OAR 410-172-0710: Residential Personal Care

(1) Personal care services shall be provided to residents of Division licensed residential treatment programs, as developmentally appropriate, as described in the resident’s person-centered service plan and residential plans of care. (2) Personal care services are provided to individuals with behavioral health conditions that enable them to accomplish tasks that they would normally do for themselves if they did not have a behavioral health condition. Assistance may be in the form of hands-on assistance for the resident, supervising, cueing, or redirecting so that the individual performs the task on their own. (3) Personal care services are provided in accordance with an individual’s assessment and the authorized plan for services made by a provider meeting the qualifications of a Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) or Qualified Mental Health Associate (QMHA) as defined in OAR chapter 309 division 019. (4) Personal care assistance relates to performance of activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) as defined in these rules. (5) Personal care services may be provided on a continuing basis or on episodic occasion. (a) For residential personal care services the Authority will pay the standardized rate in the behavioral health fee schedule in effect on the date of service. (b) Residential personal care service are included in the per diem rate standardization described in OAR 410-172-0705. (6) Paid providers of residential personal care services shall meet one of the following: (a) Residential Treatment Homes (RTH), Residential Treatment Facilities (RTF), Secure Residential Treatment Facilities (SRTF) and Crisis-Respite Services programs as described in OAR chapter 309 division 35; or (b) Adult Foster Home (AFH) as described in OAR chapter 309 division 40.