N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 14 § 587.11
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 45, November 2, 2024
Section 587.11 - Day treatment programs serving children(a) A day treatment program serving children shall provide treatment designed to stabilize children's adjustment to educational settings, to prepare children for return to educational settings, and to transition children to educational settings. Upon approval of the commissioner, a day treatment program may continue to serve individuals over the age of 18, but under the age of 22, who continue to meet the admission criteria for a day treatment program, in order to ensure that the individual has received the necessary educational services required to move to independent living.(b) Eligibility for admission to a day treatment program serving children shall be based on a designated mental illness diagnosis, plus either an extended impairment in functioning due to emotional disturbance or a current impairment in functioning with severe symptoms, as defined in section 587.4(a)(4) and (8) of this Part.(c) A day treatment program serving children shall provide assessment and health screening services to all recipients. Treatment planning and discharge planning services shall be provided in accordance with section 587.16 of this Part.(d) A day treatment program serving children shall offer each of the following services, to be provided consistent with the recipients, conditions and needs: (4) crisis intervention services;(7) task and skill training; and(e) The following services may be provided by other providers of service or by programs operated by the provider of service: social training, task and skill training, and socialization. Additional services may be provided by other providers of service upon the review and approval by the Office of Mental Health.(f) Any additional types of services provided by the day treatment program serving children which are clinically appropriate shall be considered optional services and shall be subject to prior review and written approval by the Office of Mental Health. Electroconvulsive therapy and aversive conditioning therapy shall not be allowed as optional services.(g) The day treatment program serving children shall develop a plan for assuring continuity and integration of care within the mental health system and with other systems of care. Such plan shall be subject to approval by the Office of Mental Health.(h) The day treatment program serving children shall develop a plan which will assure an appropriate response to persons enrolled in the program who need assistance when the program is not in operation. Such plan shall be subject to approval by the Office of Mental Health.(i) Admission to a day treatment program serving children shall occur within the first three visits. A screening and admission note shall be written upon decision to admit which shall include the following: (2) identification of collaterals interviewed;(3) primary clinical and service-related needs and services to meet those needs; and(j) When an admission is not indicated, notation shall be made of the following: (1) the reason for no admission;(2) the disposition of the recipient; and(3) any referrals made as appropriate.N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 14 § 587.11
Amended, New York State Register, Volume XXXVI, Issue 22, effective 6/4/2014