(a) The Department and the Department of Human Services shall establish a pediatric hospital overstay coordinator within each department.
(b) The coordinators shall act in the best interest of a pediatric overstay patient by coordinating between hospitals, relevant State agencies and programs, and providers of mental health and substance use disorder services.
(c) The coordinators shall:
(1) Advocate on behalf of pediatric hospital overstay patients while maintaining appropriate patient confidentiality;
(2) Review policies and procedures of relevant State agencies and make recommendations for necessary changes to the policies and procedures to better serve pediatric hospital overstay patients;
(3) Maintain data on each pediatric hospital overstay patient, including:
(i) Patient’s length of stay;
(ii) The responsible State agency, if applicable;
(iii) Services needed;
(iv) Placement options being sought by the patient;
(v) Information regarding previous hospital admissions for a behavioral health diagnosis; and
(vi) Any other relevant data; and
(4) Report on the data collected under this subsection to the Secretary and the Secretary of Human Services.