Section 75-09.1-03.1-03 - Program criteriaA clinically managed medium-intensity residential care program shall include:
1. Daily clinical services including a range of cognitive, behavioral, and other therapies in individual or group therapy and psychoeducation as deemed appropriate by an assessment and treatment plan; 2. Motivational enhancement and engagement strategies appropriate to a client's stage of readiness to change; 3. Counseling and clinical interventions to teach a client the skills needed for daily productive activity, prosocial behavior, and reintegration into family and community; 4. Random client drug screening to shape behavior and reinforcement treatment gains as appropriate to a client's individual treatment plan; 5. A system for referral of a client for identified treatment needs if the service is not available in the program; 6. Family and caregiver treatment services as deemed appropriate by an assessment and treatment plan; 7. Educational, vocational, and informational programming adaptive to individual client needs; and 8. Onsite staff provided or contracted onsite or offsite accredited educational services if a client is in school; general educational development preparation if the client does not possess a high school diploma and is no longer in school; or short-term educational services linked to home school designed to maintain current learning. N.D. Admin Code 75-09.1-03.1-03
Effective October 26, 2004.General Authority: NDCC 50-06-16, 50-31
Law Implemented: NDCC 50-31