Residential Treatment Home
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Description
A residential treatment home is to provide services on a 24-hour basis for five or fewer residents with severe and persistant mental illness.
Duration
Two-year license
Renewal Information
None
Duplicate License Requirements
None
Prerequisites and Requirements
Required Documentation
Application to include plans and design approval, other necessary approvals, required fee, variances, resident capacity, proposed annual budget, description of services to be provided, names of all owners, policies/procedures, Administrative information & criminal checks.
Examination Information
None
Continuing Education Requirements
The owner of the facility is responsible for employing an Administrator who has background including special training, experience and other demonstrated ability in providing care and treatment appropriate to the residents served at the facility. The Administrator is to provide or arrange for 16 hours of pre-service orientation and 8-hours in-service training annually for each employee. In-service training is to be on topics relevant to improving the care and treatment of residents in the facility and meeting the requirements of the administrative rules. In-service training topics include, but are not limited to, implementing the residential service plan, behavior management, daily living skills development, nutrition, first aid, understanding mental illness, sanitary food handling, residents rights, identifying health care needs and psychotropic medications.
Bonding Requirements
None
Insurance Requirements
State required liability insurance per State and County contract.
Other Information
Application for new and renewal RTH include an application information packet.We conduct 90 day inspections after initial license, unannounced and follow-up inspection.
Statutes, Administrative Rules, Ordinances
Other Detail Information
None
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