Utah Admin. Code 501-1-14

Current through Bulletin No. 2024-21, November 1, 2024
Section R501-1-14 - Program Clinical Services
(1) A licensee that offers clinical treatment shall:
(a) assign a clinical director to ensure that assessment, treatment, and service planning practices are:
(i) regularly reviewed and updated;
(ii) individualized; and
(iii) designed to involve the participation of each client or each client's parent or guardian;
(b) ensure each person working directly with a client is informed of the client's individual treatment needs and advised of the best approach to working with that client;
(c) ensure client treatment plans are developed and signed by a licensed clinical professional within 30 days of admission;
(d) ensure discharge goals are identified in the initial treatment plan and treatment goals are structured around the identified discharge goals and objectives;
(e) ensure that each client identified for treatment receives individual treatment at least weekly; and
(f) ensure any missing individual weekly treatment is justified, approved, and documented by the clinical director.
(2)
(a) A residential program licensee shall ensure that in addition to the required weekly individual therapy, frequency and need for family and group therapy and other clinical services are addressed in the individual's treatment plan.
(b) A non-residential program licensee who offers clinical treatment may alter the weekly therapy requirement as designated in the individual's treatment plan.
(3) A licensee who offers group counseling, family counseling, skills development, or other treatment shall offer and document these treatment services as prescribed in the treatment plan.
(4) The licensee shall make any records available to the department for review upon request.

Utah Admin. Code R501-1-14

Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-02, effective 1/6/2022
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2022-08, effective 4/5/2022
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-06, effective 3/2/2023
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2024-01, effective 12/19/2023