NDAC 75-05-04-03
Individual plans
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code ยง 75-05-04-03
1.
Each consumer who has been admitted for service to the human service center shall have an
individual plan based on the admission data and needs of the consumer.
2.
Overall development and implementation of the individual plan are the responsibility of the
professional staff member assigned the consumer.
3.
The individual plan must contain the consumer's name, problems, service strategies to resolve
problems, goals, measurable objectives, names of staff members responsible for service
strategies, and the signature of the case manager.
4.
The professional staff member assigned to the consumer shall develop and review the
individual plan with the consumer, shall document in the consumer's record the consumer's
input in the development and review indicating the extent of the involvement in developing the
individual plan, and shall have the consumer sign the treatment plan. If the consumer refuses
or is unable to sign the treatment plan, this must be documented in the consumer's record.
5.
Except in the case of emergency services, within twenty working days from the date of
admission, which is the time when the consumer and the staff member first meet to begin the
admission process, the multidisciplinary team shall hold a case staffing to confirm or to revise
the diagnosis and treatment plan, or to reassign the consumer to an appropriate member of
the professional staff.