HAR §17-1737-19
HAR §17-1737-19. Licensed general hospital
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 17-1737-19
(a) A
patient admitted to a licensed general hospital for a
medical condition may be provided psychiatric care on
the medical unit only when it is determined through
psychiatric consultation that the patient's condition
does not require the patient to be admitted to a
psychiatric facility.
(1)
A maximum of four visits for psychiatric care
shall be allowed.
(A) Prior authorization is required before
inpatient psychiatric services for
recipients under age twenty-one are
provided.
(2) Prior authorization shall be required through
the designated outpatient request form if the
patient requires more treatment than the
authorized four hours. It shall be noted in
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the required form that the patient is in a
licensed general hospital.
(b) Prior authorization is required to admit a
patient to a psychiatric facility from a medical unit
for all applications and pending cases.
(1) The appropriate department of human services
form for prior medical authorization shall be
used to request authorization for inpatient
psychiatric care.
(2) All other appropriate policies for inpatient
psychiatric care shall apply.
[Eff 08/01/94 ] (Auth: HRS §346-14;
42 C.F.R. §§431.10, 405.1020) (Imp: 42
C.F.R. §§405.116, 405.1020)