Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL › Part I - General Administration › Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification › Chapter 55 - Day Developmental Training Centers › Section I-5525 - Staff Responsibilities and Activities

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The facility shall develop a program that
				  is based on each person growing at his own rate, yet keeping general
				  development in mind. The facility shall create an atmosphere in which
				  self-confidence and ability can be cultivated. The program shall be geared to
				  meet the individual needs of those served.
B. Within the period of one month after
				  admission there shall be, by professional as well as direct-care staff, a
				  review and updating of the preadmission evaluation and a treatment plan shall
				  be developed for the individual by this time. The above-mentioned review must
				  be recorded in the individual's record and a written interpretation of the
				  review made to the direct-care and special services staff responsible for
				  carrying out the treatment plan.
C.
				  Six months after admission of each person to a facility and at least annually
				  thereafter, a comprehensive psychological, social, educational and medical
				  diagnosis and evaluation shall be prepared for that person, and his treatment
				  plan shall be reviewed and adjusted as necessary by an appropriate
				  interdisciplinary team of the facility. This review and evaluation shall
				  include consideration of the advisability of the continued stay in the program
				  and alternative programs. Where possible, the person's parents shall be
				  involved in the planning and decision making for programming. Also, these
				  reviews shall be interpreted to the individual, when appropriate. The results
				  of this annual review shall be recorded in the individual's record and a
				  written interpretation of the review, in layman's terms, made to the
				  direct-care and the special services personnel responsible for carrying out the
				  individual's program. His parents or his surrogates and the funding agency will
				  also get copies of this review.
D.
				  There shall be a schedule of the day's plan of activities, providing
				  flexibility and changes, as deemed necessary. The program of activities shall
				  be adhered to with reasonable closeness but shall accommodate and have due
				  regard to individual differences among those served. The program shall provide
				  time and material for both vigorous and quiet activity for children to share or
				  do alone as well as indoor and outdoor play and rest periods. Regular time
				  should be allowed for routines such as washing, lunch, rest, snacks, and
				  putting away toys. For children under 6 years of age, quiet play, story
				  telling, or quiet music should precede the lunch hour, which then should be
				  followed by the rest period.
E. The
				  aims and activities of the facility shall be shared with parents or guardians
				  by planned individual conferences and group meetings at least quarterly with
				  written minutes kept.
F. There
				  shall be planned daily activities and exercise periods for multiple handicapped
				  and non-ambulatory individuals who shall be rendered mobile whenever possible
				  by various methods and devices.
G.
				  All individuals shall have planned periods out of doors on a year- round
				  basis.
H. There shall be a written
				  statement of policies and procedures for the control and discipline of
				  individuals in care that is available to parents or guardians and the funding
				  agency, and which is, where appropriate, for mulcted with participation of the
				  individuals cared for by the facility. This policy shall not permit corporal
				  punishment or seclusion (defined as the placement of a person alone in a locked
				  room) to be used.
I. The staff
				  shall not mistreat or abuse those in care in any way.
J. Normal time-out procedures may be
				  utilized, such as turning a student's chair away from the class, or having the
				  student move to another part of the room.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S. 46:1971
					 through 1980.