R501-24-8. Client Intake and Discharge

(1) The provider shall ensure that at client intake, staff addresses and documents: (a) each client's authorization to obtain emergency care; (b) each client's dominant language and mode of communication; (c) each client's medical stability; and (d) a suicide risk screening for each client. (2) A provider may not admit an individual who is unresponsive or unable to consent to care. (3)(a) A behavioral health receiving center shall complete a discharge summary for each client served within 23 hours of admission. (b) A behavioral health receiving center shall provide a transfer plan within the discharge summary for any client transfer, including any discharge to a separate unit within the same facility or campus.