(Effective until May 1, 2023)
Outpatient services—Medication monitoring services.
(1) Medication monitoring services occur face-to-face and:
(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
(c) May take place at any location and for as long as it is clinically necessary.
(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.
(c) Ensure that the individual's clinical record includes documentation of medication monitoring services.
(Effective May 1, 2023)
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
(c) May take place at any location and for as long as it is clinically necessary.
(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.
(c) Ensure that the individual's individual service record includes documentation of medication monitoring services.
(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, and
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.]