Section 65E-5.1601 - General Management of the Treatment Environment(1) Management and personnel of the facility's treatment environment shall use positive incentives in assisting persons to acquire and maintain socially positive behaviors as determined by the person's age and developmental level.(2) Each designated receiving and treatment facility shall develop a schedule of daily activities listing the times for specific events, which shall be posted in a common area and provided to all persons.(3) Interventions such as the loss of personal freedoms, loss of earned privileges or denial of activities otherwise available to other persons shall be minimized and utilized only after the documented failure of the unit's positive incentives for the individuals involved.(4) Facilities shall ensure that any verbal or written information provided to persons must be accessible in the language and terminology the person understands.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 65E-5.1601
Rulemaking Authority 394.457(5) FS. Law Implemented 394.459(2), (11) FS.
New 11-29-98, Amended 4-4-05.New 11-29-98, Amended 4-4-05.