Emergency Services

(1) Program must arrange care for emergency services on a twenty-four (24) hours per day and seven (7) days a week basis. (2) The program must provide direct or telephone access to at least one (1) Tennessee licensed mental health professional twenty-four (24) hours a day seven (7) days a week. If the professional is not a psychiatrist, the program must also arrange for the regular, consultative, and emergency services of a psychiatrist. (3) The program must provide back-up coverage by staff trained to handle acute psychiatric problems on a twenty-four (24) hours per day and seven (7) days per week on-call basis. (4) The program must secure emergency services for service recipients who pose an imminent physical danger to themselves or others.