WAC 246-341-0713. Psychiatric medication monitoring services — Service standards

(1) Psychiatric medication monitoring services: (a) Include one-on-one cueing, observing, and encouraging an individual to take medication as prescribed; (b) Include reporting any pertinent information related to the individual's adherence to the medication back to the agency that is providing psychiatric medication services; and (c) May take place at any location and for as long as it is clinically necessary. (2) An agency providing medication monitoring services must: (a) Ensure that the staff positions responsible for providing either medication monitoring, or delivery services, or both, are clearly identified in the agency's medication monitoring services policy; (b) Have appropriate policies and procedures in place when the agency providing medication monitoring services maintains or delivers medication to the individual that address: (i) The maintenance of a medication log documenting the type and dosage of medications, and the time and date; (ii) Reasonable precautions that need to be taken when transporting medications to the intended individual and to assure staff safety during the transportation; and (iii) The prevention of contamination of medication during delivery, if delivery is provided. (c) Ensure that the individual's individual service record includes documentation of medication monitoring services. (3) A support plan or an individual service plan is not required when an individual is only receiving psychiatric medication monitoring services.