Section 440IAC10-4-30. Patient transfer

   (a) An OTP shall have written policies and procedures concerning a patient's transfer from one (1) OTP to another.

  (b) For all transferring patients, the transferring OTP shall do the following:

(1) With written authorization from the patient:

(A) contact the receiving OTP to inform the receiving OTP of the transfer; and

(B) provide all relevant patient records, including necessary treatment information, to the receiving OTP.

(2) Provide the reason for the transfer.

  (c) If a patient's transfer is within the state of Indiana, the OTP shall take appropriate action in the central registry to assure that the patient:

(1) has been removed from the census of the transferring OTP; and

(2) can be entered in the receiving OTP's census.

  (d) A transferring patient is required to meet the admission criteria of the OTP to which the patient is transferring, that is, the receiving OTP.

  (e) A receiving OTP shall evaluate a transferring patient upon admission to assure that the patient is placed in the appropriate level of treatment.

  (f) If the patient fails or refuses to provide the necessary consent for the transfer of relevant patient records to the receiving OTP, the receiving OTP shall not be required to admit the patient. (Division of Mental Health and Addiction; 440 IAC 10-4-30; filed Dec 30, 2009, 2:00 p.m.: 20100127-IR-440080412FRA; readopted filed May 10, 2016, 11:24 a.m.: 20160608-IR-440160134RFA)