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§ 549.42 Use of psychiatric medications.

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Title 28 CFR: Judicial Administration › Chapter V: BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE › Part 549: MEDICAL SERVICES › Subpart C: Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment › § 549.42: § 549.42 Use of psychiatric medications.

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Psychiatric medications will be used only for treatment of diagnosable mental illnesses and disorders, and their symptoms, for which such medication is accepted treatment. Psychiatric medication will be administered only after following the applicable procedures in this subpart.

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