Code of Maine Rules
10 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
144 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - GENERAL
Chapter 118 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE LICENSING AND FUNCTIONING OF INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION
Chapter 9 - PROFESSIONAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
Section 144-118-9.B - Implementing Training Skills of Daily Living
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
Training services in the skills of daily living must be provided to the client in the following areas, as appropriate, to enhance the client's independence, to facilitate his/her intellectual, social, sensorimotor and affective development, and to prevent deceleration of abilities:
a. Personal hygiene, grooming and personal care, including appropriate eating, dressing, care and selection of clothing and toileting;
b. Health maintenance, self-preservation and safety, including mobility skills, hazard recognition and avoidance and responses appropriate to emergency situations;
c. Self-direction, including problem-solving and decision-making, orientation and mobility and time management;
d. Communication skills, including verbal and written expression, signing for the deaf, utilization of available and appropriate forms of communication media;
e. Social skills, including interpersonal relations, appropriateness of social behavior, expression of feelings through appropriate behavior, participation in social activities, development of the client's interest in his/her environment and training in the selection of and participation in recreational and leisure time activities; and
f. Training in community orientation and involvement including use of transportation and travel, restaurant and restroom use, shopping, enjoying cultural events and entertainment, and citizenship training including voting, consumer rights and orientation to advocacy resources.
