Sec. 14.31.03.03. Procedures for Identification and Tracking of Hospitalized Children

A. Each State hospital and each private psychiatric hospital, when possible, shall complete an inpatient tracking form for each hospitalized child and report to a designated Department as follows:

(1) Within 24 hours after the first business day following the admission of a hospitalized child, the hospital staff shall complete and transmit the inpatient tracking form to the designated Department; and

(2) The hospital staff shall update the inpatient tracking forms every 2 weeks and transmit the forms to the designated Department.

B. The case service coordinator shall maintain the tracking forms and any data reports generated from the forms. The case service coordinator shall forward data reports generated from the forms to all Departments.