Psychiatric residential treatment facilities must provide services to a resident according to an individual plan of care that:
- (1) Is based on a diagnostic evaluation that includes examination of the medical, psychological, social, behavioral, and developmental aspects of the resident’s situation and reflects the need for inpatient psychiatric care;
- (2) Is developed by a team of professionals in consultation with the resident, parent or legal guardian, or other individuals in whose care the resident will be released after discharge;
- (3) Describes clear and concise treatment objectives;
- (4) Ensures continuity of care with the resident’s family, school and educational requirements, and community upon discharge;
- (5) Determines that services being provided are or were required on an inpatient basis;
- (6) Prescribes an integrated program of therapies, activities, and experiences designed to meet the treatment objectives; and
- (7) Recommends changes in the individual plan of care as indicated by the resident’s overall adjustment as an inpatient.