Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 37 - PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 37.106 - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 37.106.18 - Licensure of Specialty Mental Health Facilities
Rule 37.106.1852 - SPECIALTY MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY: PROHIBITIONS
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 37.106.1852
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) A specialty mental health facility may not admit as a patient any person who:
(a)
does not voluntarily seek admission;
(b) requires physical or chemical
restraints;
(c) is non-ambulatory
or bedridden;
(d) may have impaired
judgment or is incapable of appropriate physical action for self-preservation
under emergency conditions;
(e)
requires a medication regime:
(i) to orient
him or her to reality;
(ii) for
stabilization or any other purpose related to behavior modification;
(iii) for a mental health condition unrelated
to an eating disorder, pathological gambling, or sexual dysfunction;
or
(iv) that would otherwise
suggest that the person is in need of inpatient psychiatric treatment on such
medications;
(f)
requires intensive supervision or specialized therapeutic interaction where
medical or psychiatric attention or monitoring and treatment is necessary on a
continuous basis as determined through a medical or psychiatric
evaluation;
(g) requires a
treatment that focuses on management of a psychiatric condition that may
endanger the person, facility, staff, or others, as determined through a
psychiatric evaluation prior to admission;
(h) requires electro-convulsive
therapy;
(i) requires a locked
environment; or
(j) requires
treatment for a mental health condition other than one associated with an
addiction.
(2) For purposes of this rule, a person is ambulatory if he or she is capable of self-mobility, either with or without mechanical assistance; if mechanical assistance is necessary, a person is considered ambulatory only if he or she can, without help from another person, utilize the mechanical assistance, exit and enter the facility, or access all common areas in the facility.
Sec. 50-5-103, MCA; IMP, Sec. 50-5-103, MCA;
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