Rule 5122-29-19 | Consultation service.
(A) "Consultation service" means a formal and systematic information exchange between a provider and a person other than a client, which is directed towards the development and improvement of individualized service plans and/or techniques involved in the delivery of behavioral health services.
(B) Consultation may be focused on the clinical condition of a person served by another system or focused on the functioning and dynamics of another system. Consultation related to the clinical condition of a person served shall be provided by staff qualified according to paragraph (C) of this rule.
(1) The provider shall survey periodically other community systems to determine behavioral health consultation needs that may be desired by the systems, persons or families being served by those other systems.
(2) The provider shall maintain a record of all consultation services provided, including the name of the person or system to whom the service was provided, the nature of the consultation, and the outcome of the consultation.
(C) Consultation service shall be provided and supervised by staff who are qualified according to rule 5122-29-30 of the Administrative Code.
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