(a)“Program plan” means a written description of the adult day health care center’s philosophy, objectives, and processes for providing required services to the participant populations.
(b)The program plan shall include any of the following elements, as requested by the California Department of Aging, and shall be submitted as required in Section 14574.1:
(1)The total number of participants the center proposes to serve, or currently serves, daily.
(2)A profile of the participant population the center proposes to serve, or currently serves, that includes a description of the specific medical, social, and other needs of each population.
(3)A description of the specific program elements and services that addresses the medical, social, and other needs of each participant population that t
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(a)
“Program plan” means a written description of the adult day health care center’s philosophy, objectives, and processes for providing required services to the participant populations.
(b)
The program plan shall include any of the following elements, as requested by the California Department of Aging, and shall be submitted as required in Section 14574.1:
(1)
The total number of participants the center proposes to serve, or currently serves, daily.
(2)
A profile of the participant population the center proposes to serve, or currently serves, that includes a description of the specific medical, social, and other needs of each population.
(3)
A description of the specific program elements and services that addresses the medical, social, and other needs of each participant population that the center proposes to serve, or currently serves, as specified in paragraph (2). “Program elements” means the components of an adult day health care program, as specified in Section 14550.
(4)
A description of the specialized professional and program staff that will provide, or currently provide, the adult day health care center’s program services, as specified in paragraph (3), and that staff’s responsibilities. The plan shall demonstrate that the adult day health care center is organized and staffed to carry out the requirements as specified in the regulations adopted pursuant to Section 1580 of the Health and Safety Code.
(5)
An in-service training plan for each center staff member to commence within the first six months of employment. The training plan shall address, at a minimum, the specific medical, social, and other needs of each participant population the center proposes to serve, as specified in paragraph (2).
(6)
A sample individual plan of care for each specialty population the adult day health care center proposes to serve, or currently serves, and a sample of a one-week schedule of daily program services for each sample individual plan of care. The individual plan of care shall demonstrate the specific medical, social, and other needs of each participant population the adult day health center proposes to serve.
(7)
A plan for a behavior modification program if such a program will be used as a basic intervention for meeting the needs of a special population, such as persons with developmental disabilities or persons with mental disabilities.
(c)
This section shall be implemented only to the extent funds are made available for the purposes of this section in the annual Budget Act or another statute.
(d)
The implementation of the program plan requirements does not require adoption of regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).