Rule 82-8-1-.05 - Evaluating Facility(1) A private facility which has been designated as an evaluating facility shall comply with the regulations for hospitals set forth in Georgia Comp. R. & Regs. Chapter 111-8-40, as they now exist or as may be amended.(2) The active medical staff of the private facility or the CSU shall include a physician who has completed at least one year of approved psychiatric residency. Additionally, the facility shall make available consultation by a psychiatrist as defined in Rule -.02 of this Chapter.(3) The private facility or the CSU shall provide at least one seclusion room that conforms with the requirements of Georgia Comp. R. & Regs § 111-8-40-.37(5). Every seclusion area shall be equipped with shatterproof windows and a locked door that can be opened from the outside, to accommodate individuals with reasonable safety, even if such equipment is not otherwise required by § 111-8-40-.37(5). The facility must maintain the privacy of any individual in the seclusion room by minimizing that individual's visibility to other individuals being served.(4) The private facility or the CSU shall utilize available resources in the community to provide psychological tests and social work services if such services are needed for the patients and do not exist within the facility. In utilizing such resources, the private facility or the CSU shall comply with the requirements of Georgia Comp. R. & Regs § 111-8-40-.37; and, if that regulation or any other applicable law or regulation does not permit the utilization of such resource, then this paragraph shall not be construed as authorizing its utilization.(5) Every Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) shall follow the applicable DBHDD policies and applicable DBHDD Provider Manuals.(6) The private facility or the CSU shall follow generally accepted standards and consider best practices related to discharge planning.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 82-8-1-.05
O.C.G.A. §§ 37-3-60, 37-7-60.
Original Rule entitled "Evaluating Facility" adopted. F. Dec. 15, 2021; eff. Jan. 4, 2022.