The program director shall ensure that:

1. A. Services are planned according to the duration, frequency, and location of the respite care;

2. B. An individual receives services according to a plan that includes:

   1. (1) Based on the initial plan under Regulation .05D(3) of this chapter, a schedule of the individual's activities during respite;
   2. (2) When needed, medication monitoring; and
   3. (3) The frequency and intensity of staff support;
3. C. Services are coordinated with an individual's individual treatment plan or individual rehabilitation plan;
4. D. Respite staff document a plan to be implemented in the event of a crisis; and
5. E. Staff provide referrals or coordinate referrals with other current treatment providers, as needed, for additional services for the individual.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§10-901 and 10-902, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: November 16, 1998 (25:23 Md. R. 1697)