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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".07" citation="COMAR 10.21.20.07" title_num="10" subtitle_num="21" chapter_num="20" heading="Treatment Planning and Documentation.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Individual Treatment Plan (ITP).</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Initial ITP.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Not later than the fifth visit after an individual is enrolled in an OMHC and based on the assessment conducted under Regulation .05B of this chapter, the treatment coordinator and the individual, and if the individual is a minor, the minor's parent, guardian, or primary caretaker if appropriate, shall develop an ITP in collaboration with:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>With proper consent, family or others designated by the individual, and others involved in the individual's care; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Other OMHC staff, as appropriate.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The ITP shall include, at a minimum:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>The individual's diagnosis;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>The individual's presenting needs, strengths, recovery, and treatment expectations and responsibilities;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>A description of needed and desired treatment and interventions to be provided, specifying the modality, frequency, and responsible staff;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>A description of how the needed and desired treatment will help the individual to manage the individual's psychiatric disorder and to support recovery;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(v)">
          <text>Short-term and long-term treatment goals in measurable terms and target dates for each goal; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(vi)">
          <text>If appropriate, identification of, referral for, and collaboration with other services or child service agencies and providers to support the individual's treatment and recovery, including but not limited to mental health residential services, psychiatric rehabilitation services, self-help organizations, vocational programs, substance abuse services, the local department of social services, the local department of juvenile services, schools, and somatic care.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The content of the ITP shall be communicated to:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Relevant program staff; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>With proper consent, family or others designated by the individual and, if applicable, community mental health programs providing services to the individual.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>ITP Review. As frequently as necessary, as determined by the individual and the individual's treatment coordinator, and at a minimum of every 6 months, the individual and the treatment coordinator shall:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Review the ITP with the individuals identified under §A(1) of this regulation;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Based on the review, record in the individual's medical record:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>An assessment of the individual's progress toward the accomplishment of previously identified treatment goals that incorporates the perspective of the individual served;</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, if any; and</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Communicate the results of the treatment plan review to:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Relevant program staff;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>With proper consent, substance abuse treatment providers and primary care provider, as appropriate;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>With proper consent, family or others designated by the individual and community mental health programs providing services to the individual.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Signature of the ITP and Reviews.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Except as provided in §A(3)(b) of this regulation, the individual shall sign agreement with the plan and reviews.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>If the individual is unwilling to sign agreement with the plan and reviews, the individual's treatment coordinator shall:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Verify the individual's verbal agreement with the plan and reviews; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Document the rationale for the individual's refusal to sign.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>If the individual is a minor, the minor's parent or guardian, or if other than the minor's parent or guardian, the minor's primary caretaker shall sign agreement with the plan and reviews.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>With proper consent, family or others designated by the individual, including the individual's caregivers, may sign the plan and reviews.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>At least two licensed mental health professionals who collaborate about the individual's treatment, shall sign the plan and reviews.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>If the individual is receiving medication prescribed through the OMHC, an OMHC psychiatrist, or Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner in psychiatry, whomever prescribes the medication, shall sign the plan and reviews.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Upon completion of an ITP or ITP review, an individual's treatment coordinator shall assure that the individual is offered a copy of the plan or review and document the individual's acceptance or decline of the offer in the individual's medical record.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Individual Treatment and Rehabilitation Plan (ITRP). Staff may combine the required elements of an ITP and IRP in one document, the ITRP.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Continuing Evaluation and Treatment.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Contact Note. Staff shall document each contact with the individual, including, at a minimum:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>The date;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The start time and either the duration or the end time;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>The individual's chief medical complaint or reason for the visit;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>The individual's mental status;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>The delivery of services specified by the ITP;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>A brief description of the service provided;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>The plan for changes in treatment, if any;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(h)">
        <text>The individual's progress toward treatment goals; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(i)">
        <text>A legible signature, which may include an electronic signature, and printed or typed name of the licensed mental health professional providing care, with the appropriate title.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The treatment coordinator shall document any significant changes or events, including hospitalizations, that affect the individual's treatment.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The treatment coordinator shall ensure that the individual's needs and progress are communicated to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Staff involved in the implementation of the ITP; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>With proper consent:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Community mental health programs providing services to the individual; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Family or others designated by the individual.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>