(1) Day treatment is the most intensive nonresidential program that can be provided over an extended period of time.
(2) School-based day treatment permits access to community-based mental health services in conjunction with and integrated into the child’s educational program.
(3) Day treatment brings together at one (1) site, and in a coordinated manner, a broad range of services designed to strengthen individual and family functioning and prevent youngsters from requiring more restrictive services.
(b)
(1) A student identified as eligible for special education and related services must have an individualized education program (IEP) developed to meet his or her unique needs.
(2) This IEP is designed to provide special education and related services necessary for the student to benefit from his or her education and is to be implemented in the least restrictive environment determined to be appropriate by an IEP team.
(3) For some students, the least restrictive environment for implementing an IEP is an approved school-based day treatment program.