(a) Prior to admission, the licensee shall determine whether the facility's program can meet the prospective client's service needs.
(b) If the client is to be admitted, then prior to admission, the licensee shall complete a written Needs and Services Plan, which shall include:
(1) The client's desires and background, obtained from the client, the client's family or his/her authorized representative, if any, and licensed professional, where appropriate, regarding the following:
(A) Entrance to the facility.
(B) Specific service needs, if any.
(C) The written medical assessment specified in Section 80069.
(D) Mental and emotional functioning.
(E) The written mental health intake assessment, if any, specified in Section 85069.3.
(F) The written functional capabilities assessment specified in Section 80069.2.
(G) The licensee shall document the results of the initial assessment of the client, conducted pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 1180.4(a) prior to or on the day of admission.
1. The licensee shall document the initial assessment based on information available at the time of the assessment. This information shall be maintained and brought current thereafter as needed.
2. This assessment shall include, but not be limited to, input from the following parties: the client, authorized representative if any, and, if the client chooses, a person designated by the client, including but not limited to a family member or a significant other. That designated person may be present at the time of admission in accordance with Health and Safety Code section 1180.4(a).
3. This assessment shall also include, based on the information available at the time of the initial assessment, all of the following:
a. A client's advance directive regarding de-escalation or the use of seclusion or manual restraints. This advance directive means the client's wishes regarding techniques the licensee will use related to de-escalation or the use of restraint and seclusion.
i. The licensee shall be required to honor the client's advance directive unless it violates statute or regulation or it jeopardizes the health or safety of the client or another person.
ii. A de-escalation technique is one designed to defuse a potentially dangerous interaction between two or more individuals.
b. Identification of early warning signs, triggers, and precipitants that cause a person to escalate, and identification of the earliest precipitant of aggression for persons with a known or suspected history of aggressiveness, or persons who are currently aggressive.
c. Techniques, methods or tools that would help the person control his or her behavior.
d. Preexisting medical conditions or any physical disabilities or limitations that would place the person at greater risk during restraint or seclusion.
e. Any trauma history, including any history of sexual or physical abuse that the affected client feels is relevant.
(H) The client's individual emergency intervention plan, required by Section 85168.2(a).
(2) Facility plans for providing services to meet the individual needs identified above.
(c) If the client has a restricted health condition specified in Section 80092, the Needs and Services Plan must include the Restricted Health Condition Care Plan specified in Section 80092.2.
(d) The licensee shall involve the following persons in the development of the Needs and Services Plan:
(1) The client, or his/her authorized representative, if any.
(2) Any relative participating in the placement.
(3) The placement or referral agency, if any.
(4) The person responsible for facility admissions.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Section 1530, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1180.4, 1501, 1507 and 1531, Health and Safety Code.
History
1. Repealer filed 1-31-97 as an emergency; operative 2-1-97 (Register 97, No. 5). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-2-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2. Repealer refiled 5-21-97 as an emergency; operative 6-1-97 (Register 97, No. 21). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-29-97 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
3. Repealer refiled 9-29-97 as an emergency; operative 9-29-97 (Register 97, No. 40). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-27-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
4. Repealer refiled 1-26-98 as an emergency; operative 1-27-98 (Register 98, No. 5). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 5-27-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 1-26-98 order transmitted to OAL 2-6-98; disapproved 3-23-98 (Register 98, No. 13).
6. Repealer refiled 3-23-98 as an emergency; operative 3-23-98 (Register 98, No. 13). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-21-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
7. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-23-98 order, including adoption of new section, transmitted to OAL 7-21-98 and filed 9-1-98; amendments operative per agency request 10-1-98 (Register 98, No. 36).
8. Amendment of subsection (b)(1), new subsections (b)(1)(G)-(H) and amendment of Note filed 2-9-2017 as an emergency; operative 2-9-2017 (Register 2017, No. 6). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-8-2017 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
9. Certificate of Compliance as to 2-9-2017 order transmitted to OAL 8-3-2017 and filed 9-15-2017 (Register 2017, No. 37).
10. Change without regulatory effect amending subsection (b)(1)(H) filed 1-2-2019 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2019, No. 1).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
