Indiana Administrative Code
Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES
Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
Rule 10 - Emergency Shelter Care Children's Homes and Child Caring Institutions
Section 10-73 - Psychotropic medication
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.4
Sec. 73.
(a) The child caring institution shall provide psychotropic medications to a child only as prescribed by a licensed physician or licensed psychiatrist who has the responsibility for the diagnosis, treatment, and therapeutic planning for the child.
(b) The child caring institution shall obtain from the prescribing licensed physician a written report at least every thirty (30) days for each child receiving psychotropic medication. The written report shall state the reasons medication is being continued, discontinued, or changed, as well as any recommended changes in the care plan. The report shall be based on the licensed physician's review of reports by staff as well as the physician's actual observation of the child at least every ninety (90) days.
Transferred from the Division of Family Resources ( 470 IAC 3-12-73 ) to the Department of Child Services ( 465 IAC 2-10-73 ) by P.L. 234-2005, SECTION 195, effective July 1, 2005.
