The personal support team (Team) completes an assessment that identifies:

1. (1) potential areas where the service recipient's safety is at risk, including physical, emotional, medical, financial, legal risks, or risk to community participation; and
2. (2) when, where, and how often the risk to safety may occur;

3. (3) the approaches, supports, services, and the actions needed or used to reduce or eliminate the risk, including:

   1. (A) assisting the service recipient in having as much control and decision-making abilities as possible;
   2. (B) changes in the environment to reduce stressors;
   3. (C) communication between team members;
   4. (D) consistency of provider-agency support staff;
   5. (E) daily activities;
   6. (F) frequency and quality of supervision;
   7. (G) offering positive activities;
   8. (H) prescribing staff training when additional training is needed;
   9. (I) recognition of early signs or indicators of potential risks;
   10. (J) skill building;
   11. (K) supporting the individual in communicating choices;
   12. (L) teaching coping skills;
   13. (M) temporarily avoiding situations too difficult or uncomfortable for the service recipient; and
   14. (N) understanding how and what the person is communicating.

Added at 15 Ok Reg 2136, eff 5-5-98 (emergency)

Added at 16 Ok Reg 1056, eff 4-26-99

Amended at 20 Ok Reg 97, eff 10-16-02 (emergency)

Amended at 20 Ok Reg 936, eff 6-1-03

Amended at 33 Ok Reg 1668, eff 9-15-16