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Expedited Psychiatric Inpatient Admissions

Protocols, Documents, and Information Regarding the Expedited Psychiatric Inpatient Admissions Protocol

To submit an escalation request to DMH, click on the box that says, "New EPIA Referral Submission."

Children and Adolescent escalation requests can be sent at 48 hours.
Adult and Geriatric escalation requests can be sent at 60 hours.

What would you like to do?

EPIA Resources

Step by Step Instructions on how to send an escalation request to DMH  Start a New EPIA Referral Submission  EPIA Bed Search Protocol  

All other tasks

Expedited Psychiatric Inpatient Admissions Protocol 2023  Expedited Psychiatric Inpatient Admission Insurance Carrier Contact Information  EPIA Timeline Process Overview  Inpatient Psychiatric Facility/Unit Admission Contacts 

What you need to know

Expedited Inpatient Admissions Dashboards 

DMH Inpatient/IRTP Licensing Division  DMH Statutes, Regulations, Expedited Inpatient Admissions & Other Policies 

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