The HRC members shall carefully review each issue and the data presented to analyze risk, evaluating alternatives and assuring rights are not recommended for restriction due to staff convenience. They will provide a consensus based upon this discussion. If necessary, the HRC will include recommendations for further actions to the President. The HRC will provide, in writing, to the President, a copy of all recommendations within 10 working days of the meeting. The HRC Chairperson may provide a verbal recommendation to the President if immediate implementation is deemed necessary. The President, or designee, will respond in writing to the HRC Chairperson, as well as the individual or his or her legal guardian, within 10 working days on routine referrals, or immediately on emergency referrals, regarding the acceptance, qualified acceptance, or non-acceptance of the recommendations. The President will explain the basis for the HRC review and the rationale for his or her decisions. The chairperson will incorporate the President’s decisions and comments into the minutes of the meeting, will be distributed to the committee members as the first agenda item of each meeting. The committee will review the President’s responses and implementation plan. The Chairperson will then outline the President’s decisions to the person or persons who presented the referral to the HRC. A copy of the notification of the decision to the individual or his or her guardian, as indicated above, is to be maintained in the individual’s record. The HRC may request progress reports on the review recommendations through the President. Where disagreement exists between members, an effort shall be made to reach consensus. Where that is not possible, the HRC may vote on its recommendations and submit the results and positions reflected to the President. The results of the vote shall be indicated in the meeting minutes. Conflict of Interest: If any matter that arises in the Committee’s deliberations should constitute a conflict of interest for a member of the Committee, that member shall abstain from voting on that issue. A conflict of interest shall be determined to exist if the HRC member in question is the person who submitted the referral for review by the HRC, the person is a member of the Behavioral Guidance committee and it is a recommendation of the Behavior Guidance Committee that is the matter before the HRC; or the HRC member is in any way directly involved in the matter before the HRC,. A final determination of conflict of interest will be the decision of the Chairperson.
The HRC members shall carefully review each issue and the data presented to analyze risk, evaluating alternatives and assuring rights are not recommended for restriction due to staff convenience. They will provide a consensus based upon this discussion. If necessary, the HRC will include recommendations for further actions to the President. The HRC will provide, in writing, to the President, a copy of all recommendations within 10 working days of the meeting. The HRC Chairperson may provide a verbal recommendation to the President if immediate implementation is deemed necessary. The President, or designee, will respond in writing to the HRC Chairperson, as well as the individual or his or her legal guardian, within 10 working days on routine referrals, or immediately on emergency referrals, regarding the acceptance, qualified acceptance, or non-acceptance of the recommendations. The President will explain the basis for the HRC review and the rationale for his or her decisions. The chairperson will incorporate the President’s decisions and comments into the minutes of the meeting, will be distributed to the committee members as the first agenda item of each meeting. The committee will review the President’s responses and implementation plan. The Chairperson will then outline the President’s decisions to the person or persons who presented the referral to the HRC. A copy of the notification of the decision to the individual or his or her guardian, as indicated above, is to be maintained in the individual’s record. The HRC may request progress reports on the review recommendations through the President. Where disagreement exists between members, an effort shall be made to reach consensus. Where that is not possible, the HRC may vote on its recommendations and submit the results and positions reflected to the President. The results of the vote shall be indicated in the meeting minutes. Conflict of Interest: If any matter that arises in the Committee’s deliberations should constitute a conflict of interest for a member of the Committee, that member shall abstain from voting on that issue. A conflict of interest shall be determined to exist if the HRC member in question is the person who submitted the referral for review by the HRC, the person is a member of the Behavioral Guidance committee and it is a recommendation of the Behavior Guidance Committee that is the matter before the HRC; or the HRC member is in any way directly involved in the matter before the HRC,. A final determination of conflict of interest will be the decision of the Chairperson.
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