(a) The treating facility prepares a discharge plan with the assigned child welfare (CW) specialist's input prior to discharge and submits a copy to him or her. The discharge plan includes:
- (1) the services required by the child in the community to meet his or her needs for treatment and safety; and
- (2) identification of public and private community-based agencies that are involved in providing treatment and support for the child. Linkages with the agencies are made prior to the child's discharge to allow for a smooth transition.
- (b) The child is discharged from the facility when he or she no longer meets medical necessity or commitment criteria as determined by appropriate inpatient behavioral health service staff.
- (c) The child is discharged upon the expiration of the court order or when a new court order directs the child's discharge.
- (d) Discharge and transition planning is provided one hour per week in inpatient acute care and thirty-minutes per week in inpatient residential care.
Added at 19 Ok Reg 2208, eff 6-27-02
Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2643, eff 7-1-03 (emergency)
Amended at 21 Ok Reg 246, eff 11-7-03 (emergency)
Amended at 21 Ok Reg 880, eff 4-26-04
Amended at 33 Ok Reg 1635, eff 9-15-16