(a) An assessment of services needed to ensure the health and welfare of each child, including medical history and psychological history, shall be:
- (1) Completed for each child; and
- (2) Included in the treatment plan.
(b)
(1) A plan of safe care shall be developed for all children with physical limitations, medical conditions, or behaviors that are indicative of harm to self or others, including without limitation:
- (A) Arson;
- (B) Physical aggression;
- (C) Sexual aggression;
- (D) Suicidal behaviors; or
- (E) Other self-harming tendencies.
(2) This plan shall:
- (A) Identify the behavior or problem; and
- (B) Specify the safeguards that are to be implemented.
(3) The agency shall:
- (A) Document that the childcare staff are informed of the provisions of the plan; and
- (B) Place a copy of the plan into the child’s record.
- (c) A treatment plan shall be developed for each resident who is received for care.
- (d) The treatment plan shall be developed within thirty (30) days after placement.
(e) The child’s treatment plan shall contain, at a minimum:
- (1) Specific needs of the child;
- (2) Coordination for meeting the child’s needs, including medical, dental, and other needs;
- (3) Special treatment issues, for example, psychotropic medications, sexual misconduct, and neurological disorders, shall be identified with a statement of how the special needs shall be met;
- (4) Trauma-informed programming and clinical services and, when applicable, evidence-based treatments;
- (5) Services that will be short-term, target treatment episodes to reduce the likelihood of re-entry into residential treatment settings;
- (6) Services that are family-driven and youth-guided;
- (7) Mental health services and clinical services provided by clinical staff as appropriate for the child’s needs;
(8) A plan to ensure that the child’s educational needs are met according to:
- (A) Applicable state and federal law; and
- (B) Rules of the Department of Education;
- (9) Date of next review of the treatment plan; and
- (10) Clinical discharge planning throughout the child’s stay that includes both the custodian’s and the child’s involvement.
- (f) A copy of the treatment plan shall be made available to the parent or parents, guardian or guardians, court, or other agencies involved in delivering treatment plan services.
(g) The child’s treatment plan shall be:
- (1) Reviewed monthly; and
- (2) Updated to reflect the child’s progress.
- (h) The agency therapist shall visit the child monthly to monitor the progress of the plan.
- (i) The Department of Human Services and its designees may inspect and investigate the quality of care for behavioral health provided to any child admitted to a regulated facility.