Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0250 - Children's Services
Subtitle 0250-04 - Standards for Regulated Institutions
Chapter 0250-04-09 - Standards for Child-Placing Agencies
Section 0250-04-09-.11 - INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAMS
Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 0250-04-09-.11
Current through September 24, 2024
(1) Definitions
(a) "Independent living" means the placement
of 16 or 17 year old youths in community based living facilities with the goal
of achieving independent life in the community. Such facilities include family
boarding homes, group care homes, and foster homes, or other approved
arrangements supervised by in-house staff. Except for annual fire and health
inspections, these facilities when operated by a CPA agency would not be held
to the same standards as those facilities dealing with other residents not in
independent living facilities.
(2) The agency shall develop a program statement which includes a description of the program, admission criteria, nature and frequency of supervision, and a provision for a periodic goal assessment.
(a) Residents are being monitored
in their program activities.
(b)
Physical environment is safe.
(c)
Health needs of the residents are met.
(4) There should be at least one in-house staff member for every 10 residents.
(5) Records shall include the following:
(a) Identifying information
(b) Intake study
(c) Individual service plan including:
1. Specification of services
2. Roles and responsibilities of involved
parties
(d) Medical
consents
(e) Foster care
plan
(f) Medical
information
(g) Authority to
provide service
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-226(b)(2);14-10-104; 37-5-101; 37-5-105; 37-5-106; 37-5-112(a); 71-1-105(12) and 71-3-504.
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