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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".11" citation="COMAR 10.21.07.11" title_num="10" subtitle_num="21" chapter_num="07" heading="Evaluative Services Provided by the TGH.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Therapeutic Milieu. The clinical coordinator, as defined in Regulation .14C of this chapter, shall assure maintenance of the therapeutic milieu in order to foster achievement of a child's treatment goals.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Diagnosis. Within 1 week of a child's admission to the TGH, the clinical coordinator shall ensure that a staff member authorized under the Health Occupations Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, and credentialed and privileged by the program to formulate a psychiatric diagnosis, shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Formulate and document in the child's medical record a diagnosis based on a face-to-face assessment of the child, that includes:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A description of the presenting problem;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Relevant history;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Mental status examination; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The rationale for the diagnosis; or</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Affirm the psychiatric diagnosis documented as part of the application for admission under Regulation .09B(3) of this chapter that has been entered in the child's medical record.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Assessment. Using the evaluation materials submitted as part of the application for admission, before or within 1 week of the child's admission to the TGH, the TGH clinical coordinator shall assure the completion of an assessment that includes, as indicated, an assessment of the child's:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Developmental history;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Educational history;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Family history and evaluation of current family status, including legal custody status;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Home environment;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Social, emotional, and cognitive development;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Motor, language, and self-care skills development;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>History, if any, of:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Substance abuse;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Physical or sexual abuse; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Home or community violence;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Local department of social services or Department of Juvenile Services involvement, if any;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Mental status; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Medical history and needs, including, if any, history of allergies, neurologic disorders, and communicable diseases.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Initial Brief Treatment Plan. Not later than 1 week following admission, the TGH clinical coordinator shall prepare an initial brief treatment plan:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Based on the:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Application materials submitted as required under Regulation .09B of this chapter; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Assessment under §C of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>In collaboration with:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The child;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The primary caretaker;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Appropriate TGH staff; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>As appropriate and with proper consent, interested and available community treatment providers; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>That includes, at a minimum:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The treatment goals expressed by the referring agency, if any;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The process of orientation to the TGH; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Initial expectations regarding the child's adjustment to residential placement.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>TGH Individual Treatment Plan (ITP).</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Treatment Team.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>At a minimum, the following individuals shall participate on a child's treatment team:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The TGH psychiatrist;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The clinical coordinator;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>The child's case coordinator; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Other TGH staff who are involved in providing services to the child and family.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The clinical coordinator shall invite, as appropriate and with proper consent, family members and community-based providers of services to the child, including but not limited to school and mental health treatment staff, to participate as members of the child's treatment team.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Initial ITP. Within 30 days after a child is admitted to a TGH and based on the initial brief treatment plan and current observations and reports, the TGH clinical coordinator shall prepare an ITP to be addressed by TGH staff:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>In collaboration with:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The child;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The treatment team;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>If present and as appropriate, the primary caretaker, family and others involved in the child's care; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Other providers of care or treatment;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>That identifies the:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Providers of mental health treatment;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Providers of medical and dental care;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Educational program; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>TGH case coordinator;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>That is coordinated with the child's:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Individualized educational plan (IEP), when applicable;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>ITP prepared by the providers of mental health treatment; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Medical care provider;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>That documents the following information:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Based on the physical examination required under Regulation .10A of this chapter, somatic care recommendations, including any medication prescribed, and precautions;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Nutritional requirements and limitations, if any; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Essential medical or non-medical treatments or procedures, if any;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>That includes, at a minimum:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The psychiatric diagnosis, as documented under §B of this regulation, in consultation with the providers of mental health treatment;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A description of the child's current behavior, symptoms, and level of functioning that includes the child's presenting strengths, needs, and treatment expectations and responsibilities;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>A description of the family's or significant others' strengths and needs, as they relate to the child;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>When appropriate, identification of particular behaviors that result or may be expected to result from the child's psychiatric symptoms;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Based on consultation with the providers of education and mental health treatment, short-term and long-term mental health treatment goals that are outcome-oriented and that are stated in behavioral, measurable terms;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>As needed, other goals related to family, socialization and recreation, and activities of daily living; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vii)">
          <text>Identification of any medication prescribed for the treatment of a mental disorder and required monitoring of same; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>That specifies treatment strategies to be provided by TGH staff, including:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Recommended modality and frequency of interventions;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Target dates for goal achievement;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>The designation of TGH staff responsible for implementing the elements of the plan; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>When appropriate, identification of, referral to, and collaboration with other services to support the child's treatment.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>ITP Review. As frequently as necessary, as determined by the TGH clinical coordinator, and, at a minimum of every 90 days, at a treatment team meeting with, unless clinically contraindicated, the child, the clinical coordinator shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Review and record in the child's medical record:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The child's progress toward the accomplishment of previously identified mental health treatment and other goals;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Goal changes based on a review of progress;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Changes in treatment strategies; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Changes in diagnosis; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Communicate the results of the treatment plan review to:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The child, if the child did not attend the ITP review team meeting;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The primary caretaker, if present;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Relevant program staff; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>The providers of mental health treatment services.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Signature of the ITP and ITP Reviews.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The child and the child's parent or guardian shall sign or tape-record agreement or disagreement with the ITP and reviews.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>A child's primary caretaker, if other than the parent or guardian, shall sign or tape-record acknowledgment of the ITP and reviews.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>In addition, the following TGH staff shall sign the ITP and reviews:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Psychiatrist;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Clinical coordinator; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Case coordinator.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>If the child’s parent, guardian, or primary caretaker does not sign the ITP or ITP reviews, staff shall document efforts to obtain the signature and reason why the signature could not be obtained.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Continuing Evaluation.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Contact Notes. Staff involved in the contact shall document in the child's TGH medical record all significant clinically relevant face-to-face, telephone, and written contacts with or about the child, including the dates, locations, and types of contacts.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Progress Summary Notes. At least every 2 weeks, a child's case coordinator shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Record in the child's TGH medical record a progress summary note regarding:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The delivery of services specified by the ITP;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Progress toward goal achievement;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Changes in the individual's status; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>If applicable, suggested changes in treatment goals and services delivered; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Assure that the child's needs and progress are communicated to those listed under §E of this regulation.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>