La. Admin. Code tit. 48 § III-545
Administrative Staff-the personnel who are primarily involved in management functions of the facility.
Admission-see intake or admission.
Assessment-clinical consideration and evaluation of a patient which may, but does not necessarily, include examinations and tests determined to be necessary by the professional clinical staff, based on the needs of the individual patient.
Clinical Staff-the personnel of the facility who are primarily directly involved in patient care and treatment services.
Community-the people, groups, agencies, and other facilities within the locality served by the psychiatric facility.
Community Mental Health Center-a facility operated under public or private non-profit auspices and providing a range of mental health services including but not limited to inpatient, outpatient, partial hospitalization, emergency, and consultation and education, to residents of a specific catchment area designated in the Louisiana Comprehensive Mental Health Plan.
Community Mental Health Clinic-a facility operated under public or private non-profit auspices and providing some elements of mental health service including at least outpatient services to residents of an assigned geographic area (usually smaller than a catchment area). Generally community mental health clinics are subordinate units of mental health centers, and essential services not available at the clinic are available to the population served by the clinic through the parent center or its affiliates.
Consultant-one who provides professional advice or service upon request.
Consumer-the individual or community of individuals whose psychiatric needs are served by the facility either directly or indirectly or both.
Discipline-a system of rules, concepts, procedures, and philosophy that collectively describe a distinctive methodology in the areas of assessment and/or treatment of individuals with emotional or behavioral disorders or deviations.
Drug Administration-an act in which a single dose of an identified drug is given to a patient for immediate consumption.
Drug Dispensing-the issuance of one or more doses of prescribed medication in containers that are correctly labeled to indicate the name of the patient, the contents of the container, and all other vital information needed to facilitate correct patient usuage and drug administration.
Follow-Up-maintenance of contact with a former patient, collection of information regarding a patient or reexamination of a patient following assessment and/or therapy.
Inpatient Facility-any facility or service offering 24-hour care to patients, regardless of the number of days per week the program is in operation. Examples are psychiatric hospitals, psychiatric units of general hospitals, and free-standing inpatient units in mental health centers.
Intake or Admission-the formal acceptance of an individual for assessment and/or therapeutic services provided by the facility.
May-term used in the interpretation of a standard to reflect an acceptable method that is recognized but not necessarily preferred.
Outpatient Service-any service providing individuals psychiatric treatment for emotional, mental, or behavioral problems without their admission to a partial day or inpatient service. The usual procedure involves periodic visits of a relatively short duration.
Partial Hospitalization-any service whose primary purpose is to provide a planned therapeutic milieu and other care and treatment services. The services are designed for nonresidential patients who spend only a part of a 24-hour period in the programs of the facility. Examples are day hospitals and night hospitals.
Physician-an individual with an M.D. degree who is licensed to practice medicine in all its phases.
Professional Staff-the personnel of the facility, either administrative or clinical, who are qualified by specific training and whose services or practices are governed by technical and ethical standards.
Program-a structured set of clinical activities designed to achieve specific objectives relative to the needs of the patients served by the facility.
Psychiatric Facility-an organization with a governing body, its own administration, and a mental health professional staff, and having as a primary function the assessment and/or treatment and rehabilitation of persons with emotional and/or behavioral disorders and/or deviations or disturbances in their development, and in which there are psychiatrists or other physicians who assume medical responsibility for all persons under the care of the facility. In any facility where medical responsibility for psychiatric patients rests with physicians other than psychiatrists, such physicians should have training or experience and demonstrated competence in caring for psychiatric patients.
Psychiatrist-doctor of medicine who specializes in the assessment and treatment of persons having psychiatric disorders, and who is fully licensed to practice medicine in the state in which he so practices. The individual shall have completed an approved three-year residency in psychiatry.
Psychologist-an individual who has a doctoral degree in psychology from a program in clinical psychology approved by the American Psychological Association; or who has been certified in the appropriate specialty by the American Board of Professional Psychology; or who has been licensed by the state examining board.
Registered Nurse-a nurse who is a graduate of an approved school of nursing and who is licensed by the state of Louisiana to practice as a registered nurse.
Research-organized program(s) directed towards the investigation and evaluation, whether basic or applied, of subjects related to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of psychiatric illness.
Shall or Must-term used to indicate a mandatory statement, the only acceptable method under the present standards.
Should-term used in the interpretation of a standard to reflect the commonly accepted method, yet allowing for the use of effective alternates.
Social Worker-an individual who is a graduate of an accredited graduate school of social work.
La. Admin. Code tit. 48, § III-545