Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22 § 79747

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 49, December 6, 2024
Section 79747 - Mental Health Treatment Program-Individual Treatment Plan
(a) The individual treatment plan shall:
(1) Be developed in writing by the multidisciplinary treatment team and, where possible, in collaboration with the inmate-patient. The treatment plan shall be developed as soon as possible, but no longer than 72 hours following the patient's admission.
(2) Be based on a comprehensive assessment of the inmate-patient's physical, mental, emotional and social needs.
(3) Be reviewed and updated as often as indicated, but no less often than every seven (7) days, weekends and holidays excepted, for acute mental health patients and every thirty (30) days for nonacute mental health patients.
(4) Include, but not be limited to:
(A) A statement of the patient's physical and mental condition, including all mental health diagnoses.
(B) Prescribed medication, dosage and frequency of administration.
(C) Specific goals of treatment with intervention and actions that identify steps toward improvement or recovery and observable, measurable objectives.
(D) Identification of methods to be utilized, the frequency for conducting each treatment method and the person(s) or discipline(s) responsible for each treatment method.
(E) Documentation of the success or failure in achieving stated objectives.
(F) Evaluation of the factors contributing to the inmate-patient's progress or lack of progress toward recovery and a statement of the multidisciplinary treatment decision for follow-up action.
(G) An activity plan.
(H) A plan for other services needed by the inmate-patient which are not provided by the mental health treatment program.
(I) Goals for aftercare and a plan for post-discharge follow-up.
(b) The individual treatment plan shall be in writing and be approved by a clinical psychologist, psychiatrist, licensed clinical social worker, licensed marriage, family, and child counselor, or a psychiatric mental health nurse designated by the clinical director.
(c) The staff shall observe and note any changes in the inmate-patient's condition and the treatment plan shall be modified in response to the observed changes.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 79747

1. New section filed 6-10-94; operative 1-1-96 pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 1250 (Register 94, No. 23).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1267.10(a), Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1250(j) and 1254, Health and Safety Code.

1. New section filed 6-10-94; operative 1-1-96 pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 1250 (Register 94, No. 23).