This customizable document, Program Violations - Patient Use of Drugs or Alcohol, is taken from MCN Healthcare’s Behavioral Health Partial Hospitalization Program Policy and Procedure Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry’s leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools.

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Here is some sample content from Program Violations - Patient Use of Drugs or Alcohol:

	POLICY: Patients are not permitted to bring non-prescribed illicit drugs or alcohol to the program or be under the influence of such substances while attending the program. Patients taking excessive amounts of prescribed medication are also in violation of this policy. PROCEDURE: If substance abuse is suspected by staff or admitted by a patient, the patient will be dismissed for the day. The patient may be sent home at the discretion of the physician. The patient will be escorted out of the building if necessary. Staff will arrange transportation home for the patient. The patient's...
Second excerpt:
	...Program Director before being rescheduled in the program. The Case Manager will follow-up with the patient on the phone to schedule this meeting. The meeting will include consideration of the need for substance abuse treatment, either to be done concurrently in the program or independent from the program. Repeated violations of this policy will result in the patient's discharge from the program with referrals to a substance abuse program. SUBJECT: PROGRAM VIOLATIONS - PATIENT...