37.34.1411 BEHAVIOR SUPPORT: BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT

1. (1) A behavior assessment is the gathering of information about a person’s behavior based upon multiple information sources, including:

   1. (a) a review of the person's records;
   2. (b) personal observations;
   3. (c) interviews with support providers;
   4. (d) interviews with the person; and
   5. (e) interviews with others who have personal knowledge of the person.

2. (2) A behavior assessment must include:

   1. (a) a clear and measurable description of the challenging behavior, including frequency, duration, intensity, and severity of the behavior;
   2. (b) a clear description of the need to alter the behavior;
   3. (c) a clear description of medical, psychological, psychiatric, physiological, and environmental conditions in terms of how they may affect the occurrence of the challenging behavior;
   4. (d) the events, times, and situations that predict both the occurrence and the nonoccurrence of the challenging behavior;
   5. (e) summary statement(s) which explain(s) what may be maintaining the challenging behavior; and
   6. (f) data confirming the occurrences of the challenging behavior.

Authorizing statute(s): 53-6-402, 53-20-204, MCA

Implementing statute(s): 53-6-402, 53-20-203, MCA

History: NEW, 2012 MAR p. 2617, Eff. 12/21/12; AMD, 2025 MAR, Notice No. 2025-278, Eff. 10/11/25.