Section 9007 - Admission for psychiatric servicesIn order to provide appropriate collaboration and communication when a patient is admitted to a hospital for inpatient psychiatric treatment, the following shall apply:
(1) The physician shall make reasonable attempts to identify the patient's outpatient treating psychologist, if any, and, with the consent of the patient, shall make reasonable attempts to notify such psychologist of the patient's hospitalization. Such psychologist may confer with the attending physician to facilitate initial treatment planning and may assist in establishing the patient's baseline status.(2) If a patient's treating psychologist is credentialed at the hospital where the patient is being treated, the psychologist may attend and participate in the treatment team meetings during the patient's hospitalization.(3) Regardless of a psychologist's credentialing status with a hospital, the patient's attending physician shall make reasonable attempts to maintain communication with the patient's psychologist, provided that the patient consents to such communication and that the communication is determined by the attending physician to be consistent with the patient's needs.(4) If the patient consents, the physician shall make reasonable attempts to contact the patient's treating psychologist prior to or at discharge from the hospital.(5) Any use or disclosure of patient information under this section shall be subject to applicable Federal and State laws.2003, Oct. 3, P.L. 177, No. 28, § 7, effective 1/2/2004.