Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 23 - Division of Medicaid
Part 207 - Institutional Long Term Care
Chapter 4 - Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility
Rule 23-207-4.14 - Discharge Aftercare
Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules 23-207-4.14
Current through September 24, 2024
A. No later than seven (7) days prior to the resident's projected discharge date, the treatment team must develop a provisional aftercare plan for the resident. The plan's content must include, but not be limited to:
1. The planned discharge date,
2. The date of the resident's admission and
discharge,
3. The name of the
person/agency expected to assume care and custody of the resident,
4. The physical location/address where the
resident is expected to reside,
5.
A list of the resident's psychiatric diagnoses,
6. Behavior management recommendations for
parents and any other suggestions which might contribute towards the resident's
successful participation in family life,
7. Educational summary and practical
recommendations/suggestions for teachers which might contribute towards the
resident's success at school, and
8. Treatment recommendations or
observations/comments for follow-up mental health clinicians which may increase
the likelihood of success in therapeutic aftercare.
B. At the time of the resident's discharge the facility must:
1. Amend the provisional
aftercare plan to include:
a) The dates of
the resident's admission and discharge,
b) The name of the person/agency expected to
assume care and custody of the resident,
c) The physical location/address where the
resident is expected to reside,
d)
A list of the resident's psychiatric diagnoses,
e) Detailed information about the resident's
medications the names, strengths and dosage instruction in lay terms for all
medications prescribed for the resident, as well as any special instructions
such as lab work requirements,
f)
Behavior management and other pertinent recommendations for
parents/caregivers,
g) Names,
addresses and telephone numbers of the agencies/persons who will provide follow
-up mental health services, the date and time of initial aftercare
appointments, and treatment recommendations for the providers of those
services,
h) Place where the
resident will be attending school, a summary of the resident's educational
progress while at the PRTF, his/her current educational standing, and
recommendations for the resident's teachers,
i) Other recommended resources, if
applicable, including recreational, rehabilitative, or other special programs
believed to offer benefit to the resident,
j) The parent/guardian's signed
acknowledgment that she/he was provided:
1) A
copy of the resident's aftercare plan,
2) A minimum of a seven (7) day supply of the
resident's medications, and
3)
Prescriptions for a thirty (30) day supply of the resident's medications.
2. Provide
the parent/guardian with:
a) A written copy
of the final aftercare plan.
b) A
supply of all current medications prescribed for the resident, equal to the
amount already stocked for that resident by the PRTF but not less than a seven
(7) day supply or more than a thirty (30) day supply.
c) Prescriptions for a thirty (30) day supply
of all medications prescribed for the resident.
3. Seek the parent's/guardian's consent to
release copies of the resident's educational summary and recommendations to the
resident's school. If this consent is obtained, the educational information
must be mailed to the resident's school within one working day following the
resident's discharge. The school must not be sent the resident's complete
aftercare plan, but only the part pertaining to education.
4. Seek the parent's/guardian's consent to
release copies of the resident's aftercare plan and discharge summary to the
providers of follow-up mental health services. If this consent is obtained, the
aftercare plan and discharge summary must be mailed to mental health aftercare
within two (2) weeks following the resident's discharge.
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-121; 42 CFR 441, Subpart D
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