Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 309 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, HEALTH SYSTEMS DIVISION: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
Division 23 - PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY SERVICES
Section 309-023-0170 - Staff Training
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 309-023-0170
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) The facility shall have policies and procedures for ongoing educational programs to instruct staff regarding best practices in psychiatric emergency services.
(2) A staff training curriculum shall include, but is not limited to:
(a) Criteria for the admission of an
individual who can safely be served by the facility;
(b) Recognition of indicators of violence to
self or others, or assault and criteria for the transfer of the individual to
or from the facility;
(c)
Indicators of medical problems, identification of medication side effects, and
indicators of medical problems and medical crisis;
(d) Management of aggressive behavior and
de-escalation techniques;
(e)
Trauma Informed care in accord with the Authority's Trauma Informed Policy at
https://www.oregon.gov/oha/amh/pages/trauma.aspx;
(f) Practices to provide
psychoeducation and post-discharge safety to patients and families;
(g) Best practice treatment for substance use
disorders
(h) Staff training in
best practices for:
(A) Lethal means
counseling which may include the CALM (http://www.sprc.org/resources-programs/calm-counseling-access-lethal-means)
or similar curriculum;
(B)
Collaboration with patients on development of safety plans which may include
guidelines established by the Suicide Prevention Resource Center,
http://www.sprc.org/sites/default/files/SafetyPlanningGuide%20Quick%20Guide%20for%20Clinicians.pdf;
and
(C) Risk
assessment.
(3) At a minimum, staff training shall be provided at time of hire and required annually, or more often if necessary.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 413.042
Stats. Implemented: ORS 413.042
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