Administrative Code Provisions | U.A.C. R501-22-11 | 2020

(1) The program shall provide and document the following information both verbally and in writing to the client: Shelter rules, reason for termination, and confidentiality issues.

(2) Parents are responsible for supervising their children while at the shelter. If parents are required to be away from the shelter or involved in shelter activities without their children, they shall arrange for appropriate child care services.

(3) Domestic violence shelter action plans shall include the following:

(a) a review of danger and lethality with victim and discussion of the level of the victims risk of safety

(b) a review of safety plan with the victim

(c) a review of the procedure for a protective order and referral to appropriate agency or clerk of the court authorized to issue the protective order and

(d) a review of supportive services to include, but not limited to medical, self-sufficiency, day care, legal, financial, and housing assistance.

(4) The program shall facilitate connecting services to those resources as requested. Appropriate referrals shall be made, when indicated, and documented in the client record for victim treatment, psychiatric consultation, drug and alcohol treatment, or other allied services.

(5) Domestic violence shelter staff completing action plans shall at a minimum be supervised by an experienced and trained Domestic Violence provider.