Virginia Administrative Code › Title 12 - HEALTH › Agency 35 - DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES › Chapter 210 - REGULATIONS TO GOVERN TEMPORARY LEAVE FROM STATE MENTAL HEALTH AND STATE MENTAL RETARDATION FACILITIES › Section 12VAC35-210-20 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following words or terms when used in this chapter shall
				  have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Authorized representative" or "AR" means a person permitted
				  by law or regulation to authorize the disclosure of information or to consent
				  to treatment and services or participation in human research.
"Community services board" or "CSB" means the public body
				  established pursuant to §
									37.2-501
				  of the Code of Virginia that provides mental health, developmental, and
				  substance abuse services to individuals within each city or county that
				  established it. For the purpose of this chapter, community services board also
				  includes a behavioral health authority established pursuant to §
									37.2-602
				  of the Code of Virginia.
"Day pass" means authorized leave from a state facility
				  without a staff escort generally occurring during the day and not extending
				  overnight.
"Department" means the Department of Behavioral Health and
				  Developmental Services.
"Home visit" means an authorized overnight absence from a
				  state hospital or training center that allows an individual to spend time with
				  an authorized representative or other responsible person.
"Individual" means a person who is receiving services in a
				  state hospital or training center. This term includes the terms "consumer,"
				  "patient," "resident," and "client."
"Individualized services plan" or "ISP" means a comprehensive
				  and regularly updated written plan that describes the individual's needs, the
				  measurable goals and objectives to address those needs, and strategies to reach
				  the individual's goals. An ISP is person-centered, empowers the individual, and
				  is designed to meet the needs and preferences of the individual. The ISP is
				  developed through a partnership between the individual and the provider. An
				  individual's treatment plan, habilitation plan, person-centered plan, or plan
				  of care are all considered individualized services plans .
"Missing person" means an individual who is not physically
				  present when and where he should be and his absence cannot be accounted for or
				  explained.
"Responsible person" means an individual's parent, spouse,
				  legal guardian, relative, friend, or other person whom the facility director
				  determines is capable of providing the individual with the needed care and
				  supervision and, if the individual has an AR, for whom the AR has given written
				  consent to supervise the individual during temporary leave from the state
				  facility.
"State facility" or "facility" means a state hospital or
				  training center operated by the department for the care and treatment of
				  individuals with mental illness or intellectual disability.
"Trial visit" means an authorized overnight absence from a
				  state facility without a staff escort for the purpose of assessing an
				  individual's readiness for discharge. Trial visits do not include special
				  hospitalizations, facility-sponsored summer camps, or other facility-sponsored
				  activities that involve staff supervision.
Statutory Authority: §
											37.2-203
					 of the Code of Virginia.