Section 5310.21. Client characteristics

(a) A client placed in community residential rehabilitation service (CRRS) must:

(1) Be 18 years or older, or be an emancipated minor, unless the CRRS is operated under Subchapter C (relating to children services).

(2) Be psychiatrically disabled; as specified in § 5310.32(c)(1) (relating to intake).

(3) Have demonstrated, over a period of time, social maladjustment which prevents the client from living independently in the community.

(4) Have difficulties in social or personal adjustment associated with psychiatric disability, as demonstrated in reduced, lost or underdeveloped capacity for establishing and sustaining appropriate interpersonal relationships or for making and implementing decisions necessary for self-care and independent living.

(5) Be capable of self-preservation, according to the criteria established in § 5310.32(e).

(b) A client placed in CRRS may:

(1) Have additional handicaps provided the individual meets one of the criteria for self-preservation established in § 5310.32(e) (relating to intake).

(2) Need special diet or medication supervision, provided that the client does not need 24-hour nursing or medical care.

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Cross References

This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 5310.91 (relating to special requirements for community residential rehabilitation service (CRRS) serving children) and 55 Pa. Code § § 5310.111 (relating to client characteristics).