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Policy Manual

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Ch.1 | Ch.2 | Ch.3 | Ch.4 | Ch.5 | Ch.6 | Ch.7 | Ch.8 | Ch.9 | Ch.10 | Ch.11 | Ch.12 | Ch.13 | Ch.14 | Ch.15 | Ch.16 | Policy Archives

CH. 1		INTRODUCTION
	PDF	Mission Statement
1.01	PDF	Policy Manual Management System (03/01/2008)

CH. 2		ORGANIZATION
2.01		Rescinded 11-16-2005
2.02	PDF	Attorney General Advice and Representation (02/14/2006)
	PDF	Request For Legal Advice Form
	PDF	Information Sheet Regarding Defense of Tort Lawsuits Against State Employees (02/2000)
	PDF	Request For Individual Defense By The Attorney General

CH. 3		SERVICE PLANNING
3.01	PDF	Service Plans (06/01/2007)
3.02	PDF	Inter-Regional Placement Planning and Transfer (07/01/2008)
3.03		Rescinded 05/31/07
3.04	PDF	ICF/MR Admissions Protocol (04/01/2008)

CH. 4		PROGRAM SERVICES
4.01	PDF	Planned and Emergency Short-Term Stays (04/01/2008)
4.02	PDF	Referral & Placement into Community Residential Services (07/01/2008)
4.03		Rescinded 05/26/1998
4.04	PDF	Medically Intensive Home Care Program (02/01/2007)
4.05	PDF	Coordinated Special Needs Transportation Services (02/01/2008)
4.06		Rescinded 10/01/2007
4.07		Rescinded 05/26/1998
4.08	PDF	Monitoring and Quality Improvement of Adult Family Home Services (04/01/2008)
4.09	PDF	Alternative Living Services (05/01/2007)
4.10		Rescinded 07/01/2001
4.11	PDF	County Services for Working Age Adults (04/01/2008)

CH. 5		CLIENT RIGHTS
5.01	PDF	Background Authorizations (03/01/2008)
5.02	PDF	Necessary Supplemental Accommodation (NSA) (06/01/2007)
5.03	PDF	Client Complaints (03/01/2007)
5.04		Rescinded 12/29/1998
5.05	PDF	Limited English Proficient (LEP) Clients (02/01/2008)
5.06	PDF	Client Rights (03/01/2008)
5.07	PDF	Voter Registration (07/01/2008)
5.08		Not assigned
5.09		Rescinded 11/06/2002
5.10	PDF	Human Rights Committee (HRC) (02/01/2008)
5.11	PDF	Restraints (09/01/2005)
5.12		Not assigned
5.13	PDF	Protection From Abuse (03/01/2008)
5.14	PDF	Positive Behavior Support (07/01/2008)
5.15	PDF	Use of Restrictive Procedures (07/01/2008)
5.16	PDF	Use of Psychoactive Medications (07/01/2008)
5.17	PDF	Physical Intervention Techniques (07/01/2008)
5.18	PDF	Cross System Crisis Plans (06/01/2007)

CH. 6		RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
6.01	PDF	Social Service Payment System (04/01/2008)
6.02		Rescinded 06/11/1997
6.03	PDF	SOLA Program Documentation Requirements (01/02/2007)
6.04	PDF	Residential Programs Reimbursement System (07/01/2008)
6.05	PDF	SOLA Transportation (09/01/2008)
6.06	PDF	Client Responsibility (11/15/2007)
6.07		Rescinded 07/25/2002
6.08		Rescinded 12/29/1998
6.09		Rescinded 12/29/1998
6.10	PDF	Client Overpayments (8/17/06)
6.11	PDF	Residential Services and Supports Allowances (07/01/2008)
6.12	PDF	Residential Reporting Requirements Including Abuse/Neglect Reporting (07/01/2008)
6.13		Rescinded 06/30/2008
6.14	PDF	Residential Program Development (01/02/2007)
6.15	PDF	Nurse Delegation Services (09/01/2005)
6.16	PDF	Client Damage Reimbursement (07/01/2008)
6.17	PDF	Client Internet Access at the RHCs (05/01/2008)
	Word	Attachment A - Liability Form
6.18	PDF	Process for Changing Residential Service Providers When Requested By a Client (07/01/2008)
6.19	PDF	Residential Medication Management (07/01/2008)
6.20	PDF	SOLA Reimbursement (04/01/2008)
6.21		Rescinded 12/29/1998
6.22		Rescinded 05/25/2004

