75-09.1-03-03. Program criteria.

A clinically managed high-intensity residential care program shall include:

1. Daily clinical services which include a range of cognitive, behavioral, and other therapies in individual or group therapy and psychoeducation as deemed appropriate by an assessment and treatment plan;

2. Motivational enhancement and engagement strategies appropriate to the client's stage of readiness to change;

3. Counseling and clinical interventions to teach a client the skills needed for daily productive activity, prosocial behavior, and reintegration into family or community;

4. Random client drug screening to shape behavior and reinforce treatment gains as appropriate to the client's individual treatment plan;

5. A system for referral of a client for identified treatment needs if the service is not available in the program;

6. Family treatment services as deemed appropriate by an assessment and treatment plan; and

7. Educational, vocational, and informational programming adapted to individual client needs.

History: Effective October 26, 2004.

General Authority: NDCC 50-06-16, 50-31

Law Implemented: NDCC 50-31