When an individualized treatment plan requires interventions beyond the existing unit rules of conduct, the person shall be included, and the person’s treatment plan shall reflect:

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    (1) Documentation, signed by the physician that the person’s medical condition does not exclude the proposed interventions;
    (2) Consent for the treatment to be provided;
    (3) A general description of the behaviors requiring the intervention, which may include previous emergency interventions;
    (4) Antecedents of that behavior;
    (5) The events immediately following the behavior;
    (6) Objective definition of the target behaviors, such as specific acts, level of aggression, encroachment on others’ space, self-injurious behavior or excessive withdrawal;
    (7) Arrangements for the consistent collection and recording of data;
    (8) Analysis of data;
    (9) Based on data analysis, development of intervention strategies, if necessary;
    (10) Development of a written intervention strategy that includes criteria for starting and stopping specific staff interventions and the process by which they are to occur;
    (11) Continued data collection, if interventions are implemented; and,
    (12) Periodic review and revision of the plan based upon data collected and analyzed.
Rulemaking Authority Florida Statutes § 394.457(5). Law Implemented 394.459(2), (11) FS. History-New 11-29-98, Amended 4-4-05.