Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) A residential
program licensee shall ensure an intake assessment is completed following an
approved intake screening, no later than seven days from the admission date,
and that the assessment considers and contains:
(a) gender identity and individualized
assessment for bedroom and bathroom assignments;
(b) cultural background;
(c) dominant language and mode of
communication;
(d) family history
and dynamics;
(e) current and past
health and medical history;
(f)
social, psychological, developmental, vocational, and, as appropriate,
educational factors;
(g) suicide
risk screening; and
(h)
authorization to serve and obtain emergency care.
(2) A residential program licensee may not
serve youth from out of state without a disruption plan as described in Section
26B-2-124 and, as applicable,
Section 80-2-905, Interstate Compact
Placement of Children (ICPC).
(3) A
congregate care program licensee shall ensure that each congregate care
disruption plan complies with the following:
(a) the program retains jurisdiction and
responsibility for the youth while the youth remains in Utah; and
(b) the program completes an individualized
disruption plan at the time of intake for each out of state client to include:
(i) who is responsible for the child's return
if placement at the facility disrupts;
(ii) current emergency contact information to
include the name, address, phone and email address of the parent or responsible
person;
(iii) a signed statement
from parent or responsible person outlining the plan for the youth in the event
of an unplanned disruption in care; and
(iv) a plan for safe transportation either to
the state of origin, the responsible person as identified in Subsection
R501-1-13(3)(b)(i)
or to another licensed congregate care program or higher level of care, as
needed.
(4) A
congregate care program licensee may demonstrate compliance with Subsections
R501-1-13(2)
and R501-1-13(3) by
producing the 100A and 100B forms and disruption plan as required by the
ICPC.
(5)
(a) A congregate care program licensee shall
report private placements to the office as described in Section
26B-2-124 by completing the
congregate care out of state placement survey on the office website no later
than the fifth business day of each month.
(b) A congregate care program licensee that
does not comply with the disruption plan requirements stated in Section
26B-2-124 shall pay for the cost of care incurred by entities maintaining the
youth for purposes of locating, housing, or transporting the youth.
