A recipient's room can be searched when authorized in the recipient's plan of service (and approved by Behavior Treatment Committee) or when there is reasonable cause to believe the recipient is in possession of contraband. A search requires that a witness is present, the recipient whose room is being searched is offered the opportunity to be present, and that staff document the reason for the search, the names of the people searching and witnessing the search, and the results of the search including a description of property seized.

A BTP that contains restrictive or intrusive elements must be reviewed by the BTC at least quarterly (once every three months). If the plan is not restrictive or intrusive, it must be reviewed no less than annually.

If there is a reason that the money or medication needs to be locked up and the recipient whose property it is agrees, CMHCM's (and/or Provider's) assistance with protecting that property would be written into the plan of service. Without agreement of the recipient who owns the property (money/medication/ cell phone/other property), locking it up would require a plan approved by the Behavior Treatment Committee.

Intervening can mean telling a co-worker to “stop” what s/he is doing. It can also mean stepping in between the co-worker and the recipient.

Yes, unless there is a plan approved by Behavior Treatment Committee which includes this limitation, staff would take the recipient out to eat.

Maybe. The answer would depend upon factors such as why it was determined that the recipient's safety skills are lacking, where the recipient is going and how the recipient is getting there.