SECTION 340:100-5-56. Risk assessment

  The personal support team (Team) completes an assessment that identifies:

(1)   potential areas where the service recipient's safety is at risk, including physical, emotional, medical, financial, legal risks, or risk to community participation; and

(2)    when, where, and how often the risk to safety may occur;

(3)   the approaches, supports, services, and the actions needed or used to reduce or eliminate the risk, including:

(A)   assisting the service recipient in having as much control and decision-making abilities as possible;

(B)   changes in the environment to reduce stressors;

(C)   communication between team members;

(D)   consistency of provider-agency support staff;

(E)   daily activities;

(F)   frequency and quality of supervision;

(G)   offering positive activities;

(H)   prescribing staff training when additional training is needed;

(I)   recognition of early signs or indicators of potential risks;

(J)   skill building;

(K)   supporting the individual in communicating choices;

(L)   teaching coping skills;

(M)   temporarily avoiding situations too difficult or uncomfortable for the service recipient; and

(N)   understanding how and what the person is communicating.

[Source: Added at 15 Ok Reg 2136, eff 5-5-98 (emergency); Added at 16 Ok Reg 1056, eff 4-26-99; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 97, eff 10-16-02 (emergency); Amended at 20 Ok Reg 936, eff 6-1-03; Amended at 33 Ok Reg 1668, eff 9-15-16]