N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 14, § 587.10 – Continuing day treatment programs.

(a) A continuing day treatment program shall provide active treatment designed to maintain or enhance current levels of functioning and skills, to maintain community living, and to develop self-awareness and self-esteem through the exploration and development of strengths and interests.
(b) Eligibility for admission to a continuing day treatment program shall be based on a designated mental illness diagnosis and a dysfunction due to mental illness.
(c) A continuing day treatment program shall provide assessment and health screening services to all recipients. Treatment planning and discharge planning services shall be provided in accordance with section 587.16 of this Part.
(d) A continuing day treatment program shall offer each of the following services, to be provided consistent with recipients' conditions and needs:
1. (1) medication therapy;
2. (2) medication education;
3. (3) case management;
4. (4) health referral;
5. (5) rehabilitation readiness development;
6. (6) psychiatric rehabilitation readiness determination and referral; and
7. (7) symptom management.
(e) A continuing day treatment program may also provide the following additional services:
1. (1) supportive skills training;
2. (2) activity therapy;
3. (3) verbal therapy;
4. (4) crisis intervention services; and
5. (5) clinical support services.
(f) The following services may be provided by other providers of service or by other programs operated by the provider of service: case management; crisis intervention services; health screening and referral; psychiatric rehabilitation readiness determination and referral; and clozapine monitoring. Additional services may be provided by other providers of service upon the prior review and approval by the Office of Mental Health.
(g) Any additional services provided by a continuing day treatment program which are clinically appropriate shall be considered optional services and shall be subject to prior review and written approval by the Office of Mental Health. Sheltered work activities may not be included as pre-vocational activities. Electroconvulsive therapy and aversive conditioning therapy shall not be allowed as optional services.
(h) The provider of service of a continuing day treatment program shall develop a plan for assuring continuity of care within the mental health system and other service systems (e.g., social services, health care, local correctional systems). Such plan shall be subject to approval by the Office of Mental Health.
(i) The provider of service of a continuing day treatment program shall develop a plan to assure an appropriate response to persons enrolled in the program who need assistance when the program is not in operation. Such plan shall be subject to approval by the Office of Mental Health.
(j) Admission to a continuing day treatment program shall occur within the first three visits. A screening and admission note shall be written upon a decision to admit which shall include the following:
1. (1) reason for referral;
2. (2) primary clinical and service-related needs and services to meet those needs; and
3. (3) admission diagnosis.
(k) When an admission is not indicated a notation shall be made of the following:
1. (1) the reason for no admission;
2. (2) the disposition of the recipient; and
3. (3) any referrals made as appropriate.