Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-708 - Treatment Plan

A. An administrator shall ensure that a treatment plan is developed and implemented for each resident that:

1. Is based on the medical history and physical examination or nursing assessment required in R9-10-707(A)(6) or (E)(1)(a) and the behavioral health assessment required in R9-10-707(A)(9) or (10) and on-going changes to the behavioral health assessment of the resident;

2. Is completed:

a. By a behavioral health professional or a behavioral health technician under the clinical oversight of a behavioral health professional, and

b. Before the resident receives physical health services or behavioral health services or within 48 hours after the assessment is completed;

3. Is documented in the resident's medical record within 48 hours after the resident first receives physical health services or behavioral health services;

4. Includes:

a. The resident's presenting issue;

b. The physical health services or behavioral health services to be provided to the resident;

c. The signature of the resident or the resident's representative and date signed, or documentation of the refusal to sign;

d. The date when the resident's treatment plan will be reviewed;

e. If a discharge date has been determined, the treatment needed after discharge; and

f. The signature of the personnel member who developed the treatment plan and the date signed;

5. If the treatment plan was completed by a behavioral health technician, is reviewed and signed by a behavioral health professional within 24 hours after the completion of the treatment plan to ensure that the treatment plan is complete and accurate and meets the resident's treatment needs; and

6. Is reviewed and updated on an on-going basis:

a. According to the review date specified in the treatment plan,

b. When a treatment goal is accomplished or changed,

c. When additional information that affects the resident's behavioral health assessment is identified, and

d. When a resident has a significant change in condition or experiences an event that affects treatment.

B. An administrator shall ensure that:

1. A request for participation in developing a resident's treatment plan is made to the resident or the resident's representative,

2. An opportunity for participation in developing the resident's treatment plan is provided to the resident or the resident's representative, and

3. The request in subsection (B)(1) and the opportunity in subsection (B)(2) are documented in the resident's medical record.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-708

Adopted as an emergency effective October 26, 1988, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 88-4). Emergency expired. Readopted without change as an emergency effective January 27, 1989, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 89-1). Emergency expired. Readopted without change as an emergency effective April 27, 1989, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 89-2). Emergency expired. Readopted without change as an emergency effective July 31, 1989, pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-1026, valid for only 90 days (Supp. 89-3). Permanent rules adopted with changes effective October 30, 1989 (Supp. 89-4). Section R9-10-708 repealed, new Section R9-10-708 adopted effective November 1, 1998, under an exemption from the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act pursuant to Laws 1998, Ch. 178, § 17; filed with the Office of the Secretary of State October 2, 1998 (Supp. 98-4). Section repealed; new Section made by exempt rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2015, effective October 1, 2013 (Supp. 13-2). . Amended by exempt rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 1409, effective 7/1/2014. Amended by final rulemaking at 25 A.A.R. 1583, effective 10/1/2019. Amended by final expedited rulemaking at 26 A.A.R. 551, effective 3/3/2020.

The following Section was repealed and a new Article adopted under an exemption from the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act which means these rules were not reviewed by the Governor's Regulatory Review Council; the Department did not submit notice of proposed rulemaking to the Secretary of State for publication in the Arizona Administrative Register; and the Department was not required to hold public hearings on these rules (Supp. 98-4).