5209.1 Community Based Intervention (“CBI”) services shall:

(a) Be provided in fifteen (15) minute units;

(b) Require prior authorization;

(c) Not be billed on the same day as Counseling/Therapy or IDT;

(d) Not be billed on the same day as Community Support, unless:

(1) Community Support is provided within thirty (30) calendar days after enrollment into or within thirty (30) calendar days prior to discharge from CBI; or

(2) The services are otherwise authorized; and

(e) Be provided in a DBH-certified MHRS provider’s service site, or home or community settings in accordance with Chapter 34 of Title 22-A DCMR.

5209.2 CBI services include services that:

(a) Diffuse the current situation to reduce the likelihood of the need for more intensive therapeutic interventions;

(b) Provide referrals to other needed social, mental, and physical health services;

(c) Provide mental health service and support interventions that develop and improve the ability of parents, legal guardians, or significant others to provide care; and

(d) Support transitions of care for consumers beginning or ending CBI.

5209.3 CBI shall be delivered in accordance with the requirements set forth in Chapter 34 of Title 22-A DCMR.

5209.4 CBI Levels 2 and 3 shall not be billed on the same day as Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Services. CBI Level 2 and 3 shall not be billed while a consumer is enrolled in ACT, MST, or FFT, unless otherwise authorized.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 4860 (May 24, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 012836 (October 21, 2022); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 72 DCR 013719

(December 5, 2025).