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Regulation .04 Residential Crisis Services (RCS).

Regulation .04 Residential Crisis Services (RCS).Copy Citation

In order to be licensed under this subtitle, a residential crisis services program:
A.
Shall provide short-term mental health treatment and support services in a structured environment for individuals who require 24-hour supervision due to a psychiatric crisis;
B.
Shall be designed to:
(1)
Prevent psychiatric inpatient admission;
(2)
Shorten the length of inpatient stay;
(3)
Effectively use general hospital emergency departments; and
(4)
Provide an alternative to psychiatric inpatient admission;
C.
Shall have staff who are on-site 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, whenever an individual is on-site receiving services;
D.
For adults, shall meet the site requirements set out in Regulation .07 of this chapter verified through an annual site inspection conducted by the CSA or LBHA; and
E.
For individuals younger than 21 years old, may offer services in an appropriately licensed therapeutic program, as appropriate.