When emergency services are provided by an outside facility, a written plan shall delineate the type of emergency services available and the arrangements for referring or transferring patients to another facility. The written plan shall be available to all professional staff and shall clearly specify the following:
1. The staff of the facility who are available and authorized to provide necessary emergency evaluations;2. The staff of the facility who are authorized to arrange for patients to be referred or transferred to another facility when necessary;3. The arrangements the facility had made for exchanging records with the outside facility when it is necessary for the care of the patient;4. The location of the outside facility and the names of the appropriate personnel to contact;5. The method of communication between the two facilities;6. The arrangements the facility has made to assure that when a patient requiring emergency care is transferred to a non-psychiatric or substance abuse service or facility, he or she will receive further evaluation and/or treatment of his or her psychiatric or substance abuse problem, as needed;7. The arrangements the facility has made for transporting patients, when necessary, from the facility to the facility providing emergency services;8. The policy for referring patients needing continued care after emergency services back to the referring facility; and9. Policies concerning notification of patient's family of emergencies and of arrangements that have been made for referring or transferring the patient to another facility.15 Miss. Code. R. § 16-1-51.72.2
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