Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Description. Medication training and
support services consist of education and guidance about medications and their
possible side effects. The department has reviewed and approved the use of the
materials that are available on the department's internet site at:
http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/mhsa/patient-family-ed/ and other materials which
have been formally reviewed and approved by the department, to assist an
individual in:
(1) understanding the nature
of an adult's serious mental illness or a child's or adolescent's
SED;
(2) understanding the concepts
of recovery and resilience within the context of the serious mental
illness;
(3) understanding the role
of the individual's prescribed medications in reducing symptoms and increasing
or maintaining the individual's functioning;
(4) identifying and managing the individual's
symptoms and potential side effects of the individual's medication;
(5) learning the contraindications of the
individual's medication;
(6)
understanding the overdose precautions of the individual's medication;
and
(7) learning
self-administration of the individual's medication.
(b) Conditions.
(1) Medication training and support services
may be provided to:
(A) an eligible
adult;
(B) an eligible child or
adolescent; or
(C) the LAR or
primary caregiver of an eligible adult, child, or adolescent.
(2) Medication training and
support services provided to an adult may be provided:
(A) individually; or
(B) in a group.
(3) Medication training and support services
provided to a child or adolescent may be provided:
(A) individually; or
(B) in a group.
(4) Medication training and support services
provided to an LAR or primary caregiver may be provided:
(A) individually; or
(B) in a group, except that the adult, child
or adolescent may also be present.
(5) Medication training and support services
may be provided:
(A) on site; or
(B) in vivo.
(6) Medication training and support services
provided to an adult or LAR must be provided by:
(A) a QMHP-CS;
(B) a CSSP;
(C) a peer provider; or
(D) a licensed medical staff
member.
(7) Medication
training and support services provided to a child, adolescent, LAR, or primary
caregiver must be provided by:
(A) a
QMHP-CS;
(B) a CSSP;
(C) a CFP; or
(D) a licensed medical staff
member.
(8) Medication
training and support services may not be provided to an individual who is
currently admitted to a CSU.
(c) Frequency and duration. The provision of
medication training and support services must be in accordance with the amount
and duration for which the provider has obtained authorization in accordance
with §
306.311 of this title (relating to
Service Authorization and Recovery Plan).
