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UNOFFICIAL 1737-28 §§440.40, 483.1, 483.20, 483.30, 483.35, 483.160)
§17-1737-30 Content of ICF-MR services. (a) Long-term institutional services shall be provided by freestanding or distinct part ICF-MR facilities that shall meet the eligibility requirements specified in chapters 17-1736 and 17-1739.
(b)ICF-MR facilities shall provide inpatient or authorized…#
(b) ICF-MR facilities shall provide inpatient or authorized community-based services designed primarily for the treatment and rehabilitation of the mentally retarded or persons with related conditions.
(c)ICF-MR services shall include but not be limited to:#
(c) ICF-MR services shall include but not be limited to: (1) Twenty-four hour supervision of mentally
retarded individuals or persons with related conditions in a protected residential setting; (2) A continuous active treatment program which includes aggressive, consistent implementation of a program of specialized and generic training, treatment health services and related services described in this subsection, that is directed towards: (A) The acquisition of the behaviors necessary for the client to function with as much self-determination and independence as possible; and (B) The prevention or deceleration of regression or loss of current optimal functional status. Active treatment does not include services to maintain generally independent clients who are able to function with little supervision or in the absence of a continuous active treatment program; (3) Interventions to manage inappropriate client behavior that are employed with sufficient safeguards and supervision to ensure that the safety, welfare and civil and human rights of clients are adequately protected; (4) Sufficient direct care staff to manage and supervise clients in accordance with their individual program plans, to respond to injuries and symptom of illness and to handle emergencies in each defined residential living unit;