09/01/07 a. Unless a competent client objects, all clients are required to attend day or external programs outside the facility each week day, unless medically contraindicated. This should be reviewed and documented quarterly.
09/01/07 b. All day programs must be of at least four (4) hours duration, exclusive of meal and rest periods. A client may attend for a shorter period of time if recommended by the IPP and if the client receives alternate programming in the living unit and/or the community.
10- 144 C.M.R. ch. 118, § 9.C