| (a) Medication training and support services must assist
an individual in:
(1) understanding the nature of the individual's serious
mental illness or serious emotional disturbance;
(2) understanding the concepts of recovery and resilience
within the context of the serious mental illness or serious emotional
disturbance;
(3) understanding the role of the individual's prescribed
medications in reducing symptoms and increasing or maintaining his/her
functioning;
(4) identifying and managing the individual's symptoms
and potential side effects of his/her medication;
(5) learning the contraindications of the individual's
medication;
(6) understanding the overdose precautions of the individual's
medication; and
(7) learning self-administration of the individual's
medication.
(b) Medication training and support services may be
provided to:
(1) an adult;
(2) a child or youth; or
(3) the LAR or primary caregiver of an adult, child,
or youth.
(c) Medication training and support services may be
provided individually or in a group, and must be provided in accordance
with the requirements of the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual
(TMPPM), including all updates and revisions and all handbooks, standards,
and guidelines as determined by HHSC or a managed care organization
(MCO) with which they contract.
(d) Medication training and support services, as described
in this section, may be delivered as a telemedicine medical service
or a telehealth service, including via an audio-only platform, in
accordance with the requirements and limitations of Subchapter A,
Division 33 of this chapter (relating to Advanced Telecommunications
Services).
(e) Medication training and support services provided
to an adult or an adult's LAR or primary caregiver must be provided
by a:
(1) QMHP-CS;
(2) CSSP;
(3) peer provider; or
(4) licensed medical personnel.
(f) Medication training and support services provided
to a child or youth or the child's or youth's LAR or primary caregiver
must be provided by a:
(1) QMHP-CS;
(2) CSSP;
(3) CFP; or
(4) licensed medical personnel.
(g) Medication training and support services may not
be provided to an individual who is currently admitted to a CSU.
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