Level 2 therapeutic communities — Service requirements
Arkansas Code § 20-76-201; Arkansas Code § 20-77-107; Arkansas Code § 25-10-129
(a)
- (1) Level 2 therapeutic communities are a lower level of care of a therapeutic community.
- (2) Eligibility for this service will be determined by an independent assessment and an authorization for service at this level of care.
(b) A Level 2 therapeutic community client shall have no less than the following staff-to-client ratios to ensure safety of clients receiving services:
- (1) One (1) staff member for every eight (8) clients during daytime (8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.); and
(2)
- (A) Appropriate staff supervision shall be documented in policies and procedures of the therapeutic community for clients during evening and overnight (5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m.).
- (B) Level 2 therapeutic communities must have the ability for residents to be seen by appropriate caregivers when necessary twenty-four (24) hours a day.
- (C) Appropriate supervision must be documented and maintained at Level 2 therapeutic communities.
(c)
- (1) Each client served in a Level 2 therapeutic community shall have an individualized plan of care.
- (2) This plan shall specify the minimum service requirements listed below, which shall include a minimum of forty-two (42) hours of planned counseling level or rehabilitative level services per week that are specified within the Counseling and Crisis Services Provider Manual, 20 CAR pt. 614.