(1) A recreational therapy treatment or intervention plan shall be maintained for each patient receiving recreational therapy services under this chapter.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 58-40-602

  • Assessment: includes :
              (2)(b)(i) a record review;
              (2)(b)(ii) the implementation of standardized and non-standardized instruments, tests, and measurements; and
              (2)(b)(iii) the skilled observation and interview of a person. See Utah Code 58-40-102
  • Recreational therapy services: include :
              (6)(b)(i) assessing a person's need for recreational therapy treatment or intervention;
              (6)(b)(ii) developing an individualized treatment or intervention plan that identifies goals, objectives, and treatment strategies for a person;
              (6)(b)(iii) implementing the individualized treatment or intervention plan;
              (6)(b)(iv) documenting a person's response to the individualized treatment or intervention plan, including documenting the overall outcome of the person's treatment;
              (6)(b)(v) regularly evaluating a person's response to the individualized treatment or intervention plan and modifying the plan when appropriate;
              (6)(b)(vi) in collaboration with a person, the person's family, or other team members, developing a discharge or transition plan for the person;
              (6)(b)(vii) serving as a resource to help a person find recreation opportunities that will promote the person's physical, cognitive, social, behavioral, emotional, or spiritual health and well-being; and
              (6)(b)(viii) organizing and managing recreational services according to a written plan of operation as defined by rule of the division. See Utah Code 58-40-102
  • Treatment or intervention plan: means a written record containing the information required by Section 58-40-602, which is composed for each patient by a person licensed under this chapter as a master therapeutic recreation specialist or a therapeutic recreation specialist. See Utah Code 58-40-102
(2) The treatment or intervention plan shall include:

     (2)(a) goals and objectives for a patient that are developed from an assessment based on the strengths and limitations of the patient’s physical, cognitive, social, behavioral, emotional, spiritual, and leisure capabilities;
     (2)(b) the selection and adaptation of interventions designed to achieve and maintain the highest possible level of functional independence and quality of life for a patient;
     (2)(c) a schedule for regular evaluation of goals and objectives to make changes to the treatment or intervention plan when required; and
     (2)(d) expected outcomes related to the goals and objectives.