So I picked up a patient from a non-psych medical only hospital here in Southern California.
The patient was in the hospital for a week due to an OD, and I noticed that the 5150 hold date was written that week.
So I ask the head nurse/case manager if there was a 5250 hold in place. Because it was way passed 72hrs from when the hold was first written.
The nurse/case manager said that it doesn't matter when the 5150 hold was written and that the 5150 hold is still valid because they are a medical only hospital not a psych hospital.
The nurse said we took care of the medical condition of the OD but the patient has to go to another facility to honor the 5150. That the 5150 begins not the date of when it's written but begins the date of when the patient is being transported to a designated facility for psych evaluation.
Is what this Nurse/Case Manager said true or false?
I was taught that the 5150 begins the date and time it was written regardless of where the patient is at.
Or was the Head Nurse/Case Manager right..is the 5150's 72hr hold effect only activated when enroute to a designated facility for assessment, evaluation and crisis intervention?
Thank you fellow EMS comrades!
The patient was in the hospital for a week due to an OD, and I noticed that the 5150 hold date was written that week.
So I ask the head nurse/case manager if there was a 5250 hold in place. Because it was way passed 72hrs from when the hold was first written.
The nurse/case manager said that it doesn't matter when the 5150 hold was written and that the 5150 hold is still valid because they are a medical only hospital not a psych hospital.
The nurse said we took care of the medical condition of the OD but the patient has to go to another facility to honor the 5150. That the 5150 begins not the date of when it's written but begins the date of when the patient is being transported to a designated facility for psych evaluation.
Is what this Nurse/Case Manager said true or false?
I was taught that the 5150 begins the date and time it was written regardless of where the patient is at.
Or was the Head Nurse/Case Manager right..is the 5150's 72hr hold effect only activated when enroute to a designated facility for assessment, evaluation and crisis intervention?
Thank you fellow EMS comrades!