Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Human Services
Title R501 - Human Services Program Licensing
Rule R501-1 - General Provisions for Licensure
Section R501-1-7 - Residential Program Additional Administration and Direct Services Requirements
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 501-1-7
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) A residential program licensee shall additionally:
(a) ensure each staff shift list remains
current and available to the office upon request;
(b) ensure that each shift documents any
illness, injury or critical incident and passes it on to the next shift and
administration;
(c) ensure at least
two on-duty staff are present at all times;
(d) ensure access to a medical clinic or a
medical professional familiar with the program and population served;
and
(e) provide a separate space
for clients who are showing symptoms of an infectious disease.
(2) A congregate care program licensee serving youth who have been placed in Utah from outside of Utah shall demonstrate compliance with Section 80-2-9, Interstate Compact on Placement of Children.
(3) A congregate care program licensee may allow an individual turning 18 to remain in the program as described in Subsection 26B-2-104(1)(a)(iii) if:
(a) the individual remains in the custody
of a state entity or the individual was admitted and continuously resided in
the program for at least 30 days before the individual's 18th
birthday;
(b) the licensee has a
documented need for the individual to remain in the program;
(c) the licensee maintains responsibility for
discharge to an appropriate setting when clinically appropriate and no later
than the day an individual reaches 19 years of age;
(d) the licensee outlines a plan for the
protection of younger clients by supervising and separating 18-year-old
individuals from youth who are more than two years younger; and
(e) the individual signs a consent document
outlining:
(i) the individual is consenting to
remain in the program voluntarily and understands the individual is not
required to remain against their will;
(ii) that any criminal offenses committed may
result in being charged as an adult; and
(iii) that if the individual is involved in
any critical incidents posing a risk to the health and safety of other program
residents they may be discharged from the program.
(4) A congregate care program licensee shall ensure weekly confidential communication with family in accordance with Section 26B-2-123 and shall ensure that:
(a) the frequency or form of the confidential
communication requirement is only modified if the program submits a
modification request that demonstrates the following to the office:
(i) the program operates in an area of
limited or unreliable phone accessibility or coverage;
(ii) there is significant risk of harm or
danger to client safety by providing youth with unsupervised telephone
access;
(iii) the licensee offers
an alternative that satisfies the requirement of weekly confidential two-way
communication; or
(vi) extenuating
circumstances exist outside the individual treatment plans that are prohibitive
to offering voice to voice communication;
(b) a parent or guardian authorizes in
writing an alternate means of confidential communication when voice to voice is
unavailable; and
(c) the licensee
offers voice to voice confidential communication as soon as it can be safely
offered.
(5)
(a) A modification to voice to voice
communication is a program license-specific approval.
(b) An individual modification may only be
made in accordance with Section 26B-2-123 and requires individualized
documentation, or an individualized client treatment plan.
(c) A blanket statement or practice applied
to every treatment plan may not be used to satisfy the requirement of
individualized documentation.
(d) A
modification plan for confidential communication may not be implemented without
written approval from the office.
(6)
(a) A
residential program licensee, excluding a residential treatment program, may
allow for client independence and responsibility for their own supplies, food,
laundry, or transportation by outlining in writing resources and responsibility
for the provision of these items.
(b) Each residential program licensee shall
assist clients on a limited basis if they are temporarily unable to provide the
items or services listed in Subsection
R501-1-7(6)(a)
for themselves.
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