Section 7 AAC 140.365 - Inpatient psychiatric hospital plan of care(a) The individual plan-of-care established by the inpatient interdisciplinary team in accordance with 7 AAC 140.360(b) (4), and a subsequent plan of care review, must(1) be comprehensive and in writing;(2) be developed based upon a diagnostic evaluation as required in 7 AAC 140.360(b) (1);(3) be formulated in consultation with the recipient and the recipient's family, guardian, or other individual into whose care or custody the recipient will be released following discharge;(4) document individualized treatment objectives and prescribe an integrated program of appropriate therapies, activities, and experiences designed to develop the recipient's ability to function independently in the recipient's own environment;(5) include appropriate treatments that are reasonably expected to improve the recipient's condition to the extent that inpatient psychiatric services will become unnecessary; for a recipient under 21 years of age, the treatment plan must include family psychotherapy unless family psychotherapy is contraindicated; and(6) include a discharge plan prepared at the time of admission and updated during the recipient's inpatient stay as the recipient's mental health service needs change, that specifies the approximate date for discharge, the recipient's anticipated post-discharge service needs, the recipient's prospective community-based service providers, and other provisions necessary for the transition to a less restrictive environment.(b) The department will review a recipient's plan of care every 30 days to determine whether the inpatient psychiatric hospital services provided are or were required. The department may make recommendations as to necessary adjustments in a plan of care based on the recipient's response to treatment.Eff. 2/1/2010, Register 193Authority:AS 47.05.010
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