Virginia Administrative Code
Title 12 - HEALTH
Agency 35 - DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
Chapter 105 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR LICENSING PROVIDERS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES
Part IV - Services and Supports
Article 2 - Screening, Admission, Assessment, Service Planning, and Orientation
Section 12VAC35-105-665 - ISP requirements

Universal Citation: 12 VA Admin Code 12VAC35-105-665

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024

A. The comprehensive ISP shall be based on the individual's needs, strengths, abilities, personal preferences, goals, and natural supports identified in the assessment. The ISP shall include:

1. Relevant and attainable goals, measurable objectives, and specific strategies for addressing each need;

2. Services and supports and frequency of services required to accomplish the goals, including relevant psychological, mental health, substance abuse, behavioral, medical, rehabilitation, training, and nursing needs and supports;

3. The role of the individual and others in implementing the service plan;

4. A communication plan for individuals with communication barriers, including language barriers;

5. A behavioral support or treatment plan, if applicable;

6. A safety plan that addresses identified risks to the individual or to others, including a fall risk plan;

7. A crisis or relapse plan, if applicable;

8. Target dates for accomplishment of goals and objectives;

9. Identification of employees or contractors responsible for coordination and integration of services, including employees of other agencies;

10. Recovery plans, if applicable; and

11. Services the individual elects to self-direct, if applicable.

B. The ISP shall be signed and dated, at a minimum, by the person responsible for implementing the plan and the individual receiving services or the individual's authorized representative in order to document agreement. If the signature of the individual receiving services or the individual's authorized representative cannot be obtained, the provider shall document attempts to obtain the necessary signature and the reason why he was unable to obtain it. The ISP shall be distributed to the individual and others authorized to receive it.

C. The provider shall designate a person who shall be responsible for developing, implementing, reviewing, and revising each individual's ISP in collaboration with the individual or individual's authorized representative, as appropriate.

D. Employees or contractors who are responsible for implementing the ISP shall demonstrate a working knowledge of the objectives and strategies contained in the individual's current ISP, including an individual's detailed health and safety protocols.

E. Providers of short-term intensive services such as inpatient and crisis services that are typically provided for less than 30 days shall implement a policy to develop an ISP within a timeframe consistent with the length of stay of individuals.

F. When a provider provides more than one service to an individual, the provider may maintain a single ISP document that contains individualized objectives and strategies for each service provided.

G. Whenever possible, the identified goals in the ISP shall be written in the words of the individual receiving services.

H. This section does not apply to crisis services as crisis services shall comply with Part VIII of this chapter.

Statutory Authority: §§ 37.2-302 and 37.2-400 of the Code of Virginia.

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