471 NAC 20-005. FAMILY OF ORIGIN COMPONENT

005. FAMILY OF ORIGIN COMPONENT. Care must address family concerns and, whenever possible, involve the family in treatment planning, therapy, and transition and discharge planning. Family may include biological, step, foster, or adoptive parents; siblings or half siblings; and extended family members, as appropriate. Family involvement, or lack thereof, must be documented in the clinical record. For adults who choose not to have family members involved or for whom the treating professional deems family involvement inappropriate or harmful, that information must be documented in the medical record. 005.01 FAMILY INVOLVEMENT. Providers must encourage family members to be involved in the assessment of the beneficiary, the development of the treatment plan, and all aspects of the beneficiary's treatment unless prohibited by the beneficiary through legal action, or because of federal confidentiality laws. 005.02 FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING. Providers must be available to schedule meetings and sessions in a flexible manner to accommodate and work with a family's schedule. This includes the ability to schedule sessions at a variety of times including weekends or evenings. 005.03 TREATMENT PLAN. The provider must document their attempts to involve the family in treatment plan development and treatment plan reviews.