Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 450 - Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
Chapter 17 - Standards and Criteria for Community Mental Health Centers
Subchapter 3 - Required Services
Part 9 - MEDICATION CLINIC SERVICES
Section 450:17-3-81 - Medication clinic services

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 450:17-3-81

Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024

(a) Medication clinic services shall include an assessment of each individual's condition and needs; and an assessment of the effectiveness of those services.

(b) Medication clinic services shall be co-occurring capable and shall utilize accepted practice guidelines for psychopharmacologic management of co-occurring disorders.

(c) CMHCs shall offer comprehensive medication clinic services to consumers in need of this service, including, but not limited to:

(1) Prescribing or administering medication, including evaluation and assessment of the medications provided.

(2) Medication orders:
(A) Licensed allopathic physicians, osteopathic physicians, medical residents or consultant physicians shall write medication orders and prescriptions. Physician's assistants and nurse practitioners may write medication orders, or prescriptions consistent with state and federal law.

(B) A list of those allopathic physicians and osteopathicphysicians authorized to prescribe medications shall be maintained and regularly updated.

(C) Telephone numbers of the state poison centers shall be immediately available in all locations where medications are prescribed.

(d) CMHCs shall ensure that consumers who have transitioned to the CMHC from a higher level of care have their medication needs met within two (2) weeks of being discharged from the facility providing the higher level of care.

(e) Compliance with 450:17-3-81 shall be determined by on-site observation and a review of the following: clinical records, written policy and procedures, and roster of licensed, credentialed staff.

Added at 13 Ok Reg 2741, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 1494, eff 7-1-99; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 2658, eff 7-1-01; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2333, eff 7-1-02; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 1303, eff 7-1-03; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1421, eff 7-1-06

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