Rule 24-2-31.5 - Level 3.3 Clinically Managed Population-Specific High-Intensity Residential ServicesRules in this section are based on the ASAM's established criteria for Level 3.3 Clinically Managed Population-Specific High-Intensity Residential Services.
A. Twenty-four (24) hour support setting to meet the needs of people with cognitive difficulties, who need specialized individualized treatment services (who may need a slower pace and/or otherwise could not make use of the more intensive Level 3.5 milieu).B. Level 3.3 is not a step-down residential level. It is qualitatively different from any other Level 3 residential levels of care.C. The cognitive impairments manifested in people most appropriately treated in Level 3.3 services can be due to aging, traumatic brain injury, acute but lasting injury, or due to illness.D. The person's length of stay is determined by the goals the person has achieved on their Individual Service Plan. There is no fixed length of stay in this level of care. People placed in a population specific high-intensity residential setting (Level 3.3 or higher) must be reassessed at minimum every 14 calendar days to ensure level of care appropriateness. The multi-disciplinary team and treatment professionals have a responsibility to make admission, continued service, and discharge decisions based on clinical evaluation of a person's assessed needs and treatment progress for all people seeking services, including people under a court order with a specified length of stay. If a person has improved significantly enough to warrant discharge or transfer to another LOC, the treatment professional has a responsibility to contact the appropriate court and seek to have the court order amended. The provider should reference the Mandated Level of Care/Length of Stay in the current version of the ASAM Criteria.