Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC
12-21-2-3; IC
12-24-19-6
Affected: IC
12-24-19
Sec. 5.
(a) Services
provided to each individual shall be based on an individualized rehabilitation
plan that meets the following requirements:
(1) An initial plan is prepared within seven
(7) business days of an individual's admission to ACT services.
(2) A comprehensive plan that is a
person-centered plan must be developed within thirty (30) days of admission.
(3) The plan:
(A) is developed by the individual and the
ACT team; and
(B) may include
others whom the individual chooses to be a part of the treatment
team.
(4) The plan
contains:
(A) specific goals; and
(B) objective criteria for meeting the
goals.
(5) The plan
includes criteria for graduation.
(6) The individual and ACT team shall:
(A) review the plan at least every ninety
(90) days; and
(B) update the plan
at least annually.
(7)
The plan shall be signed by the individual and the team
members.
(b) Based on
individual needs and rehabilitation plan goals and objectives, the team shall
perform the following functions for ACT individuals:
(1) Locate safe, affordable housing, with an
emphasis on an individual's choice and independent community housing.
(2) Provide financial management support,
including the use of legal mechanisms such as representative payee.
(3) Support the individual in skills
training, including the following:
(A) Self
care.
(B) Homemaking.
(C) Financial management.
(D) Use of transportation.
(E) Use of health and social service
resources.
(F) Social and
interpersonal relationships.
(G)
Leisure time activities.
(4) Provide education to the individual
regarding mental illness or addiction issues.
(c) The ACT team shall monitor and provide
supervision, education, and support in the administration of psychiatric
medications for all ACT individuals.
(d) All team members shall monitor symptom
response and medication side effects.
(e) Team members shall educate individuals
about symptom management and the prevention of relapse.
(f) The team shall actively and assertively
engage and reach out to individuals' family members or significant others,
after obtaining the individual's permission. With the individual's consent, the
team shall do the following:
(1) Establish
ongoing communication and collaboration between the team and family
members.
(2) Educate the family
about the following:
(A) Mental
illness.
(B) The family's role in
treatment.
(C) Symptom
management.
(D) Relapse
prevention.
(3) Provide
interventions to promote positive interpersonal
relationships.
(g) The
team shall facilitate an individual's access to the following services:
(1) Medical and dental services.
(2) Social services.
(3) Transportation and access to
transportation.
(4) Legal
advocacy.
