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7.16.2 Documentation Requirements
Documentation of medical necessity for inpatient psychiatric care must specifically address the following issues:
• Why the ambulatory care resources in the community cannot meet the treatment needs of the client.
•Why inpatient psychiatric treatment under the care of a psychiatrist is required to treat the acute episode of the client.
•How the services can reasonably be expected to improve the condition or prevent further regression of the client's condition in a proximate time period.
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