Missouri Laws 630.655 – Rules for standards for placement facilities and programs — required standards
1. The department shall promulgate rules which set forth reasonable standards for residential facilities, day programs or specialized services such that each program’s level of service, treatment, habilitation or rehabilitation may be certified and funded accordingly by the department for its placement program clients or as necessary for the facilities or programs, to meet conditions of third-party reimbursement.
2. The rules shall provide for the facilities, programs or services to be reasonably classified as to resident or client population, size, type of services or other classification.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 630.655
- Client: any person who is placed by the department in a facility or program licensed and funded by the department or who is a recipient of services from a regional center, as defined in section 633. See Missouri Laws 630.005
- Department: the department of mental health of the state of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 630.005
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Habilitation: a process of treatment, training, care or specialized attention that seeks to enhance and maximize a person with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability to cope with the environment and to live as determined by the person as much as possible, as is appropriate for the person considering his or her physical and mental condition and financial means. See Missouri Laws 630.005
- Rehabilitation: a process of restoration of a person's ability to attain or maintain normal or optimum health or constructive activity through care, treatment, training, counseling or specialized attention. See Missouri Laws 630.005
- Resident: a person receiving residential services from a facility, other than mental health facility, operated, funded or licensed by the department. See Missouri Laws 630.005
3. The standards contained in the rules shall particularly provide for the following:
(1) The admission and commitment criteria, which shall be based upon diagnoses;
(2) The care, treatment, habilitation or rehabilitation;
(3) The general medical and health care;
(4) Adequate physical plant facilities, including fire safety, housekeeping and maintenance standards;
(5) Food service facilities;
(6) Safety precautions;
(7) Drugs and medications;
(8) A uniform system of record keeping;
(9) Resident or client rights and grievance procedures;
(10) Adequate staff.
4. The department shall certify the facilities, programs or services which meet the standards without the requirement of a fee.