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(a) In order to enroll and to provide behavioral rehabilitation services, a provider must be a grantee of the department under 7 AAC 53.901.
(b) Behavioral rehabilitation services
(1) must be approved by the department;
(2) may only be provided
(A) to a severely emotionally disturbed child under 7 AAC 43.471;
(B) if recommended by or under the direction of a licensed physician or licensed mental health professional clinician; and
(C) if they are designed to remediate problems associated with a mental health diagnosis that is documented in a clinical assessment, and if they are specifically identified in an individualized treatment plan developed, reviewed, and updated in accordance with 7 AAC 43.728;
(3) that consist of supportive counseling must be consistent with the severely emotionally disturbed child's individualized treatment plan developed, reviewed, and updated in accordance with 7 AAC 43.728; counseling must be documented and made available to a licensed physician or licensed mental health professional clinician for review; and
(4) may be provided in a residential care, therapeutic foster care, or therapeutic group home setting.
(c) The department will pay for behavioral rehabilitation services in accordance with 7 AAC 43.729(c) . The levels of behavioral rehabilitation services for which the department will pay, set out in the department's Behavioral Rehabilitation Services Handbook , 2005 edition, are adopted by reference.
(d) A severely emotionally disturbed child who has been approved to receive behavioral rehabilitation services is not eligible to receive mental health rehabilitation services provided under 7 AAC 43.470(e) on the same dates of service. A severely emotionally disturbed child who is receiving behavioral rehabilitation services remains eligible to receive mental health clinic services described in 7 AAC 43.470(c) .
(e) In this section "behavioral rehabilitation services" means early intervention and stabilization services to help severely emotionally disturbed children develop essential and appropriate coping skills. "Behavioral rehabilitation services" includes
(1) milieu therapy;
(2) crisis counseling to assist a severely emotionally disturbed child to resolve an immediate, pressing problem and to screen the child for referral to a mental health professional for further assessment and intervention;
(3) supportive counseling in accordance with (b)(3) of this section;
(4) skills training; and
(5) case management.
History: Eff. 12/16/2005, Register 176
Authority: AS 47.05.010
Editor's note: The Behavioral Rehabilitation Services Handbook , adopted by reference in 7 AAC 43.481, may be obtained from the Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Behavioral Health, P.O. Box 110620, Juneau, Alaska 99811-0620, or on the department's website at the following Internet address: http://www.hss.state.ak.us/dbh.
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