Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R432 - Health Care Facility Licensing
Rule R432-151 - Mental Disease Facility
Section R432-151-14 - Active Treatment
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 432-151-14
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Active treatment programs shall provide services reasonably expected to improve the resident's condition.
(2) Active Treatment services shall be offered in an environment that encompasses as many physical, interpersonal, cultural, therapeutic, rehabilitative, and habilitative components as necessary to achieve this purpose.
(3) Active treatment shall fulfill these objectives:
(a) To modify or minimize
symptoms and conditions contributing to the need for treatment;
(b) To promote humane conditions, such as
abilities to relate constructively, to care, and to fulfill human needs
(affection, recognition, self-esteem, self-realization) within individual
capabilities.
(c) If the planned or
prescribed activities are primarily diversional in nature and thus provide only
some social or recreational outlet for the resident, they shall not be regarded
as active treatment to improve the resident's condition.
(d) Administration of a drug or drugs
expected to significantly alleviate a resident's symptoms shall not of itself
constitute active treatment.
(e) An
active treatment program shall include the following components:
(i) Supervision by a physician.
(ii) An interdisciplinary professional
evaluation.
(A) that is completed preferably
before admission to the facility and definitely before the facility requests
payment;
(B) that consists of
complete medical diagnosis, social and psychological evaluations, and
evaluation of the individual's need for psychiatric care;
(C) that is made by a psychiatrist
(physician), a social worker, and other professionals, at least one of whom is
qualified by at least one year of experience in treatment of residents with
mental disease.
(iii)
Periodic reevaluation (preferably on a quarterly basis, but not to exceed six
month intervals) medically, socially, and psychologically by the staff involved
in carrying out the resident's individual plan of care. This reevaluation must
include review of the individual's progress toward meeting the plan objectives,
appropriateness of the plan of care, assessment of continuing need for
institutional care, and consideration of alternative methods or placement for
care.
(iv) An individualized
written plan of care that sets forth measurable goals or objectives stated in
terms of desirable behavior and that prescribes an integrated program of
activities, experiences, or therapies necessary for the individual to reach
those goals or objectives.
(v) A
post-institutional plan, as part of the individual plan of care, developed by
the interdisciplinary team prior to discharge. This plan must include
considerations for follow-up services, protective supervision if necessary, and
other services available as needed in the resident's new environment.
(vi) The resident's regular participation in
professionally developed and supervised activities, experiences, or therapies
in accordance with the resident's individualized plan of care.
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