Section 299.310  Treatment

a)         A resident shall be provided with adequate and  humane care and treatment services pursuant to an individual services plan, which shall be formulated and periodically reviewed by the treatment team with the participation of the resident to the extent feasible and, where appropriate, such resident's guardian.  A qualified professional shall be responsible for overseeing the implementation of such plan.

b)         Residents shall attend scheduled individual and group therapy sessions, objective sexual assessment appointments, and other programming as set forth in the individualized services plans.  A resident may be excused from attendance requirements by the Program Director for illness, pursuant to the Resident Behavior Management System or for other good cause.

c)         If the services plan includes the administration of medication, the physician shall advise the resident, in writing, of the side effects of the medication to the extent such advice is consistent with the nature and frequency of the side effects and the resident's ability to understand the information communicated.

d)         Care and treatment shall include the regular use of sign language for any hearing impaired individual for whom sign language is a primary mode of communication and an interpreter for persons who do not understand English.

e)         If the resident refuses to consent to or enter recommended treatment, demonstrates disinterest or a lack of progress attributable to poor motivation within treatment, the team may reassign the resident to another management status.