Section 1538.8 Of Article 3. Regulations From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.
1538.8
. (a) (1) In order to review and evaluate the use of
psychotropic medications in group homes, the department shall
compile, to the extent feasible and not otherwise prohibited by law
and based on information received from the State Department of Health
Care Services, at least annually, information concerning each group
home, including, but not limited to, the child welfare psychotropic
medication measures developed by the department and the following
Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) measures
related to psychotropic medications:
(A) Follow-Up Care for Children Prescribed Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder Medication (HEDIS ADD), which measures the
number of children 6 to 12 years of age, inclusive, who have a visit
with a provider with prescribing authority within 30 days of the new
prescription.
(B) Use of Multiple Concurrent Antipsychotics in Children and
Adolescents (HEDIS APC), which does both of the following:
(i) Measures the number of children receiving an antipsychotic
medication for at least 60 out of 90 days and the number of children
who additionally receive a second antipsychotic medication that
overlaps with the first.
(ii) Reports a total rate and age stratifications including 6 to
11 years of age, inclusive, and 12 to 17 years of age, inclusive.
(C) Use of First-Line Psychosocial Care for Children and
Adolescents on Antipsychotics (HEDIS APP), which measures whether a
child has received psychosocial services 90 days before through 30
days after receiving a new prescription for an antipsychotic
medication.
(D) Metabolic Monitoring for Children and Adolescents on
Antipsychotics (HEDIS APM), which does both of the following:
(i) Measures testing for glucose or HbA1c and lipid or cholesterol
of a child who has received at least two different antipsychotic
prescriptions on different days.
(ii) Reports a total rate and age stratifications including 6 to
11 years of age, inclusive, and 12 to 17 years of age, inclusive.
(2) The department shall post the list of data to be collected
pursuant to this subdivision on the department's Internet Web site.
(b) The data in subdivision (a) concerning psychotropic
medication, mental health services, and placement shall be drawn from
existing data maintained by the State Department of Health Care
Services and the State Department of Social Services and shared
pursuant to a data sharing agreement meeting the requirements of all
applicable state and federal laws and regulations.
(c) This section does not apply to a runaway and homeless youth
shelter, as defined in Section 1502.