Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 76313 - Developmental Program Services-Client Assessment
(a) A client assessment shall be completed
within 30 days following admission and annually thereafter. The assessment
shall be on a form approved by the Department. The assessment shall be by a
client's interdisciplinary team, including members of the direct care staff and
at least one representative of the regional centers or Continuing Care Services
Branch of the Department of Developmental Services. In the case of state
hospitals, a designee may be substituted for regional center or Continuing Care
Services Branch staff. The assessment shall include:
(1) A review and updating of the preadmission
evaluation.
(2) Identification of
the client's developmental status which includes problems, disabilities,
developmental strengths and weaknesses, client's service needs and placement
potential which provide the basis for formulating an appropriate program for
the client.
(3) A written
evaluation stated in terms of goals and objectives.
(b) The assessment shall be shared with
program staff, client and parents, if the client is a minor, or client's
authorized representative.
(c) The
assessment shall be recorded in the client's record.
(d) There shall be a review of the progress
of each client at least every six months by the interdisciplinary team. This
review shall include:
(1) Consideration of
need for continued residence and alternative programs.
(2) The need for guardianship or
conservatorship if the client will attain majority or become emancipated prior
to the next semiannual review.
(3)
The exercise of civil and legal rights.
(4) Survey of the client's recreation
interests.
(e) The
results of the semiannual reviews shall be:
(1) Recorded in the client's
record.
(2) Available to relevant
personnel.
(3) Interpreted to the
parents or client's authorized representative involved in planning and decision
making.
(4) Interpreted to the
client when appropriate.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Section 208(a), Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1276, Health and Safety Code.
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