Section 0940-05-17-.05 - EMERGENCY SERVICES(1) Program must arrange care for emergency services on a twenty-four (24) hours per day and seven (7) days a week basis.(2) The program must provide direct or telephone access to at least one (1) Tennessee licensed mental health professional twenty-four (24) hours a day seven (7) days a week. If the professional is not a psychiatrist, the program must also arrange for the regular, consultative, and emergency services of a psychiatrist.(3) The program must provide back-up coverage by staff trained to handle acute psychiatric problems on a twenty-four (24) hours per day and seven (7) days per week on-call basis.(4) The program must secure emergency services for service recipients who pose an imminent physical danger to themselves or others.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-17-.05
Original rule filed May 26, 1988; effective July 11, 1988. Amendment filed December 30, 2002; effective March 15, 2003.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-4-103, 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 33-1-302, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, and 33-2-302.