SECTION 450:30-9-6. Criteria for exclusion from state-operated inpatient psychiatric units admission  


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  •   Individuals inappropriate for admission to state-operated psychiatric inpatient units are considered to be the following:
    (1)   Individuals who have a problem with substance abuse except those in acute withdrawal and for whom no local inpatient services for such treatment are immediately available.
    (2)   Individuals with a post-traumatic head injury or other organically based disorders with behavioral manifestations not attributable to a specific mental illness as listed in 450:30-9-3(1), and do not meet the admission criteria stated in 450:30-9-3(2).
    (3)   Individuals who are mentally retarded or developmentally disabled with behavioral manifestations not attributable to a specific mental illness as listed in 450:30-9-3(1) and do not meet the admission criteria stated in 450:30-9-3(2).
    (4)   Individuals who are homicidal or aggressive, and do not meet the admission criteria stated in 450:30-9-3.
    (5)   Individuals who are medically unstable."Medically unstable" is defined as an-immediate life threatening medical disorder or illness that requires emergency care, and severe medical illnesses or disorders for which the state-operated psychiatric inpatient unit does not have the ability to treat.
    (6)   Individuals with personality disorders as defined in the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual published by the American Psychiatric Association and who do not meet the admission criteria stated in 450:30-9-3.
[Source: Added at 10 Ok Reg 1857, eff 6-1-93; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2146, eff 7-1-03]