Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 84122 - [Operative until 7/1/2024] Plan of Operation
(a) In addition to Section
84022, the following shall
apply.
(b) The plan of operation
shall include the following:
(1) A
utilization review plan and program to monitor the appropriateness of a child's
admission and continued stay or discharge, and to establish the basis for
identifying and assessing the utilization of mental health program services and
continued need for placement.
(A) The
utilization review plan shall include a description of the procedures to be
used by the facility to determine the placement, continued stay, or transfer of
a child into either the secure or nonsecure portion of the facility.
(B) These procedures shall include
documentation of approval of the proposed change of a child's placement within
the facility and continued stay.
(2) A description of the array of mental
health treatment services that can be made available to a child during their
placement with the community treatment facility.
(3) A listing of and copies of all
agreements, contracts, or memorandums of understanding with participating
private or public mental health and health providers.
(4) A quality assurance program designed to
enhance services and care through an objective assessment of the facility's
overall programs to ensure the correction of identified problems.
(A) The quality assurance program shall
include procedures for insuring the accountability of the facility's licensed
mental health professional(s) and child care workers for the services and care
provided to residents of the facility, and implementation of indicated
changes.
(5) The name of
the proposed mental health program director and his or her professional license
number(s).
(6) A description of
procedures and policies which shall include:
(A) Policies and procedures for the daily
recording of observations and interactions with each child, psychotropic
medication control, monthly review of each child's needs and services plan, and
seclusion and restraint procedures.
(B) Procedures for ensuring a child's due
process rights as specified in Section
84172(c).
(C) Policies and procedures for providing
access to community resources to be utilized, as necessary, in the delivery of
prescribed services, including medical and crisis intervention, inpatient
psychiatric hospitalization, and education placements and
classes.
(7) A written
plan for the orientation, continuing education, on-the-job training,
supervision, and evaluation of staff as required by Section
84165(f).
(8) A written plan for activities as
specified in Sections
84079(a) through
(a)(5).
(9) A written description of the facility's
security features and procedures.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 1530 and 1530.9, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1501 and 1531, Health and Safety Code; and Section 1919, Title 9, Chapter 11, Article 5, California Code of Regulations.
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