Section 460IAC7-5-8. Meeting issues and requirements section

   (a) The meeting issues and requirements section shall have a subsection regarding health and behavioral issues as follows:

(1) The health and behavioral issues section shall indicate if a provider is needed to provide health care or behavioral supports and, if a provider is needed to provide either health care or behavioral supports, the provider responsible for providing health care or behavioral supports.

(2) Health and behavioral issues included in health and behavioral issues section shall include, as applicable, the following:

(A) Seizures or history of seizures.

(B) Allergies or history of allergies.

(C) Uses or requires dentures.

(D) Chewing difficulties.

(E) Swallowing difficulties.

(F) Dining difficulties.

(G) Vision difficulties.

(H) Hearing difficulties.

(I) Speaking difficulties or the individual's mode of communication.

(J) Behavior issues.

(K) Health or behavior issue identified as a result of a review of incident reports concerning the individual.

(L) Medication or self medication issues, or both.

(M) Results of laboratory testing.

(N) Any other chronic condition or healthcare issue.

(3) The health and behavioral issues section shall identify the following:

(A) The individual's regular family physician.

(B) The individual's dentist.

(C) Any specialist with whom the individual consults.

(4) For each health issue or behavioral issue that is identified, a comment section shall be included that contains a discussion of how the health issue or behavioral issue:

(A) affects the individual; and

(B) is addressed by the ISP.

  (b) The meeting issues and requirements section shall have a subsection identifying any environmental requirements the individual may have, including the following:

(1) The environmental requirements section shall indicate if a provider is needed to provide environmental and living arrangement supports and, if a provider is needed, the provider responsible for providing environmental and living arrangement supports.

(2) The environmental requirements section shall include, as applicable, the following:

(A) The provider responsible for environment and living arrangement supports.

(B) Carbon monoxide detectors.

(C) Smoke detectors.

(D) Emergency phone numbers.

(E) Emergency evacuation routes and plan.

(F) Fire extinguishers.

(G) Insurance.

(H) Anti-scaling devices.

(I) Devices and home modifications.

(J) Personal emergency response system.

(K) Need for a photograph in the individual's personal file.

(L) Transportation.

(M) Individual property and financial resources.

(3) For each environmental requirement that is identified in the ISP, a comment section shall be included that contains a discussion of how the environmental need:

(A) affects the individual; and

(B) is addressed by the ISP.

  (c) The meeting issues and requirements section shall have a subsection identifying the following provider requirements:

(1) If the individual is receiving case management services, when the provider providing case management services shall make the first contact with the individual.

(2) If the individual is receiving case management services, the minimum frequency of contacts the provider providing case management services shall have with the individual.

(3) The provider who is to maintain the individual's personal file.

(4) How often each provider shall analyze and update the provider's records.

(5) How often the individual shall be informed of the following:

(A) Medical condition.

(B) Developmental status.

(C) Behavior status.

(D) Risk of treatment.

(E) Right to refuse treatment.

(Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services; 460 IAC 7-5-8; filed Apr 21, 2003, 9:20 a.m.: 26 IR 2874; readopted filed Nov 30, 2009, 9:33 a.m.: 20091223-IR-460090857RFA; readopted filed Jul 1, 2015, 2:54 p.m.: 20150729-IR-460150144RFA)