The Family Service Worker will:

1. (1) Provide comprehensive and accurate information about the child during the assessment and admission phase to an inpatient residential facility;
2. (2) Attend the first appointment with the child to sign consents and facilitate treatment and treatment planning;
3. (3) Whenever possible, expedite access to appropriate documents from previous treatment to reduce delay in the authorization of services by the Division of Medical Services;

4. (4)

   1. (A) Ensure that the adults with the most complete information about the child accompany him or her to the assessment.
   2. (B) This may mean the FSW, foster parents, or legal/biological parents, as appropriate;
5. (5) Update the treatment team on changes of custody status and/or discharge plans;
6. (6) Take timely action to ensure the continuity of the PCP’s referral;

7. (7) Once the child has been admitted to a residential facility, collaborate with the facility in the development of the plan-of-care:

   1. (A) Establish a schedule regarding dates for treatment sessions with the inpatient residential provider;

   2. (B)

      1. (i) Remain engaged in the treatment process and determine with the therapist at the beginning of treatment the degree and methods of engagement (e.g., phone, conversation, written reports, conferences).
      2. (ii) At a minimum, the FSW must maintain weekly phone contact with the child and document contact in CHRIS;
   3. (C) Ensure discharge planning begins at the time of admission and continue involvement in that planning;
   4. (D) Ensure contact between the child and the appropriate adults; and
   5. (E) Determine in coordination with the therapist, which adults, if any, need to be involved in the child’s treatment, including family therapy sessions;

8. (8)

   1. (A) Attend each appointment scheduled with a psychiatrist or physician.
   2. (B) Review and sign all master treatment plans and updates;

9. (9) Obtain a copy of the child’s records including:

   1. (A) Assessments;
   2. (B) Treatment plans;
   3. (C) Updates; and
   4. (D) Discharge plan; and

10. (10) Coordinate after-care plans from the inpatient residential facility:

    1. (A) Facilitate a timely discharge by identifying specific placement plans as early as possible to promote a positive transition from one level of care to another;
    2. (B) Coordinate with the CMHC or other contracted outpatient provider before, during, and immediately following discharge from an inpatient residential facility;
    3. (C) When appropriate, participate in a child and adolescent service system program (CASSP) staffing to complete a multiagency plan of service (MAPS) plan;
    4. (D) When appropriate, participate in a system of care team meeting to complete a wraparound plan;
    5. (E) Obtain an outpatient appointment within seven (7) working days following discharge from an inpatient residential facility;
    6. (F) Obtain a PCP referral to an outpatient provider if needed; and

    7. (G)

       1. (i) Ensure compliance with all scheduled outpatient appointments.
       2. (ii) When necessary, cancel appointments at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance, except in genuine emergency situations such as illness, and reschedule as soon as possible.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "11/2011"