How does DDD determine your behavioral acuity level?
DDD uses your frequency, severity, and caregiver assistance scores to determine your behavioral acuity level using the following table:
If your score for frequency is: | And your score for severity is: | And your score for caregiver assistance is: | Then your behavioral acuity level is: |
Rare | Minor | None | Low |
Verbal redirection | Low |
Physical guiding or selection | Low |
Physical restraint | Low |
Potentially Dangerous | None | Low |
Verbal redirection | Low |
Physical guiding or selection | Medium |
Physical restraint | High |
Life-Threatening | None | Medium |
Verbal redirection | Medium |
Physical guiding or selection | High |
Physical restraint | High |
Occasional | Minor | None | Low |
Verbal redirection | Low |
Physical guiding or selection | Low |
Physical restraint | Medium |
Potentially Dangerous | None | Medium |
Verbal redirection | Medium |
Physical guiding or selection | Medium |
Physical restraint | High |
Life Threatening | None | Medium |
Verbal redirection | Medium |
Physical guiding or selection | High |
Physical restraint | High |
Frequent | Minor | None | Low |
Verbal redirection | Low |
Physical guiding or selection | Medium |
Physical restraint | Medium |
Potentially Dangerous | None | Medium |
Verbal redirection | Medium |
Physical guiding or selection | High |
Physical restraint | High |
Life-Threatening | None | High |
Verbal redirection | High |
Physical guiding or selection | High |
Physical restraint | High |
[Statutory Authority: RCW
71A.12.030 and Title
71A RCW. WSR 07-10-029, ยง 388-828-5640, filed 4/23/07, effective 6/1/07.]