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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 12. Health |
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Agency 35. Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services |
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Chapter 210. Regulations to Govern Temporary Leave from State Mental Health and State Mentalretardation Facilities |
Section 20. Definitions
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The following words or terms when used in this regulation shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Authorized representative" or "AR" means a person permitted by law or the State Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services Board's regulations to authorize the disclosure of information; to consent to treatment and services, or participation in human research; and to authorize the disclosure of information on behalf of an individual who lacks the mental capacity to make these decisions.
"Community services board" means the public body established pursuant to § 37.2-501 of the Code of Virginia that provides mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse services to individuals within each city or county that established it. For the purpose of these regulations, community services board also includes a behavioral health authority established pursuant to § 37.2-602 of the Code of Virginia.
"Day pass" means authorized leave from the facility without a staff escort generally occurring during the day and not extending overnight.
"Department" means the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services.
"Family visit" means an authorized overnight absence from a state hospital or training center that allows an individual to spend time with family members, an authorized representative, or other responsible person or persons.
"Individual" means a person who is receiving services in a state hospital or training center. This term includes the terms "consumer," "patient," "resident," and "client."
"Individualized services plan" or "ISP" means a comprehensive and regularly updated written plan that includes but is not limited to an individual's treatment plan, functional plan, habilitation plan, or plan of care that meets the needs and preferences of an individual and describes the measurable goals, objectives, and expected outcomes.
"Missing person" means an individual who is not physically present when and where he should be and his absence cannot be accounted for or explained.
"Responsible person" means an individual's parent, guardian, relative, friend, or other person whom the facility director determines is capable of providing the individual with the needed care and supervision, and if the individual has an AR for whom the AR has given written consent to supervise the individual during temporary leave from the facility.
"State facility" or "facility" means a hospital or training center operated by the department for the care and treatment of individuals with mental illness or mental retardation.
"Trial visit" means an authorized overnight absence from a state facility without a staff escort for the purpose of assessing an individual's readiness for discharge. Trial visits do not include special hospitalizations, facility-sponsored summer camps, or other facility-sponsored activities that involve staff supervision.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 23, Issue 21, eff. July 25, 2007.