1. (a) Children's residential treatment in this section must be provided in a facility approved by the department and that maintains a therapeutically structured and supervised environment according to the criteria listed in the Alaska Behavioral Health Providers Services Standards & Administrative Procedures for Behavioral Health Provider Services, adopted by reference in 7 AAC 160.900.

2. (b) Children's residential treatment must be provided by an interdisciplinary treatment team for an individual under 7 AAC 139.010(1) according to the following criteria:

   1. (1) level 1: for children and adolescents in need of stabilization and assessment who do not require the intensive services of medical personnel and who have

      1. (A) not responded to outpatient treatment; and
      2. (B) treatment needs that cannot be met in a less restrictive setting;

   2. (2) level 2: for children and adolescents who need intensive treatment and recovery services, and who have

      1. (A) treatment needs that cannot be met in a less restrictive setting;
      2. (B) demonstrated an inability to adjust and progress in a family setting, therapeutic treatment home, or outpatient or other structured treatment placement in the past 12-month period; or
      3. (C) completed a higher level of care and require a step-down level of care before returning to a community setting.

(Eff. 10/4/2020, Register 236; am 6/30/2021, Register 238; am 2/2/2024, Register 249)

Authority: AS 47.05.010, AS 47.05.270, AS 47.07.030, AS 47.07.036