge

Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 9-10-1407

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024

A. An administrator shall ensure that:

1. If a participant is not being transferred to another health care institution, before discharging the participant from a substance abuse transitional facility, a personnel member:
a. Identifies the specific needs of the participant after discharge necessary to assist the participant to address the participant's substance abuse issues;

b. Identifies any resources, including family members, community social services, peer support services, and Regional Behavioral Health Agency staff, that may be available to assist the participant; and

c. Documents the information in subsection (A)(1)(a) and the resources in subsection (A)(1)(b) in the participant's medical record; and

2. When an individual is discharged, a personnel member:
a. Provides the participant with discharge information that includes:
i. The identified specific needs of the participant after discharge, and

ii. Resources that may be available for the participant; and

b. Contacts any resources identified as required in subsection (A)(1)(b).

B. An administrator shall ensure that there is a documented discharge order by a medical practitioner before a participant is discharged unless the participant leaves the facility against a medical practitioner's advice.

C. An administrator shall ensure that, at the time of discharge, a participant receives a referral for behavioral health services that the participant may need after discharge, if applicable.

D. An administrator shall ensure that a discharge summary:

1. Is entered into the participant's medical record within 10 working days after a participant's discharge; and

2. Includes the following information completed by an individual authorized by policies and procedures:
a. The participant's presenting issue and other behavioral health and physical health issues identified in the participant's assessment;

b. A summary of the behavioral health services and physical health services provided to the participant;

c. The name, dosage, and frequency of each medication for the participant ordered at the time of the participant's discharge by a medical practitioner at the facility; and

d. A description of the disposition of the participant's possessions, funds, or medications brought to the facility by the participant.

E. An administrator shall ensure that a participant who is dependent upon a prescribed medication is offered a written referral to detoxification services or opioid treatment before the participant is discharged.

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