Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 69-9-14 - PARENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING14.1. The center shall provide or arrange for engagement, assessment, therapeutic services, and linkage to community supports and services as part of the discharge and transition planning. Primary focus will be parents, families, and legal representatives of patients.14.2. The parent education and counseling essential duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to: 14.2.a. Meet, or document attempts to meet, with parents, families, and/or legal representatives while patient is in the hospital and prior to admission to the neonatal abstinence syndrome center for the purpose of engaging and initiating admission process;14.2.b. Complete biopsychosocial assessment of parents, family, and/or the legal representative that includes the use of drugs and alcohol;14.2.c. Provide access to individual and group therapy, individual and group supportive intervention, and psychoeducational services to parents, families, and/or legal representatives;14.2.d. Assist parents in obtaining needed supports by establishing linkage, including but not limited to, employment, housing, and social service benefits;14.2.e. Develop and arrange services and supports for the parents, family, and/or legal representative upon discharge, including but not limited to behavioral and physical health services and recovery supports; and14.2.f Coordinate linkage with, and support by, peer support and recovery coaches.