Okla. Admin. Code § 450:18-13-181

Current through Vol. 42, No. 8, January 2, 2025

Section 450:18-13-181 - Adult halfway house services

(a) Halfway house services shall provide low intensity treatment in a supportive living environment to facilitate reintegration into the community. Major emphasis shall be on continuing substance use disorder care and follow-up, and community ancillary services in an environment supporting continued abstinence. The facility shall provide beds, food service, and a safe, welcoming, and culturally/age appropriate environment.

(b) Each facility shall maintain written programmatic descriptions and operational methods addressing the following:

(1) Environment: The facility shall be a freestanding facility or portion of a related healthcare facility having at least one (1) each of toilet, lavatory, and bathing facilities for each eight (8) residents. The facility shall provide a safe, welcoming, and culturally/age appropriate environment.

(2) Support system:

(A) A licensed physician shall be available, by telephone twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week;

(B) The facility shall have a written plan for emergency procedures, approved by a licensed physician;

(C) The facility shall have supplies, as designated by the written emergency procedures plan, which shall be accessible to staff at all times; and

(D) Specialized professional consultation or professional supervision shall be available.

(3) Staff:

(A) Service providers shall be knowledgeable regarding biopsychsocial dimensions of substance use disorders, evidenced based practices, culture, age, and gender related issues, and co-occurring disorder issues;

(B) Staff shall be knowledgeable regarding facility-required education, training, and policies;

(C) Staff shall be knowledgeable about emergency procedures as specified in the emergency procedures plan;

(D) The facility shall have staff members on site twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week; and

(E) The facility shall document in personnel records all education, training, and experience stated above prior to the provision of direct care services.

(4) Treatment services. The facility shall have scheduled rehabilitation services to assess and address the individual needs of each consumer. Such services shall include, but not be limited to those specified at 450:18-13-101(b)(3). Documentation shall reflect each consumer received and/or was offered, at minimum, individual, group, and/or family therapy, rehabilitation services, care management services and, if appropriate, peer recovery support services and crisis intervention services.

(c) Compliance with 450:18-13-181 may be determined by review and/or observation of facility documentation and operations, including but not limited to the following:

(1) Licenses;

(2) Policies and procedures;

(3) Treatment protocols;

(4) Personnel records, documentation of professional licensure, certification or licensure as an alcohol and drug counselor, documentation of professional work experience, ongoing in-service trainings;

(5) Treatment records;

(6) Interviews with staff and consumers; and

(7) Other facility records.

Okla. Admin. Code § 450:18-13-181

Amended and renumbered from 450:18-3-181 at 23 Ok Reg 1953, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2237, eff 7-11-10

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 31, Issue 24, September 2, 2014, eff. 10/1/2014

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 24, September 1, 2015, eff. 9/15/2015

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 10/1/2018

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 23, August 16, 2021, eff. 9/15/2021

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/15/2022