65G-8.010. Documentation and Notification

(1) Staff must document the following information in the individual’s record as soon as possible, but no later than the end of the work shift following the use of a reactive strategy:

(a) The behavior that necessitated a reactive strategy;

(b) The reactive strategy used;

(c) The date and time the reactive strategy was implemented and the time the strategy was terminated; and,

(d) The person(s) who initiated, applied, authorized, and terminated the reactive strategy;

(2) The authorizing agent must review and sign the reactive strategy documentation within twenty-four hours or by the end of the next business day.

(3) The service provider or facility must also document every use of a reactive strategy on the “Reactive Strategy Report,” APD Form 65G8-002 (August 2008), incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the form may be obtained by writing or calling the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, at 4030 Esplanade Way, Suite 380, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0950; main telephone number [phone]. These Reports must be submitted within thirty days to the Local Review Committee chairperson, or the chairperson’s designee, and copies of the Report made a part of the individual’s record.

(4) Agency Area Offices and Developmental Services Institutions must submit copies of these Reports electronically to the Central Office Senior Behavior Analyst on a monthly basis.

Rulemaking Authority 393.501, 393.13(4)(h)2., 916.1093(2) FS. Law Implemented 393.13(4)(h), 916.1093(2) FS. History–New 8-7-08.