sec.181Requirement to develop respite/community access plan

sec.181 Requirement to develop respite/community access plan

The relevant service provider must develop a respite/community access plan for the adult. A respite/community access plan , for an adult with an intellectual or cognitive disability, is a plan stating at least each of the following— the adult’s name; a description of the behaviour of the adult that causes harm to the adult or others, including the consequences of the behaviour; a description of the restrictive practices used in relation to the adult; the reasons for using the restrictive practices; any strategies that must be attempted before using the restrictive practices; the procedure for using the restrictive practices, including observations and monitoring, and any other measures necessary to ensure the adult’s proper care and treatment, that must take place while the restrictive practices are being used; a demonstration of why the restrictive practices are the least restrictive way of ensuring the safety of the adult or others; a description of the positive strategies that will be used to— meet the adult’s needs and improve the adult’s capabilities and quality of life; and reduce the intensity, frequency and duration of the adult’s behaviour that causes harm to the adult or others; for containment—a description of the place where the adult will be contained; for seclusion— a description of the place where the adult will be secluded; and the maximum period for which seclusion may be used at any 1 time and the maximum frequency of the seclusion; for chemical restraint— the name of the medication to be used and any available information about the medication, including, for example, information about possible side effects; and the dose, route and frequency of administration, including, for medication to be administered as and when needed, the circumstances in which the medication may be administered, as prescribed by the adult’s treating doctor; and the name of the adult’s treating doctor; for mechanical or physical restraint—the maximum period for which the restraint may be used at any 1 time; any other matter prescribed by regulation. s 181 prev s 181 om 2014 No. 12 s 59 pres s 181 ins 2008 No. 23 s 7 amd 2019 No. 19 s 23 (sec.181-ssec.1) The relevant service provider must develop a respite/community access plan for the adult. (sec.181-ssec.2) A respite/community access plan , for an adult with an intellectual or cognitive disability, is a plan stating at least each of the following— the adult’s name; a description of the behaviour of the adult that causes harm to the adult or others, including the consequences of the behaviour; a description of the restrictive practices used in relation to the adult; the reasons for using the restrictive practices; any strategies that must be attempted before using the restrictive practices; the procedure for using the restrictive practices, including observations and monitoring, and any other measures necessary to ensure the adult’s proper care and treatment, that must take place while the restrictive practices are being used; a demonstration of why the restrictive practices are the least restrictive way of ensuring the safety of the adult or others; a description of the positive strategies that will be used to— meet the adult’s needs and improve the adult’s capabilities and quality of life; and reduce the intensity, frequency and duration of the adult’s behaviour that causes harm to the adult or others; for containment—a description of the place where the adult will be contained; for seclusion— a description of the place where the adult will be secluded; and the maximum period for which seclusion may be used at any 1 time and the maximum frequency of the seclusion; for chemical restraint— the name of the medication to be used and any available information about the medication, including, for example, information about possible side effects; and the dose, route and frequency of administration, including, for medication to be administered as and when needed, the circumstances in which the medication may be administered, as prescribed by the adult’s treating doctor; and the name of the adult’s treating doctor; for mechanical or physical restraint—the maximum period for which the restraint may be used at any 1 time; any other matter prescribed by regulation.