Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R432 - Health Care Facility Licensing
Rule R432-151 - Mental Disease Facility
Section R432-151-19 - Physician Services
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 432-151-19
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) This section shall apply in addition to R432-150-16.
(2) A physician should be responsible to monitor physical or medical needs; a psychiatrist must be responsible to monitor mental health needs and medications prescribed for these needs.
(3) General requirements.
(a) Each resident in need of psychiatric
services shall be under the care of a psychiatrist licensed to practice in
Utah.
(b) Each resident shall be
permitted to choose a personal psychiatrist.
(c) Psychiatrist responsibilities.
(i) A psychiatrist must complete a
psychiatric evaluation within 30 days prior to, or within one week after,
admission.
(ii) Requirements for
psychiatrist visits shall be the same as requirements for physician visits in
R432-150-16.
EXCEPT:
(A) Whenever possible, visits should
be made on alternating months from physician visits.
(B) The psychiatrist shall see the resident
whenever necessary but at least every other month at approximately 60-day
intervals.
(C) The psychiatrist may
have the option to establish and follow an alternate schedule of visits, but
visits must not exceed four month intervals.
(D) A progress note shall be written in the
resident's record at each visit.
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