R9-10-415. Behavioral Health Services

Except for behavioral care, if a nursing care institution is authorized to provide behavioral health services, an administrator shall ensure that: 1. The behavioral health services are provided: a. Under the direction of a behavioral health professional licensed or certified to provide the type of behavioral health services in the nursing care institution’s scope of services; and b. In compliance with the requirements: i. For behavioral health paraprofessionals and behavioral health technicians, in R9-10-115; and ii. For an assessment, in R9-10-1011(B); and 2. Except for a psychotropic drug ordered by a medical practitioner for a resident’s out-of-control behavior or administered according to an order from a court of competent jurisdiction, informed consent is obtained from a resident or the resident’s representative for a psychotropic drug and documented in the resident’s medical record before the psychotropic drug is administered to the resident.