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PDFWAC 246-341-0713

Psychiatric medication monitoring services—Service standards.

(1) Psychiatric medication monitoring services:

(a) Include one-on-one cueing, observing, and encouraging an individual to take medication as prescribed;

(b) Include reporting any pertinent information related to the individual's adherence to the medication back to the agency that is providing psychiatric medication services; and

(2) An agency providing medication monitoring services must:

(a) Ensure that the staff positions responsible for providing either medication monitoring, or delivery services, or both, are clearly identified in the agency's medication monitoring services policy;

(b) Have appropriate policies and procedures in place when the agency providing medication monitoring services maintains or delivers medication to the individual that address:

(i) The maintenance of a medication log documenting the type and dosage of medications, and the time and date;

(ii) Reasonable precautions that need to be taken when transporting medications to the intended individual and to assure staff safety during the transportation; and

(iii) The prevention of contamination of medication during delivery, if delivery is provided.

(3) A support plan or an individual service plan is not required when an individual is only receiving psychiatric medication monitoring services.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 71.24.037, 71.05.560, 71.34.380, 18.205.160, 43.70.080(5), 41.05.750, 43.70.250, 74.09.520, and chapters 71.05, 71.12, 71.24, and 71.34 RCW. WSR 22-24-091, § 246-341-0713, filed 12/6/22, effective 5/1/23. Statutory Authority: RCW 71.24.037, 71.05.560, 71.34.380, 18.205.160, 71.24.037 and chapters 71.05, 71.24, and 71.34 RCW. WSR 21-12-042, § 246-341-0713, filed 5/25/21, effective 7/1/21.]