Section He-C 6350.22 - Assessment Treatment Program(a) In order for a residential treatment program to be certified as an assessment treatment program, it shall comply with the requirements to certify for, and follow the rules of, either an intermediate treatment program in accordance with He-C 6350.16, an intensive treatment program in accordance with He-C 6350.17, or a substance abuse treatment program pursuant to He-C 6321, and this section.(b) Assessment treatment programs shall provide short-term care and treatment of children through comprehensive assessments and initial treatment while their specific needs are being determined or identified.(c) Assessment treatment programs shall: (1) Admit children for assessment treatment program services, including placement in the least restrictive therapeutic option with the expectation that the child will be discharged within 60 days or less;(2) Focus on thorough evaluation, assessments, and screenings beyond the standard practice for the residential treatment program for which they meet the requirements of pursuant to (a) above;(3) Provide educational services parallel to the educational services provided to children of the residential treatment program for which they meet the requirements of pursuant to (a) above;(4) Provide immediate treatment and assessment to the child, as follows: a. Assessment tools that are completed shall be dependent on the specific needs of the respective child or family; andb. The program shall develop a treatment plan in compliance with He-C 6350.13(b) ;(5) Complete weekly progress reports of the assessment and treatment services the child is receiving, pursuant to He-C 6350.14;(6) Not be required to comply with the following: a. Submission of monthly reports in accordance with He-C 6350.14(b) (2) ; andb. Programming for adult living preparation pursuant to He-C 6350.26;(7) Hold a transition and discharge meeting at least 2 weeks prior to the expected discharge, at which point the comprehensive assessments and treatment completed by the program and the recommendations resulting from the services provided shall be reviewed. Such a meeting may be held within 2 weeks of discharge if circumstances or the availability of a treatment team member do not allow the meeting to take place sooner; and(8) If a child is discharged from the assessment treatment program to be admitted to another residential treatment program within the same agency, comply with He-C 6350.12(e) and He-C 6350.13(a) .N.H. Admin. Code § He-C 6350.22
#6617, eff 10-25-97; ss by #8453, INTERIM, eff 10-25-05, EXPIRED: 4-23-06
New. #8693, eff 7-27-06
Amended byVolume XXXV Number 06, Filed February 12, 2015, Proposed by #10759, Effective 1/17/2015, Expires1/17/2025.