SECTION 450:1-9-14. Designated emergency detention sites


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  • (a)   ODMHSAS shall maintain a list of facilities designated by the Commissioner as appropriate for emergency detention. All hospitals licensed by the Oklahoma State Department of Health who have an LMHP on staff, under contract, or on call and have designated beds for the treatment of mental health or substance abuse disorders, shall automatically be designated as an emergency detention site.
    (b)   The following types of facilities may be placed on the list of designated emergency detention facilities:
    (1)   Hospitals licensed by the Oklahoma State Department of Health;
    (2)   Community Mental Health Centers certified by the Board pursuant to Chapter 17 of Title 450 of the Oklahoma Administrative Code;
    (3)   Community-based Structured Crisis Centers certified by the Board pursuant to Chapter 23 of Title 450 of the Oklahoma Administrative Code; and
    (4)   Facilities operated by ODMHSAS; or
    (5)   Hospitals accredited by JCAHO, CARF or AOA.
    (c)   A facility may request the Commissioner to designate the facility as an emergency detention facility to be placed on the list. The facility shall make a request in writing to the Provider Certification Division of ODMHSAS and verify it has the ability to detain a person in emergency detention as defined in 43A O.S. § 5-206(5) and comply with 43A O.S. §§ 5-208 and 5-209.
    (d)   The facility shall receive a letter from the Commissioner notifying the facility whether its request to be placed on the list of designated emergency detention facilities has been granted.
[Source: Added at 19 Ok Reg 1346, eff 7-1-02; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2100, eff 7-1-03; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2200, eff 7-11-10]