1. 1. Offer no fewer than 20 hours of skilled treatment services per week in a structured program. Services may include individual and group counseling, medication management, family therapy, peer recovery support services, educational groups, or occupational and recreational therapy;
2. 2. Provide a combination of individual and group therapy as deemed appropriate by a licensed professional and included in an assessment and treatment plan;
3. 3. Provide medical and nursing services as deemed appropriate by a licensed professional and included in an assessment and treatment plan;
4. 4. Provide motivational enhancement and engagement strategies appropriate to an individual's stage of readiness to change and level of comprehension;
5. 5. Have direct affiliations with other easily accessible levels of care or coordinate through referral to more or less intensive levels of care and other services;
6. 6. Provide family and caregiver treatment services as deemed appropriate by a licensed professional and included in an assessment and treatment plan;
7. 7. Provide educational and informational programming adaptable to individual needs;
8. 8. Ensure and document that the length of service shall be determined by the individual's condition and functioning;
9. 9. Make emergency services available by telephone 24 hours a day, seven days a week when the program is not in session; and
10. 10. Make MAT available for all individuals with opioid use disorder or alcohol use disorder. MAT may be provided by facility staff or coordinated through alternative resources.

A substance abuse partial hospitalization program shall meet the following programmatic requirements. The program shall:

Statutory Authority

§§ 37.2-302 and 37.2-400 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 39, Issue 11, eff. February 17, 2023.