Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-60-63

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 46, November 14, 2024

Section 30-60-63 - Timeliness of response; requirements; documentation when unable to comply; referral to quality improvement program

(a) Each center shall respond to every contact or request for services by first determining, in a manner that is consistent with applicable clinical practices, whether or not that initial request constitutes an emergency.

(b) If the initial request is determined to be an emergency, all services that are required by K.A.R. 30-60-64 to be provided by a center shall be provided immediately as necessary to resolve the emergency. After the emergency has been resolved, if the consumer is not detained for inpatient care and treatment, that consumer shall be scheduled for a follow-up appointment and provided any necessary and appropriate services consistent with the requirements of this regulation.

(c) If the initial request is determined to be an urgent matter or a routine matter, the consumer shall be scheduled for an appointment with the appropriate staff within a timely period after that initial contact.

(d) After a consumer's first appointment, the center shall begin providing any necessary and appropriate services to that consumer within a timely period.

(e) If a center is unable to comply with the requirements of this regulation, the appropriate staff member shall document in the consumer's clinical record, as required by K.A.R. 30-60-46, the reason or reasons why the center was unable to comply with the requirements of this regulation. The staff member shall report the same information to the center's quality improvement program required by K.A.R. 30-60-55.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-60-63

Authorized by K.S.A. 39-1603(r), 65-4434(f), and 75-3307b; implementing K.S.A. 39-1603, 65-4434(f), 75-3307b, and 75-3304a; effective July 7, 2003.