Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 30 - KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Article 60 - LICENSING OF COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS
Section 30-60-62 - Basic service delivery standards; service components

Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 30-60-62

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024

(a) Each licensee shall provide all services in a manner consistent with the following basic service delivery standards. Each service provided by a licensee shall include the following components:

(1) An initial assessment, which shall meet the following criteria:
(A) Be performed by adequately trained and professionally qualified staff; and

(B) be completed and documented within 14 days of a consumer's initial intake to record the following:
(i) All of the presenting problems or requests made by that consumer;

(ii) all pertinent history that can be gathered;

(iii) the consumer's present mental status;

(iv) a provisional diagnosis, as applicable;

(v) any strengths or preferences of the consumer that are disclosed or are discernable; and

(vi) the primary intervention provided or disposition made, or both, including a preliminary individualized treatment plan;

(2) a comprehensive, individualized treatment plan, which shall meet the following criteria:
(A) Be centralized into a single integrated and consolidated document;

(B) be developed beginning with the initial assessment and completed, subject to necessary and appropriate revisions, within 30 days thereafter;

(C) be developed with the participation of the consumer and, if appropriate, one or more members of the family of that consumer or other individuals designated by that consumer, evidenced by the signature of that consumer or by other documentation indicating this participation and stating the reason for the absence of the consumer's signature;

(D) contain identified goals, objectives, strengths, and preferences of the consumer, based upon the problems presented, the consumer's requests, the consumer's diagnosis, and the assessed needs of that consumer, each as identified during the initial assessment and subsequently during treatment;

(E) whenever multiple services are being provided, or whenever services are being provided by multiple providers, require that those services be coordinated by a single individual not necessarily employed by the licensee, in a manner that ensures the integration of the services being provided; and

(F) be regularly reviewed and revised as appropriate, with the participation of the consumer and, when appropriate, one or more members of the family of that consumer or other individuals designated by that consumer. Reviews and revisions shall occur at periodic intervals of not more than 90 days and shall be updated with appropriate notations in the clinical record;

(3) a written, chronological clinical record, as required by K.A.R. 30-60-46, which shall document the consumer's progress toward meeting the identified goals and objectives contained within that consumer's individualized treatment plan, including documentation of each treatment, other service or intervention provided to that consumer, and appropriate notations of dates and times;

(4) regular consultations with the consumer and, when appropriate, with members of the family of that consumer or other individuals designated by that consumer, for the following purposes:
(A) Ensuring that the licensee's treatment staff have complete, accurate, and current information concerning the circumstances and needs of that consumer or of the members of the consumer's family; obtaining any necessary consent for the release of information to the staff; and confirming and following up on previous consultations or referrals;

(B) identifying other treatment providers, agencies, or other individuals who are providing any treatment or supportive services to that consumer or to any members of the consumer's family;

(C) arranging for the appropriate sharing of information from that consumer's clinical record with other treatment providers, agencies, or other individuals, who either provide or may be able to provide any treatment or supportive services to that consumer or to members of the consumer's family;

(D) involving other appropriate treatment providers, agencies, or individuals, who either provide or could provide other treatment or supportive services to that consumer or to one or more members of the consumer's family, in a process that assures the appropriate, integrated, and efficient delivery of treatment and services; and

(E) reviewing with the consumer the progress of the consumer in treatment and making appropriate modifications to that consumer's individualized treatment plan, including any appropriate modifications that are requested by that consumer or by one or more members of the consumer's family;

(5) regular consultations with other treatment providers, agencies, or other individuals providing any treatment or supportive services to a consumer or to one or more members of the consumer's family, for the purposes of ensuring coordination, continuity, and appropriate transitions in that consumer's treatment or supportive services; and

(6) a discharge or termination plan, which shall meet the following criteria:
(A) Be developed in a manner consistent with the consumer's individualized treatment plan;

(B) if possible, be developed with the participation of that consumer and, if appropriate, with the participation of one or more members of the consumer's family or with other individuals designated by that consumer;

(C) include a plan for appropriate postdischarge or posttermination of treatment contact by staff with that consumer and, if appropriate, with one or more members of the consumer's family or other individuals designated by that consumer;

(D) include referrals to other treatment providers and supportive services when appropriate; and

(E) result in a final written summary notation, which shall be included in the consumer's clinical record required by K.A.R. 30-60-46.

(b) Compliance with these basic service delivery standards shall be appropriately documented in the consumer's clinical record required by K.A.R. 30-60-46.

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