SECTION 130:12-3-6. Admission of persons in state custody

(a)   A person in the custody of the Department of Human Services, whether DHS custody is emergency, temporary or permanent, shall be considered for immediate inpatient admission to the Center if the person otherwise meets admission criteria in 130:12-3-1 through 130:12-3-5 and bed space is available.

(b)   A person in DHS custody shall be eligible to receive a thirty (30) day evaluation upon admission unless the person has received an evaluation within the previous (6) months. If the Center has performed an evaluation within the previous six (6) months and no extenuating circumstance exists which warrants additional evaluation in the opinion of medical personnel of the Center, the person will be placed in habilitative status only if the person will meet criteria in habilitative status. During the evaluation period, all appropriate rules shall apply.

(c)   If the person is recommended for continued service at the end of the person's thirty (30) day evaluation, the person shall be placed in habilitative status. Inpatient status shall continue as the person meets treatment criteria.

[Source: Added at 19 Ok Reg 2598, eff 7-11-02; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2458, eff 7-25-10]