Section 30661 - Psychotropic Medication(a) Psychotropic medication shall be ordered and administered only after a psychiatrist, in consultation with the treatment team, has evaluated the ward, arrived at a differential diagnosis, and concluded that the ward would benefit from a psychotropic medication.(b) The psychotropic medication shall be justified with a YA-GAF evaluation and a full and proper Diagnostics and Statistics Manual IV (DSM IV) diagnosis with linkage for a specific effect to the mental health diagnosis in Axis I or the behavioral diagnosis in Axis II(c) All psychotropic medication shall be administered by directly observed therapy by nursing personnel and shall be properly recorded in the Unified Health Record.(d) Informed consent shall be obtained for the administration of voluntary psychotropic medication in accordance with Section 30602.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 30661
1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering title 15, section 4746 to title 9, section 30661, including amendment of subsection (d), filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7). Note: Authority cited: Section 1712, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Sections 1001, 1002, 1004, 1752 and 1755.3, Welfare and Institutions Code.
1. Change without regulatory effect renumbering title 15, section 4746 to title 9, section 30661, including amendment of subsection (d), filed 2-13-2020 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2020, No. 7).