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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 50. Trial visits
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A. The facility and the CSB may arrange trial visits for the purpose of assessing an individual's readiness for discharge from the facility. These trial visits shall be planned during the regularly scheduled review of the ISP or at other times in collaboration with (i) the individual, (ii) the individual's family or AR or (iii) any other person or persons requested by the individual. When trial visits are used in conjunction with discharge planning, the state facility treatment team shall meet with the individual to discuss his preferences for residential settings and give due consideration to his expressed preferences. If the treatment team cannot reasonably accommodate the individual's preferences, a member of the treatment team shall meet with the individual to discuss the reasons for this determination and the options that are available to him. The treatment team shall document in the individual's record that it has met with the individual to consider his preferences and review the available options. All plans for trial visits shall be documented in the ISP and include consideration of the following:
1. The individual's preferences for residential setting; and
2. The individual's needs for support and supervision.
B. In advance of the trial visit, the facility shall work with the individual, CSB, and responsible persons, as appropriate, to develop an emergency contingency plan to ensure appropriate and timely crisis response.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 23, Issue 21, eff. July 25, 2007.