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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 29. PUBLIC WELFARE |
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Chapter 29-46. MOBILE COMMUNITY OUTREACH TREATMENT TEAM SERVICES |
Section 29-4602. GENERAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
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4602.1Each Provider's MCOTT office facility shall comply with all applicable federal and local laws and codes pertaining to health and fire safety, drug procurement and distribution, disposal of medications and controlled substances, building construction, maintenance and equipment standards, sanitation, and communicable and reportable diseases.
4602.2The Provider shall be in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, including Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits discrimination against the handicapped.
4602.3The Provider shall agree to the requirements that MCOTT Program services shall be provided under the direction of a physician.
4602.4The Provider shall have appropriate written and dated procedures for storing, dispensing, and administering drugs and biologicals.
4602.5The Provider shall agree to provide its services to all eligible Medicaid patients assigned by the Commission on Mental Health Services (CMHS), and shall not exclude any clients for any reason other than the client requires services not provided by the Provider.
4602.6Each MCOTT Program shall be available to provide treatment, rehabilitation, and support activities seven days per week, 365 days per year, and shall operate its MCOTT office facility a minimum of 13 hours per day on weekdays and 8 hours per day on weekends and holidays.
4602.7The CMHS Emergency Psychiatric Response Bureau (EPRB) Crisis Team shall back up and coordinate with the MCOTT Program's on-call staff.
4602.8Each MCOTT Program shall maintain on file a Memorandum of Understanding with EPRB delineating the relative responsibilities of each.
4602.9Each MCOTT Program shall maintain psychiatric back up during all off-hour periods, either with the Provider psychiatrist or by documented alternative arrangements with mental health center psychiatrists or emergency room psychiatrists. These documented alternative arrangements shall be recorded in the Daily Log.