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(a) Within 72 hours after a child's admission, a residential psychiatric treatment center shall develop an initial treatment plan for the child. The treatment plan must be completed within 15 days following the child's admission. The treatment plan must be tailored to the individual child, and must be based on
(1) the pre-admission history of the child;
(2) any recent pre-admission assessments of the child; and
(3) the most current evaluation and assessment of the child conducted by staff of the residential psychiatric treatment center.
(b) The treatment plan required by (a) of this section must include
(1) each item required of a treatment plan in 7 AAC 50.330(b) (1) - (5) and 7 AAC 50.330(b) (7);
(2) the estimated length of stay and detailed discharge plans for the child; and
(3) the evaluation required by 7 AAC 50.870(b) .
(c) The residential psychiatric treatment center shall follow the requirements of 7 AAC 50.330(d) for informing staff of the treatment plan required by (a) of this section.
(d) The residential psychiatric treatment center shall invite the child, the child's parents, the child's Indian custodian or guardian, if any, the child's placement worker, therapist, guardian ad litem, and school representative, and the child's attorney, if any, to participate as members of a treatment team and to assist in the development of the child's treatment plan and each subsequent revision. At the request of the child's parents, the child, or the residential psychiatric treatment center, additional persons may be invited to participate in some or all of the treatment team's meetings or actions.
(e) The treatment plan for a resident must be reviewed every 30 days by the clinical staff of the facility.
(f) The residential psychiatric treatment center shall follow the requirements of 7 AAC 50.330(f) to document the reasons for retaining a child in treatment.
(g) A residential psychiatric treatment center shall give a copy of a child's treatment plan or summary, plan review and updated plan, or summary of the review and updated plan to the child, the child's parents, the child's Indian custodian or guardian, if any, the child's placement worker and guardian ad litem, and the child's attorney, if any.
History: Eff. 6/21/2001, Register 158
Authority: AS 44.29.020
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