1. A. ABA-based therapy services shall be rendered in accordance with the individual’s treatment plan. The treatment plan shall:

   1. 1. be person-centered and based upon individualized goals;
   2. 2. be developed by a licensed behavior analyst;
   3. 3. delineate both the frequency of baseline behaviors and the treatment development plan to address the behaviors;
   4. 4. identify long, intermediate, and short-term goals and objectives that are behaviorally defined;
   5. 5. identify the criteria that will be used to measure achievement of behavior objectives;
   6. 6. clearly identify the schedule of services planned and the individual providers responsible for delivering the services;
   7. 7. include care coordination involving the parents or caregiver(s), school, state disability programs, and others as applicable;
   8. 8. include parent/caregiver training, support, and participation;
   9. 9. have objectives that are specific, measureable, based upon clinical observations, include outcome measurement assessment, and tailored to the individual; and
   10. 10. ensure that interventions are consistent with ABA techniques.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Bureau of Health Services Financing, LR 41:927 (May 2015).