Oklahoma Department of Human Services
Sequoyah Memorial Office Building, 2400 N. Lincoln Blvd. • Oklahoma City, OK 73105
(405) 521-3646 • Fax (405) 521-6684 • Internet: www.okdhs.org
340:100-5-56. Risk assessment
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Revised 10-16-02


     The personal support team (Team) completes an assessment which identifies:

  • (1) potential areas in which the individual's safety is at risk, including physical, emotional, medical, financial, or legal risks, or risk to community participation;
  • (2) the frequency and degree of potential harm to the individual or others; and
  • (3) why, when, where, and how the risk to safety may occur, including:
    • (A) issues such as circumstances, places, conditions, or times in the individual's surroundings;
    • (B) early signs, clues, or other indicators of potential safety risks;
    • (C) the actions and communications of the individual and others, including staff;
    • (D) the individual's understanding of risk;
    • (E) the individual's skills and concepts which impact safety risks, including:
      • (i) communication;
      • (ii) coping;
      • (iii) educational;
      • (iv) social;
      • (v) self-reliance;
      • (vi) leisure;
      • (vii) vocational; and
      • (viii) relationships;
    • (F) the individual's past experience;
    • (G) medical, psychiatric, or pharmacological issues;
    • (H) recent or predictable changes in the person's life; and
    • (I) previous incidents in which the individual's safety was at risk;
  • (4) discussion of previous supports, services, and strategies that have been effective or ineffective in preventing or reducing the risks; and
  • (5) services and supports which are needed.