3799

3799.1

When used in this chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed:

Client – a person admitted to an SUD treatment or recovery program and is assessed to need SUD treatment services or recovery support services.

Consumer – a person who seeks or receives mental health services funded or regulated by the Department.

Core Services Agency or CSA – a Department-certified MHRS provider that has entered into a Human Care Agreement with the Department to provide specific MHRS in accordance with the requirements of 22-A DCMR Chapter 34.

Department of Behavioral Health or the Department – the District of Columbia agency that regulates the District’s behavioral health system for adults, children, and youth.

Department on Disability Services’ Rehabilitation Services Administration or RSA – the District of Columbia government entity that provides employment services to those individuals with developmental and other disabilities.

Individualized Work Plan or IWP – a plan developed by the Mental Health or SUD Supported Employment provider with the consumer that includes an employment goal and the support services required to reach the goal.

Level 1 Provider – a Department-certified SUD provider that has entered into a Human Care Agreement with the Department to provide Outpatient Services in accordance with the requirements of 22-A DCMR Chapter 63.

Level 2.1 Provider – a Department-certified SUD provider that has entered into a Human Care Agreement with the Department to provide Intensive Outpatient Services in accordance with the requirements of 22-A DCMR Chapter 63.

Level 2.5 Provider – a Department-certified SUD provider that has entered into a Human Care Agreement with the Department to provide Day Treatment Services in accordance with the requirements of 22-A DCMR Chapter 63.

Mental Health Rehabilitation Services or MHRS – mental health rehabilitative services provided by a Department-certified mental health provider.

MHRS Person-Centered Plan of Care – the MHRS person-centered Plan of Care developed by a Core Services Agency pursuant to the requirements set forth in 22-A DCMR Chapter 34.

MHRS Provider – providers certified by the Department as a Core Services Agency, sub-provider, or specialty provider to deliver MHRS.

Needs-Based Assessment – an assessment conducted by a consumer’s CSA or client’s outpatient Level OTP, Level 1, Level 2.1, or Level 2.5 provider, using the Department-specified needs-based assessment tool, to help determine if a consumer or client meets the needs-based criteria for receipt of Mental Health or SUD Supported Employment services.

Outpatient Level Opioid Treatment Program or Outpatient Level OTP – a Department-certified SUD provider that has entered into a Human Care Agreement with the Department to provide Opioid Treatment Program services on an outpatient basis in accordance with the requirements of 22-A DCMR Chapter 63.

SUD Person-Centered Plan of Care – the SUD person-centered Plan of Care developed for an individual meeting the eligibility requirements described in 22-A DCMR Chapter 63 §§ 6301.4 or 6301.5 by an outpatient Level OTP, Level 1, Level 2.1, or Level 2.5 provider, pursuant to the requirements set forth in 22-A DCMR Chapter 63.

Supported Employment Fidelity Scale – the Supported Employment provider evaluation tool developed in accordance with the evidence-based practice adopted by the Department and as stated in Department policy.

SOURCE: Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10330, 10340 (December 9, 2011); Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 10775 (September 4, 2020).