Section 7 AAC 135.280 - Residential substance use treatment services(a) The department will pay a community behavioral health services provider for residential substance use disorder treatment services if the provider is operating a structured residential program to treat substance use disorders in accordance with 7 AAC 70.120.(b) To qualify for payment for providing residential substance use disorder treatment services, a community behavioral health services provider must provide the following active treatment each day the recipient is in treatment: (1) teaching of life skills designed to restore or improve the recipient's overall functioning relative to their substance use disorder;(2) counseling focused on functional improvement, recovery, and relapse prevention;(3) encouraging and coaching.(c) Residential substance use disorder treatment services may be provided within the structured residential program as individual, group, or family services.(d) The only behavioral health services that the department will pay for on the same day as residential substance use disorder treatment services are(1) behavioral health screening under 7 AAC 135.100;(2) needed professional behavioral health assessments under 7 AAC 135.110;(3) case management services under 7 AAC 135.180;(4) needed behavioral health clinic services under 7 AAC 135.010;(5) a medical evaluation.Eff. 10/1/2011, Register 199; am 4/24/2020, Register 234, April 2020Authority:AS 47.05.010
AS 47.07.030