The state-operated inpatient psychiatric unit shall develop procedures by which referrals for admission to the unit are accepted from community mental health centers, provided a signed consent for release of information is secured from the consumer. Conditions under which a state-operated inpatient psychiatric unit may accept a referral from a community mental health center are as follows:

1. (1) The consumer shall meet admission criteria as defined in 450:30-9-3 and 450:30-9-3.1; and
2. (2) The CMHC shall have no local inpatient psychiatric unit capacity either of its own or a contracted for inpatient service; or
3. (3) When the environment at the local inpatient psychiatric unit is deemed unsafe.

Added at 10 Ok Reg 1857, eff 6-1-93

Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2146, eff 7-1-03