Ariz. Admin. Code § 9-10-2216

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R9-10-2216 - Behavioral Care

A. An administrator shall ensure that:

1. A resident who receives behavioral care from the nursing-supported group home is evaluated by a behavioral health professional or medical practitioner:

a. Within 30 calendar days before the resident is admitted to the nursing-supported group home or before the resident begins receiving behavioral care, and

b. At least once every six months throughout the duration of the resident's need for behavioral care;

2. A behavioral health professional or medical practitioner:

a. Documents that the behavioral care needed by the resident is within the nursing-supported group home's scope of services, and

b. Includes measurable objectives for the behavioral care and the methods for meeting the objectives in the resident's individual program plan; and

3. The documentation in subsection (A)(2) is included in the resident's medical record.

B. If a resident of a nursing-supported group home requires behavioral health services provided by a behavioral health professional on an intermittent basis as part of behavioral care, an administrator shall ensure that:

1. The behavioral health services are provided by a behavioral health professional licensed or certified to provide the type of behavioral health services required by the resident; and

2. Except for a psychotropic drug used as a chemical restraint or administered according to an order from a court of competent jurisdiction, informed consent is obtained from a resident or the resident's representative for a psychotropic drug and documented in the resident's medical record before the psychotropic drug is administered to the resident.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-10-2216

New Section made by final exempt rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 927, effective 4/15/2022.