(a) Each service setting will have in place policies and procedures that address standards monitoring and related procedures for quality management of provision of psychoactive medication related services.
(b) At a minimum, psychoactive medication utilization in each service setting must be reviewed and evaluated at least semiannually and strategies for improvement identified using accepted guidelines.
(c) Required areas of review include:
  (1) appropriateness of prescribing (including choice of medication, dose, and route);
  (2) documentation;
  (3) polypharmacy;
  (4) emergency use of psychoactive medication;
  (5) PRN use;
  (6) medication errors;
  (7) adverse drug reactions; and
  (8) frequency of medication monitoring.
(d) Medication utilization will be reviewed by the medical staff and necessary strategies for improvement approved by the medical staff for implementation.

Source Note: The provisions of this §415.12 adopted to be effective August 31, 2004, 29 TexReg 8325