Utah Admin. Code R432-152-13 - Human Rights Committee

(1) The licensee shall designate and use a specially constituted committee consisting of:

(a) members of the facility staff;

(b) parents or legal guardians;

(c) clients, as appropriate;

(d) qualified individuals who have experience or training in contemporary practices to change inappropriate client behavior; and

(e) individuals with no ownership or controlling interest in the facility.

(2) The committee outlined in Subsection R432-152-13(1) shall:

(a) review, approve, and monitor individual programs designed to manage inappropriate behavior and any other programs that the committee considers to involve risks to client protection and rights;

(b) ensure that these programs are conducted only with the written informed consent of the client, parent, if the client is a minor, or legal guardian; and

(c) review, monitor and make recommendations to the licensee about its practices and programs as they relate to:

(i) medication usage;

(ii) physical restraints

(iii) time-out rooms;

(iv) application of painful or noxious stimuli;

(v) control of inappropriate behavior;

(vi) protection of client rights and funds; and

(vii) any other area that the committee identifies as risks to client protection and rights.

Notes

Utah Admin. Code R432-152-13

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-04, effective 1/31/2022 Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-01, effective 12/19/2023