The medical consenter and medical provider must complete and sign Form 4526 Consent for Treatment with Psychotropic MedicationWord Document during the appointment.
The medical consenter must notify the conservatorship caseworker by the next business day, in writing, of any initial psychotropic medication prescription or changes to active psychotropic medication prescriptions. The medical consenter can provide this notification by fax, email, or other written communication, or by providing a copy of the completed Form 4526.
If the next-day written notification does not include a copy of the completed Form 4526, the medical consenter must provide a copy of the form to the child’s caseworker within five business days (see 11323 Deciding Whether to Consent to a Psychotropic Medication).
The caseworker must obtain information from the medical consenter about the decision process described in 11323 Deciding Whether to Consent to a Psychotropic Medication.
The conservatorship caseworker must document the details of this form and upload a copy of the completed form to OneCase in the Child’s Medical/Dental/Mental Health Records tab.
See:
11324.2 Documenting Consent to Psychotropic Medication in an Inpatient Setting
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