CH. 7		MONITORING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE
7.01	PDF	Contract Management (02/17/2005)
7.02	PDF	Contract Monitoring (08/11/2003)
7.03	PDF	Informed Consent (08/11/2003)
7.04		Rescinded 02/06/2006
7.05	PDF	Mortality Reviews (12/01/2006)

CH. 8		EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
8.01		Rescinded 05/26/1998 and 6/30/2005
8.02		Rescinded 6/30/2005
8.03		Rescinded 05/26/1998
8.04		Not Assigned
8.05		Rescinded 05/26/1998

CH. 9		HEALTH
9.01	PDF	Medical Treatment Based On Advance Directives (08/05/1999)
	PDF	Attachment A: Advance Directive For Health Care
	PDF	Attachment B: Guardian's Advance Directive For Health Care
9.02	PDF	Administration of Psychoactive Medications for Behavior Support or Treatment of Mental Illness (09/01/2005)
9.03	PDF	Employee Protection from Bloodborne Pathogens (10/01/2007)
9.04	PDF	Hospice Care (11/30/2004)
9.05		Rescinded 02/28/2006
9.06	PDF	Health Services (10/01/2007)
9.07	PDF	Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) (10/01/2007)
9.08	PDF	Consent for Medical Treatment Affecting Reproductive Functions (07/01/2006)
9.09	PDF	Preventing the Transmission of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis in the Workplace (10/01/2007)
9.10	PDF	Client Autopsy (11/01/2007)
9.11	PDF	Self-Directed Care of Health Care Tasks (09/01/2007)

CH. 10		FACILITY MANAGEMENT
10.01	PDF	Control of Fixed Assets (10/01/2007)
10.02		Rescinded 01/31/2001
10.03		Rescinded 01/31/2001
10.04		Rescinded 01/31/2001

CH. 11		ELIGIBILITY
11.01	PDF	Eligibility Determination (04/01/2008)
11.02	PDF	Administration of the ICAP (Inventory of Client and Agency Planning) (07/12/2005)
11.03	PDF	Eligibility Expirations and Reviews (04/01/2008)

CH. 12		INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
12.01	PDF	Incident Management (07/01/2007)

CH. 13		INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
13.01	PDF	Public Disclosure and Safeguarding of Confidential Information (04/01/2008)
13.02		Rescinded 09/05/2000
13.03		Rescinded 05/25/2004
13.04	PDF	DRW Access to Client Records Maintained by DDD (06/01/2007)
13.05	PDF	Fees Charged for Client Records (09/11/2006)

CH. 14		SAFETY
14.01	PDF	Environmental Safety (02/01/2008)
14.02	PDF	Supervision Status for RHC Clients During Community and Off Campus Activities (02/01/2008)

CH. 15		COMMUNITY PROTECTION
15.01	PDF	Community Protection Program Identification and Eligibility (07/01/2008)
15.02	PDF	Community Protection Program Services (07/01/2008)
15.03	PDF	Community Protection Standards for Employment/Day Programs (07/01/2008)
15.04	PDF	Standards for Community Protection Residential Services (07/01/2008)
15.05	PDF	Community Protection Program Exit Criteria (07/01/2008)
15.06	PDF	Dangerous Mentally Ill Offenders (04/01/2008)

CH. 16		STATE SUPPLEMENTARY PAYMENT (SSP) PROGRAM
16.01	PDF	State Supplementary Payment (SSP) Program - Overpayments (02/01/2008)

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