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UNOFFICIAL 1737-20 (A) Assessing the recipient’s immediate and long-range therapeutic needs, developmental priorities, and personal strengths and liabilities; (B) Assessing the potential resources of the recipient’s family; (C) Setting treatment objectives; and (D) Prescribing therapeutic modalities to achieve the plan’s objectives. (2) The team shall include, as a minimum, either: (A) A board-eligible or board-certified psychiatrist; or (B) A clinical psychologist who has a doctoral degree and a physician licensed to practice medicine or osteopathy; (3) The team shall also include one of the following: (A) A psychiatric social worker; (B) A registered nurse with specialized training or one year’s experience in treating mentally ill individuals; or (C) An occupational therapist who is licensed, if required by the State, and who has specialized training or one year of experience in treating mentally ill individuals; (d) Prior authorization is required before inpatient psychiatric services for recipients under age twenty-one are provided. [Eff 02/16/02 ] (Auth: HRS §346-14; 42 C.F.R. §431.10) (Imp: 42 C.F.R. §§441.150 through 441.156)

§17-1737-19 Licensed general hospital. (a) A patient admitted to a licensed general hospital for a medical condition may be provided psychiatric care on the medical unit only when it is determined through psychiatric consultation that the patient's condition does not require the patient to be admitted to a psychiatric facility. (1) A maximum of four visits for psychiatric care shall be allowed. (A) Prior authorization is required before inpatient psychiatric services for recipients under age twenty-one are provided. (2) Prior authorization shall be required through the designated outpatient request form if the patient requires more treatment than the authorized four hours. It shall be noted in