INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM RECOMMENDATION

(a) Except as provided by Section 593.0511, a person may not be admitted or committed to a residential care facility unless an interdisciplinary team recommends that placement. (b) An interdisciplinary team shall: (1) interview the person with an intellectual disability, the person's parent if the person is a minor, and the person's guardian; (2) review the person's: (A) social and medical history; (B) medical assessment, which shall include an audiological, neurological, and vision screening; (C) psychological and social assessment; and (D) determination of adaptive behavior level; (3) determine the person's need for additional assessments, including educational and vocational assessments; (4) obtain any additional assessment necessary to plan services; (5) identify the person's habilitation and service preferences and needs; and (6) recommend services to address the person's needs that consider the person's preferences. (c) The interdisciplinary team shall give the person, the person's parent if the person is a minor, and the person's guardian an opportunity to participate in team meetings. (d) The interdisciplinary team may use a previous assessment, social history, or other relevant record from a school district, public or private agency, or appropriate professional if the interdisciplinary team determines that the assessment, social history, or record is valid. (e) The interdisciplinary team shall prepare a written report of its findings and recommendations that is signed by each team member and shall promptly send a copy of the report and recommendations to the person, the person's parent if the person is a minor, and the person's guardian. (f) If the court has ordered the interdisciplinary team report and recommendations under Section 593.041, the team shall promptly send a copy of the report and recommendations to the court, the person with an intellectual disability or the person's legal representative, the person's parent if the person is a minor, and the person's guardian.