South Carolina Code of Regulations › Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL › Subchapter 61-103 - Residential Treatment Facilities for Children and Adolescents › Sec2 61-103.900 - RESIDENT CARE AND SERVICES › Section 61-103.900.902 - Program Activities

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
A. The
				facility shall offer a variety of recreational programs to suit the interests
				and capabilities of the residents that choose to participate. The facility
				shall provide recreational activities that provide stimulation; promote or
				enhance physical, mental, and/or emotional health; are age-appropriate; and are
				based on input from the residents and/or responsible party, as well as
				information obtained in the initial assessment.
B. There shall be at least one (1) different
				structured recreational activity provided daily each week that shall
				accommodate residents' needs, interests, and capabilities as indicated in the
				ITPs.
C. The facility shall develop
				the recreational program, and provide and coordinate recreational activities
				for the residents, including maintaining recreational supplies.
D. The recreational supplies shall be
				adequate and shall be sufficient to accomplish the activities
				planned.
E. Appropriate, organized
				programs of recreational and social activities shall be provided for all
				residents for daytime, evenings, and weekends. Resident participation shall be
				based on the resident's therapeutic needs, and shall be documented in the
				clinical record. A current month's schedule shall be posted in order for
				residents to be made aware of activities offered. This schedule shall include
				activities, dates, times, and locations. Schedules of any planned activities
				shall be maintained.
F. Program
				goals of the facility shall include those activities designed to promote the
				growth and development of the residents, regardless of diagnosis or age level.
				There shall be positive relationships with community resources, and the
				facility staff shall enlist the support of these resources to provide
				opportunities for residents to participate in community activities as they are
				able. (II)
1. The size and composition of
				each living group shall be therapeutically planned and depend on age,
				developmental level, sex, and clinical conditions. It shall allow for
				appropriate staff-resident interaction, security, close observation, and
				support. A written description of the facility's philosophy regarding group
				size, group composition and staff involvement, including group management and
				supervision, shall be maintained in the facility.
2. Basic routines shall be delineated in a
				written plan which shall be available to all personnel. The daily program shall
				be planned to provide a consistent, well-structured, yet flexible, framework
				for daily living and shall be periodically reviewed and revised as the needs of
				the individual resident or living group change. Basic daily routine, as
				motivated by the therapeutic needs of the resident, shall be included in the
				residents' written treatment plan.
3. Opportunity shall be provided for all
				residents to participate in religious services and other religious activities
				within the framework of their individual and family interests and based on the
				resident's clinical status.
4. Each
				South Carolina resident of lawful school age, both with and without
				disabilities, residing in a facility shall receive educational services that
				meet all applicable federal and state requirements, as determined by the South
				Carolina Department of Education (SCDE), from the school district where the
				facility is located. If clinically appropriate, the facility school district,
				the facility, and the parent or guardian of a school age resident who is
				referred to or placed in a facility may consider the appropriateness of
				providing the student's education program virtually through enrollment in
				either the school district's virtual program, the South Carolina Virtual School
				program provided through the SCDE, or a virtual charter school authorized by
				the South Carolina Public Charter School District. This decision shall be made
				jointly with the best interest of the student and what is clinically indicated
				being considered.
5. The facility
				shall arrange for or provide vocational or prevocational training for residents
				in the facility for whom it is indicated.
a.
				If there are plans for work experience developed as part of the resident's
				overall treatment plan, the work shall be for payment, as appropriate, and
				shall not be for the purpose of the facility's financial gain.
b. Residents shall not be solely responsible
				for any major phase of institutional operation or maintenance, such as cooking,
				laundering, housekeeping, farming, yard work, or repairing. Residents shall not
				be considered as substitutes for employed staff.
c. Attention shall be given to state and
				federal employment laws, including wages and hours.