N.Y. Public Health Law 4659*2 – Individualized service plan
* § 4659. Individualized service plan. 1. A written individualized service plan shall be developed for each resident of an assisted living residence upon admission.
Terms Used In N.Y. Public Health Law 4659*2
- assisted living residence: means an entity which provides or arranges for housing, on-site monitoring, and personal care services and/or home care services (either directly or indirectly), in a home-like setting to five or more adult residents unrelated to the assisted living provider. See N.Y. Public Health Law 4651*2
- Home care services: means the services defined in subdivision one of section three thousand six hundred two of this chapter, as provided by a home care services agency which has been approved to operate pursuant to article thirty-six of this chapter. See N.Y. Public Health Law 4651*2
- operator: means a person, persons or an entity which has obtained the written approval of the department to operate an assisted living residence in accordance with this article. See N.Y. Public Health Law 4651*2
- Resident: means an adult not related to the provider, who, pursuant to a residency agreement with a provider resides in an assisted living or enhanced assisted living residence, as applicable. See N.Y. Public Health Law 4651*2
2. The individualized service plan shall be developed with the resident, the resident's representative and resident's legal representative if any, the assisted living operator, and if necessary a home care services agency. The initial individualized service plan shall be developed in consultation with the resident's physician; provided such consultation is documented in writing by the residence. If a resident is determined by his or her physician not to be in need of home care services, the participation of a home care services agency in an evaluation conducted pursuant to this subdivision shall not be necessary.
3. The individualized service plan shall be developed in accordance with the medical, nutritional, rehabilitation, functional, cognitive and other needs of the resident.
4. The individualized service plan shall include the services to be provided, and how and by whom services will be provided and accessed.
5. The individualized service plan shall be reviewed and revised as frequently as necessary to reflect the changing care needs of the resident, but no less frequently than every six months. To the extent necessary, such review and revision shall be undertaken in consultation with the resident's physician.
* NB There are 2 § 4659's