Section 7 AAC 135.250 - Day treatment services for children(a) The department will pay a community behavioral health services provider for day treatment services for children provided in the school setting if those services (1) are provided to a recipient who is a child experiencing a severe emotional disturbance;(2) promote the recipient's ability to be successful, independent of behavioral health services, in the community-based school environment; and(3) assist the recipient in developing self-management skills consistent with academic progress.(b) Day treatment services for children are provided (1) on the school premises;(2) on days that the recipient's school is in session;(3) as group treatment; and(4) by an individual who delivers rehabilitation services within the educational setting led by a teacher.(c) Day treatment services for children are limited to the following forms of active treatment: (1) teaching self-management skills designed to improve the recipient's academic and behavioral functioning;(2) counseling focused on overall functional improvement in the school setting;(3) encouraging and coaching to achieve academic and behavioral success in school.(d) The community behavioral health services provider providing day treatment services must establish with the local school district a written agreement that specifies the overall goals of the collaborative effort, guidelines for meeting the criteria for services, roles and responsibilities of the parties to the agreement, and the resources, including personnel, contributed by each of the parties to the agreement.(e) The department will not pay for day treatment services if those services are delivered by the teacher providing the academic program.Eff. 10/1/2011, Register 199Authority:AS 47.05.010
AS 47.07.030