LD 1593
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the client's admission to the facility, for a meeting of the
persons who signed the agreement to assess and, if necessary,
refine the client's prescriptive program personal plan or
service plan.

 
B. While residing in the facility, the client shall must
receive care, treatment and services only according to the
procedures set forth in this section and in sections 5470
and section 5471.

 
2. Preparation for discharge. Preparation for a client's
discharge from a facility is governed as follows.

 
A. When an interdisciplinary a planning team finds that the
client may be ready for discharge and determines that
temporary placement of the client in the community is
required to assist in its evaluation of the client, the team
may recommend that placement and shall develop a
prescriptive program personal plan or service plan and
service agreement which shall that must include provisions
to ensure that:

 
(1) The client's money is adequately managed;

 
(2) The client has a legal representative, if required;

 
(3) The client receives needed services in the community;
and

 
(4) The client's parent or guardian, if available,
continues to be involved with the client.

 
B. The chief administrative officer of the facility may
release the client pursuant to such a recommendation for
community placement through the regional office.

 
3. Role of the regional office. The role of the regional
office under this section is as follows.

 
A. The regional office which that will have responsibility
for the client shall must be included in the preparation of
the prescriptive program personal plan or service plan and
service agreement specified in subsection 2.

 
B. The regional office shall be is responsible for
implementing the client's release.

 
C. The regional office shall, along with the other members of
the interdisciplinary planning team, evaluate the success


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