Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 481 - Inspections and Appeals Department
Inspections Division
Chapter 71 - Subacute Mental Health Care Facilities
Rule 481-71.15 - Crisis Intervention
Universal Citation: IA Admin Code 481-71.15
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
(1) There shall be written policies and procedures concerning crisis intervention. These policies and procedures shall be:
a.
Directed to maximizing the growth and development of the individual by
incorporating a hierarchy of available alternative methods that emphasize
positive approaches;
b. Available
in each program area and living unit;
c. Available to individuals and their
families; and
d. Developed with the
participation, as appropriate, of individuals served.
(2) An emergency safety intervention must be performed in a manner that is safe, proportionate, and appropriate to the severity of the behavior and to the individual's chronological and developmental age, size, gender, physical, medical, and psychiatric condition and personal history, including any history of physical or sexual abuse.
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