Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
FACILITY STANDARDS AND LICENSING
Chapter 246-337 - Residential treatment facility
Section 246-337-103 - Individual service plan-Pediat-ric transitional care services
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-337-103
Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) This section only applies to an RTF in its licensed capacity to provide pediatric transitional care services according to this chapter.
(2) The licensee must develop, implement, and update at least weekly an individual service plan for each infant receiving pediatric transitional care services based on the infant's:
(a) Initial health on admission;
and
(b) Health assessment(s)
described in WAC
246-337-081.
(3) Each individual service plan must:
(a) Establish a plan of management for
neonatal abstinence syndrome prepared by a health care provider who is:
(i) Involved with the infant's care;
and
(ii) Working within their scope
of practice.
(b) Be
prepared in accordance with the infant's standing orders;
(c) Include short-term goals;
(d) Establish timelines for initial and
ongoing visitation between the infant and parents, guardians, or identified
family resources according to WAC
246-337-082;
(e) Include a discharge plan that addresses,
at minimum, the following:
(i) Medical
release from a pediatrician, physician's assistant, or pediatric ARNP
indicating that the infant is medically stable and appropriate for
discharge;
(ii) Verification of a
receiving physician, pediatrician, physician's assistant, or ARNP who will
assume infant care and receive relevant health care records;
(iii) Verification from a registered nurse
that the infant has achieved weight and feeding milestones appropriate for
discharge;
(iv) Written after care
plan for the infant, developed in collaboration with the parents, which
includes specific tasks for parents. Parents must sign the after care plan
prior to infant discharge; and
(v)
Assessment that the home environment and family dynamics are appropriate to
receive and care for the infant.
(f) Include an aftercare plan that addresses,
at minimum, the following:
(i) A plan to
regularly communicate with the parents or guardian for a minimum of six months
after discharge to check on the infant's condition and offer consultation and
community resource referrals as needed; and
(ii) Provide the infant's family appropriate
staff contacts in case family needs consultation.
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