Qualified intellectual disabilities professional (QIDP)

Qualified intellectual disabilities professional (QIDP).

(1) Every facility shall have at least one qualified intellectual disabilities professional on staff in addition to the administrator, except that in a facility with 50 or fewer beds the administrator, if qualified, may perform the duties of the QIDP.

(2) The duties of the QIDP shall include:

(a) Supervising the delivery of training, habilitation and rehabilitation services for each resident in accordance with the individual program plan (IPP) for that resident;

(b) Integrating the various services for each resident as planned by the interdisciplinary team and as detailed in the resident’s IPP;

(c) Reviewing each resident’s IPP on a monthly basis, or more often as needed, and preparing an accurate, written summation of the resident’s progress in measurable and observable terms for inclusion in the resident’s record;

(d) Initiating modifications in a resident’s IPP as necessitated by the resident’s condition, and documenting in the resident’s record any changes observed in the resident’s condition and action taken in response to the observed changes; and

(e) Communicating information concerning each resident’s progress to all relevant resident care staff and other professionals involved in the resident’s care.