Section 542 - Day ServicesDay Services mean services designed to provide alternatives to 24-hour care and supplement other modes of treatment and residential services. These service functions are the following:
(a) Day Care Intensive Services, which mean services designed and staffed to provide a multidisciplinary treatment program of less than 24 hours per day as an alternative to hospitalization for patients who need active psychiatric treatment for acute mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders and who are expected, after receiving these services, to be referred to a lower level of treatment, or maintain the ability to live independently or in a supervised residential facility.(b) Day Care Habilitative Services, which mean services designed and staffed to provide counseling and rehabilitation to maintain or restore personal independence at the best possible functional level for the patient with chronic psychiatric impairments who may live independently, semi-independently, or in a supervised residential facility which does not provide this service.(c) Vocational Services, which mean services designed to encourage and facilitate individual motivation and focus upon realistic and obtainable vocational goals. To the extent possible, the intent is to maximize individual client involvement in skill seeking and skill enhancement, with the ultimate goal of meaningful productive work.(d) Socialization Services, which mean services designed to provide life-enrichment and social skill development for individuals who would otherwise remain withdrawn and isolated. Activities should be gauged for multiple age groups, be culturally relevant, and focus upon normalization.Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 542
1. Amendment filed 8-23-83 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 83, No. 35). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 180 days or emergency language will be repealed on 2-19-84.
2. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to emergency amendment filed 8-23-83 by operation of Government Code Section 11346.1(f) (Register 84, No. 15).
3. Amendment filed 2-27-84 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 84, No. 15). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 180 days or emergency language will be repealed on 8-27-84.
4. Editorial correction of HISTORY NOTE No. 3 (Register 84, No. 34).
5. Certificate of Compliance including amendment transmitted to OAL 8-14-84 and filed 9-28-84 (Register 84, No. 39). Note: Authority cited: Section 5705.1, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 5600, Welfare and Institutions Code.
1. Amendment filed 8-23-83 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 83, No. 35). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 180 days or emergency language will be repealed on 2-19-84.
2. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to emergency amendment filed 8-23-83 by operation of Government Code Section 11346.1(f) (Register 84, No. 15).
3. Amendment filed 2-27-84 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register 84, No. 15). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 180 days or emergency language will be repealed on 8-27-84.
4. Editorial correction of HISTORY Note No. 3 (Register 84, No. 34).
5. Certificate of Compliance including amendment transmitted to OAL 8-14-84 and filed 9-28-84 (Register 84, No. 39).