Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 73397 - Special Disability Services-Program Requirements
(a) The facility shall specify each
population group that it plans to serve. For each group there shall be a
separate special disability program developed to meet specific needs of the
particular group. The program shall consist of the following components:
(1) Description of population group to be
served shall include the following:
(A) Age
(chronologic and developmental when applicable)
(B) Sex
(C) Physical characteristics
(D) Developmental characteristics
(E) Emotional
characteristics
(2)
Number of patients to be served in each population group.
(3) Identification of the particular needs
within the population group.
(4) A
written program designed to meet the identified needs.
(5) Method and frequency of evaluating
patient progress.
(b)
Combining of population groups shall be subject to approval by the
Department.
(c) Programs which
include the commingling of population groups shall be appropriate to the group
needs and subject to approval by the Department.
(d) Each person admitted shall have an
initial evaluation and assessment by facility staff of his medical, nursing,
dietetic, social and physical needs within 15 days of admission unless an
evaluation has been done by the referring agency within 30 days prior to
admission to the facility.
(e) Each
person admitted shall have a psychological and educational evaluation and
assessment by the appropriate discipline within 45 days of admission.
(f) The patient's plan of care shall
emphasize social interaction, educational needs, physical and recreational
activity.
(g) The multidisciplinary
notes shall describe the physical behavior and social growth of the
individual.
(h) Consultative
sources shall be used in the planning and organization of appropriate programs
for the mentally disordered, developmentally disabled and substance abusers,
incorporating post planning services intended to enable the patient to function
and gain independence.
(i) Remedial
educational programs consistent with patients' needs and plan of care shall be
available under the direction of qualified teachers with a valid California
teaching credential or persons with an academic degree in learning
disabilities. Appropriate community school facilities may be used.
(j) Skill training programs shall be provided
but not limited to techniques of behavior modification training in self-skills,
sensory training or the modalities of reality orientation and remotivation
therapy.
(k) If patients attend
schools in the community, transportation and supervision to and from school
shall be arranged in accordance with the needs and conditions of the
patients.
(l) If the program in a
facility is not appropriate to the patient needs, the patient shall be moved to
a facility providing the appropriate program.
(m) Orientation and in-service training of
staff members by a qualified person to assist them in the recognition and
understanding of the emotional problems and social needs of patients and the
means of taking appropriate action in relation to such needs. Available
community resources and services should be included in the
orientation.
Notes
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