R432-101-2. Purpose

The purpose of this rule is to promote the public health and welfare through establishment and enforcement of licensure standards for the operation of a psychiatric hospital. This rule outlines standards of patient care that apply to psychiatric hospital inpatient, outpatient, and satellite services. This rule applies to a licensee that chooses to be licensed as a psychiatric specialty hospital and whose single major service is psychiatric service. If a psychiatric specialty hospital licensee chooses to have a dual service, including psychiatric and substance abuse or chemical dependency, then both of the specialty hospital rules apply.