rehabilitation treatment program licensed to provide care for
substance use disorder or a licensed nonhospital residential
detoxification facility.
Section 3. Registry.
(a) Development.--The department shall develop and
administer an Internet-based psychiatric and detoxification bed
registry to collect, aggregate and display information about
available beds in public and private inpatient psychiatric
facilities and licensed detoxification and rehabilitation
facilities for the treatment of individuals in need of inpatient
psychiatric hospitalization or detoxification.
(b) Contents.--The bed registry shall include, but not be
limited to, the following:
(1) Descriptive information for facilities and licensed
providers in this Commonwealth, including contact information
for the facilities and licensed providers.
(2) Real-time information regarding the number of beds
available at a facility or licensed provider and, for each
available bed, the type of patient that may be admitted, the
level of security provided and other information that may be
necessary to allow for the identification of appropriate
facilities and licensed providers for the treatment of
individuals in need of psychiatric care or detoxification.
(3) A search function to identify available beds that
are appropriate for the treatment of individuals experiencing
a mental health or substance abuse emergency.
(c) Participation requirement.--A facility and licensed
provider shall participate in the bed registry established under
this act and shall designate an employee to submit information
for inclusion in the bed registry. The designated employee shall
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