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Pa. Code 5310.31

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Program description

Jurisdiction: PA Agency: Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (OMHSAS) and Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP)
MH_RESIDENTIAL (100%)
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This section requires a Community Residential Rehabilitation Service (CRRS) to maintain a written program description covering client enrollment and termination criteria, the residential services provided (housing, personal assistance, and psychosocial rehabilitation), and the methods used to deliver those services. It is part of Pennsylvania's licensing and operating standards for CRRS programs under Chapter 5310, which governs mental health residential rehabilitation facilities. Operators must document these elements to demonstrate compliance with program structure requirements.

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55 Pa. Code § 5310.31 - Program description 

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The community residential rehabilitation service (CRRS)
 must have a written program description which includes the following items:

(1)
 Written functional criteria for
 client enrollment and termination.

(2)
 Services to be provided in the
 residential program including:
(i)

 Housing.

(ii)
 Personal assistance,
 such as arrangements for meeting the nutritional needs of clients, assistance
 with medication, and developing self-care skills.

(iii)
 Psychosocial rehabilitation services to
 develop inter-personal and community living skills.

(3)
 Methods which will be used in delivering
 the services, such as individual goal planning, goal attainment scaling,
 classroom situations, individual instruction, counseling, group meetings,
 establishing social support network, task schedules, and the use of generic
 services.

Notes

55

 Pa. Code §
 
5310.31

This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
 
5310.91
 (relating to special
 requirements for community residential rehabilitation service (CRRS) serving
 children); and 55 Pa. Code §
 
5310.121
 (relating to program
 description).

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