§ 19-390
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§19–390.
(a)The Department and the Department of Human Services shall establish a pediatric hospital overstay coordinator within each department.
(b)The coordinators shall act in the best interest of a pediatric overstay patient by coordinating between hospitals, relevant State agencies and programs, and providers of mental health and substance use disorder services.
(c)The coordinators shall:
(1)Advocate on behalf of pediatric hospital overstay patients while maintaining appropriate patient confidentiality;
(2)Review policies and procedures of relevant State agencies and make recommendations for necessary changes to the policies and procedures to better serve pediatric hospital overstay patients;
(3)Maintain data on each pediatric hospital overstay patient, including:
(i)Patient’s length of stay;
(ii)The responsible State agency, if applicable;
(iii)Services needed;
(iv)Placement options being sought by the patient;
(v)Information regarding previous hospital admissions for a behavioral health diagnosis; and
(vi)Any other relevant data; and
(4)Report on the data collected under this subsection to the Secretary and the Secretary of Human Services.