ARM 37.34.1411. POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORT: FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT

(1) A functional behavior assessment is the gathering of information about a person's behavior based upon multiple information sources, including: (a) a review of the person's records; (b) personal observations; (c) interviews with support providers; (d) interviews with the person; and (e) interviews with others who have personal knowledge of the person. (2) A functional behavior assessment must include: (a) a clear and measurable description of the challenging behavior, including frequency, duration, intensity, and severity of the behavior; (b) a clear description of the need to alter the behavior; (c) a clear description of medical, psychological, psychiatric, physiological, and environmental conditions in terms of how they may affect the occurrence of the challenging behavior; (d) the events, times, and situations that predict both the occurrence and the nonoccurrence of the challenging behavior and a description of the events immediately preceding and following the behavior; (e) summary statement(s) regarding the function(s) that may be maintaining the challenging behavior; (f) data confirming the function of the challenging behavior and the strategies for reducing or eliminating the challenging behavior; (g) functional alternative behavior that serves to meet the same function as the challenging behavior; and (h) a clear and measurable procedure that will be used to alter the challenging behavior.