1. A. An administrator shall ensure that:

   1. 1. A resident who receives behavioral care from the nursing-supported group home is evaluated by a behavioral health professional or medical practitioner:

      1. a. Within 30 calendar days before the resident is admitted to the nursing-supported group home or before the resident begins receiving behavioral care, and
      2. b. At least once every six months throughout the duration of the resident’s need for behavioral care;

   2. 2. A behavioral health professional or medical practitioner:

      1. a. Documents that the behavioral care needed by the resident is within the nursing-supported group home’s scope of services, and
      2. b. Includes measurable objectives for the behavioral care and the methods for meeting the objectives in the resident’s individual program plan; and
   3. 3. The documentation in subsection (A)(2) is included in the resident’s medical record.

2. B. If a resident of a nursing-supported group home requires behavioral health services provided by a behavioral health professional on an intermittent basis as part of behavioral care, an administrator shall ensure that:

   1. 1. The behavioral health services are provided by a behavioral health professional licensed or certified to provide the type of behavioral health services required by the resident; and
   2. 2. Except for a psychotropic drug used as a chemical restraint or administered according to an order from a court of competent jurisdiction, informed consent is obtained from a resident or the resident’s representative for a psychotropic drug and documented in the resident’s medical record before the psychotropic drug is administered to the resident.

Historical Note

New Section made by exempt rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 927 (May 6, 2022), with an immediate effective date of April 15, 2022 (Supp. 22-2).