HAR §11-99-81
HAR §11-99-81. Social work services
Cite as Haw. Code R. § 11-99-81
(a) Social work
services shall be provided by the facility and available
to all residents, their families, and other significant
persons to enable them to deal with the impact of mental
retardation on individual and family functioning.
(b)
There shall be sufficient, appropriately
qualified staff to meet the social service needs of all
residents admitted to the facility. The ratio of social
work personnel to residents shall be:
(1)
Less than fifty residents there shall be a
minimum eight hours consultation per month
from a qualified social worker.
(2)
For fifty to ninety-nine residents there shall
be a minimum of one half-time qualified social
worker.
(3)
For every hundred residents there shall be a
minimum of one full time qualified social
worker.
(c)
Social work services shall be documented in
each resident's record and include at least:
(1)
An initial social history and assessment of
current social and emotional needs.
(2)
A current social work plan to meet identified
needs.
(3)
Regular progress notes indicating the
resident's status.
(4)
Appropriate discharge plans.
(5)
Evidence of regular and at least annual review
of social work and discharge plans in
conjunction with the overall plan of care.
(d)
Social work staff shall have appropriately
furnished facilities which are easily accessible to the
residents being served and which provide privacy for
interviews, counseling, and telephone conversations.
[Eff. April 29, 1985] (Auth: HRS §§321-9, 321-10,
§11-99-82
321-11, 333-53) (Imp: HRS §333-53)