Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING
Chapter 246-341 - Behavioral health agency licensing and certification requirements
CERTIFICATION AND SERVICE STANDARDS FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT SERVICES
Section 246-341-0713 - Psychiatric medication monitoring services-Service standards
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-341-0713
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Psychiatric medication monitoring services:
(a) Include
one-on-one cueing, observing, and encouraging an individual to take medication
as prescribed;
(b) Include
reporting any pertinent information related to the individual's adherence to
the medication back to the agency that is providing psychiatric medication
services; and
(c) May take place at
any location and for as long as it is clinically necessary.
(2) An agency providing medication monitoring services must:
(a) Ensure that the
staff positions responsible for providing either medication monitoring, or
delivery services, or both, are clearly identified in the agency's medication
monitoring services policy;
(b)
Have appropriate policies and procedures in place when the agency providing
medication monitoring services maintains or delivers medication to the
individual that address:
(i) The maintenance
of a medication log documenting the type and dosage of medications, and the
time and date;
(ii) Reasonable
precautions that need to be taken when transporting medications to the intended
individual and to assure staff safety during the transportation; and
(iii) The prevention of contamination of
medication during delivery, if delivery is provided.
(c) Ensure that the individual's individual
service record includes documentation of medication monitoring
services.
(3) A support plan or an individual service plan is not required when an individual is only receiving psychiatric medication monitoring services.
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