Emergency Departments. The Contractor shall make best efforts to minimize Enrollees waiting in emergency departments for disposition to BH services as follows:
1. The Contractor shall ensure timely access to medically necessary behavioral health services for Enrollees determined by EOHHS to be disproportionately boarded in emergency departments, including but not limited to, Enrollees with:
a. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD);
b. Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD);
c. Dual diagnosis of mental health and substance use disorder;
d. Co-morbid medical conditions; and
e. Assaultive or combative presentation resulting in the need for special accommodation in an inpatient psychiatric hospital setting;
2. In accordance with Appendix F the Contractor shall report to EOHHS on any Enrollee awaiting placement in a 24-hour level of behavioral health care who remains in an emergency department for 24 hours or longer, as further specified by EOHHS;
3. The Contractor shall report and participate in data collection and systems improvement efforts to reduce times Enrollees spend boarded in emergency departments and improve care for Enrollees in accordance with EOHHS initiatives to minimize Enrollees waiting in emergency departments across the spectrum of care;
4. The Contractor shall take initiatives to help minimize Enrollees waiting in emergency departments, including but not limited to proactively identifying Enrollees who are at risk of hospitalization for behavioral health needs as part of the Care Needs Screening described in Section 2.3.B.2.
Emergency Departments. Base Staffing Country – Emergency Departments: Applicable to: Mt Gambier, Whyalla, Port Pirie, Port Augusta, Gawler, Port Lincoln, Riverland (Berri), and South Coast Base Staffing Country – Emergency Departments: Applicable to: Northern Yorke Peninsula Regional (Wallaroo) Base Staffing
Emergency Departments. Health services operating an Emergency Department will roster to those departments in accordance with the requirements described below for the various Groups. Group 3 and Group 4 Emergency Department staffing requirements are based on data for the immediately preceding 12-month history of presentations. Where there is a seasonal fluctuation, a hospital may staff at the level of a particular Group for part of the year, and as another Group for the remainder or other part of the year, depending on the number and pattern of presentations. AUSTIN HOSPITAL XXXXXX HOSPITAL MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE CLAYTON ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL ROYAL CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL BOX HILL HOSPITAL FRANKSTON HOSPITAL GEELONG HOSPITAL NORTHERN HOSPITAL DANDENONG HOSPITAL WESTERN HOSPITAL (FOOTSCRAY) BALLARAT HOSPITAL BENDIGO HOSPITAL LATROBE REGIONAL HOSPITAL MAROONDAH HOSPITAL WERRIBEE MERCY HOSPITAL THE ANGLISS HOSPITAL SUNSHINE HOSPITAL Ratios: AM 1:3 + In-Charge + Triage PM 1:3 + In-Charge + 2 Triage
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