37.98.707    DEVELOPMENT AND CONTENT OF THE CASE PLAN

(1) A case plan for each youth must be developed within 14 days of admission and prior to entering into the expedition portion of the program. The case plan team must include at minimum the appropriate members of the program professional staff and the field director. Members of the case plan team shall develop and sign the case plan. The youth's parent, guardian and/or the placing agency staff, along with the youth, if appropriate, must be encouraged to participate in the development of the case plan

(2) The case plan must address, at a minimum, the following:

(a) the youth's physical and medical needs;

(b) behavior management issues;

(c) mental health treatment methods;

(d) addictive disorder treatment methods;

(e) education plans;

(f) measurable goals and objectives;

(g) the responsibilities of the youth and staff for meeting the goals and objectives;

(h) the minimum number of hours per week the youth will receive individual and/or group counseling;

(i) discharge and aftercare planning, to include referrals to other agencies;

(j) type and frequency of therapeutic intervention activities;

(k) interventions to be used should the youth refuse to participate in any prescribed activity; and

(l) interventions to be used should the youth become a danger to self or others.

(3) The case plan must be reviewed and updated by the case plan team every 90 days or whenever there is a significant change in the youth's condition. The youth's parent, guardian, and/or the placing agency must be informed that case plan reviews are available for inspection.

(4) Copies of the case plan must be provided to the senior field staff and placed in the youth's file immediately upon completion or update.

(5) Copies of the case plan must be sent to the placing agency, and to the parents or legal guardians within 10 days of completion or update.

History: Sec. 50-5-220, MCA; IMP, Sec. 50-5-220, MCA; NEW, 2004 MAR p. 1960, Eff. 8/6/04.