Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 415 - PROVIDER CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES-MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Subchapter A - PRESCRIBING OF PSYCHOACTIVE MEDICATION
Section 415.12 - Quality Improvement
Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 415.12
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Each service setting will have in place policies and procedures that address standards monitoring and related procedures for quality management of provision of psychoactive medication related services.
(b) At a minimum, psychoactive medication utilization in each service setting must be reviewed and evaluated at least semiannually and strategies for improvement identified using accepted guidelines.
(c) Required areas of review include:
(1) appropriateness of
prescribing (including choice of medication, dose, and route);
(2) documentation;
(3) polypharmacy;
(4) emergency use of psychoactive
medication;
(5) PRN use;
(6) medication errors;
(7) adverse drug reactions; and
(8) frequency of medication
monitoring.
(d) Medication utilization will be reviewed by the medical staff and necessary strategies for improvement approved by the medical staff for implementation.
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