Rule 24-2-17.1 - Individual PlansA. The individual plan is the comprehensive plan which directs the treatment and support of the person receiving services. The individual plan should be designed to increase or support independence and community participation. The individual plan may be referred to by varying names, depending on the population served and the process utilized to develop the plan (e.g., Treatment Plan, Plan of Services and Supports, Individual Service Plan, Wraparound Plan or Person-Centered Plan).B. The plan must be based on the strengths, challenges, desired outcomes, and activities to support outcomes of the person receiving services and their parent(s)/legal representative(s). Outcomes should be identified by the person, parent(s)/legal representative(s), and/or natural supports.C. The individual plans for adults with a serious mental illness and children/youth with serious emotional disturbance must be signed off on by a licensed physician, licensed psychologist, psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner, physician assistant, licensed professional counselor (LPC), licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT), or licensed certified (clinical) social worker (LCSW) (as is allowable per the practitioner's scope of practice) to certify that the services planned are medically/therapeutically necessary for the treatment of the person. (For reimbursement purposes, providers should contact the appropriate third-party payer source for any third-party payer source requirements pertaining to this rule).
D. Certification and recertification must be documented as part of the individual plan directing treatment/support.