POLICY BULLETIN - Special Reorganization

06-01-2023
 
This bulletin notifies changes to the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Policies, Procedures, and Parameters.

This special bulletin is intended to provide advisement of policy number reorganization and the crosswalk of the old and new numbers associated with particular policies. The policies themselves have not changed per this notification.  Please note that policies will be published as duplicates for an interim timeframe, identifying both numbers on each individual policy.

Thank you for your anticipated patience as we continue to process this change. 
 
PHARMACY SERVICES
ID Number
Redesignation
35X.xx
NEW 
ID number
Policy Title Old
ID number

350.xx - Administrative
 
350.01 Sales Representatives and Solicitors 306.07
350.02 Medication Safety Committee 306.31
350.03 Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee 306.12

351.xx - Controlled Substances & REMS Program
 
351.01 Controlled Substances 306.23
351.02 Esketamine (SPRAVATO) 306.27
351.03 HOLD New policy  
351.04 Olanzapine Pamoate (ZYPREXA RELPREVV) Long-Acting Injection for Schizophrenia 306.29
351.05 Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies 306.25

352.xx - Medication Processes and Operations
 
352.01 Administration of Intranasal Naloxone 306.08
352.02 Distribution of Fentanyl Test Strips 306.36
352.03 Naloxone (NARCAN) Distribution Program 306.35
352.04 Clinic Medication Inspections and Audit Control 306.13
352.05 Clinic Medications Inventory 306.14
352.06 Disposition of Clients' Unwanted Medications 306.24
352.07 Emergency Drug Kits 306.02
352.08 Expired Medication and Device Disposal 306.15
352.09 HOLD New Policy  
352.10 Medication Administration 306.16
352.11 Medication Delivery 306.01
352.12 Medication Security 306.17
352.14 Medication Storage 306.18
352.15 Patient's Own Medications 306.19
352.16 Pharmacy Reverse Distribution 306.21
352.17  Pharmacy Warehouse 306.20
352.18 Prescription Pad Storage 306.06
352.19 Sample Medications 306.22

353.xx - Clinical Services
 
353.01 Clinical Pharmacist Qualifications and Scope of Practice 306.05
353.02 Furnishing Supervision 306.04
353.03 HOLD New policy  

354.xx - Laboratory & Diagnostics
 
354.01 Critical Laboratory Reporting 306.10
354.02 External Laboratory Testing 306.01
354.03 HOLD New Policy  

355.xx - Point of Care Tests
 
355.01 COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Diagnostic Tests 306.11
355.02 HOLD New Policy  
355.03 HOLD New Policy  
355.04 Point-of-Care Blood Glucose Testing 306.03
355.05 HOLD New Policy  
355.06 HOLD New Policy  
355.07 Urine Drug Screen 306.28