Section 0940-05-42-.09 - ORIENTATION(1) The Facility shall provide orientation to service recipients within 24 hours of admission for treatment and again within 30 days following the admission date. The orientation shall be designed to educate the service recipient and ensure that the service recipient understands the Facility's program.(2) Orientation shall be done by a designated staff person who has been determined to be qualified by education, training and experience to perform the task.(3) Facilities shall ensure that each service recipient signs a statement confirming that the following information has been explained to the service recipient: (a) The expected benefits of the treatment that the service recipient is expected to receive;(b) The service recipient's responsibilities for adhering to the treatment regimen and the consequences of non-adherence; and(c) An explanation of individualized program planning.(4) Facilities shall ensure that each service recipient signs a statement confirming that he or she has been offered detoxification services as an admission alternative and that the following has been discussed with the service recipient:(a) An explanation of the types of detoxification services offered by the Facility, including administrative detoxification; and(b) An individualized assessment of the medical risks and benefits of detoxification for the service recipient.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0940-05-42-.09
Original rule filed June 8, 1999; effective August 22, 1999. Amendment filed June 21, 2007; effective September 4, 2007. Per Executive Order 44 (February 23, 2007), rule was transferred from 1200-8-21 on May 15, 2008. Repeal and new rule filed September 20, 2012; effective December 19, 2012.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-3-1601, 4-4-103, 33-1-302, 33-1-305, 33-1-309, 33-2-301, 33-2-302, and 33-2-404.