Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 96 - Hospitals-Crisis Receiving Centers
Subchapter B - Level I Crisis Receiving Centers
Section I-9615 - General Provisions

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-9615

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

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.

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

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