R03-704 Intensive Outpatient Treatment Modality

A. Intensive outpatient treatment is provided any time during the day or week and provides essential education and counseling services while allowing the individual to apply their newly acquired skills outside of treatment. The program has the capacity to arrange for referral to any auxiliary service and has active affiliations with other modalities of care. Programs may provide overnight housing for individuals who have problems related to transportation or family environment but who do not need the supervision or 24 hour access afforded by a residential program.

Review policy and procedure manual and verify it reflects the requirements as stated in R03-704 A. Programs providing overnight housing must meet requirements for residential programs.

 

B. A licensee providing intensive outpatient treatment shall provide its services using professionally qualified staff. Each licensee shall ensure that it retains the services of sufficient qualified staff to appropriately meet the needs of those clients to whom the licensee is providing any services.

Review policy and procedure manual and verify it reflects the requirements as stated in R03-704 B.

 

C. Intensive outpatient treatment shall consist of group, individual, and/or family counseling and:

1. For a client who is age 18 years or older, a minimum of 9 hours of scheduled counseling services are provided each week, or

2. For a client who is under age 18 years, a minimum of 6 hours of scheduled, counseling services are provided each week.

Review policy and procedure manual and verify it reflect the requirements as stated in R03-704 C. Review client file (progress notes) and verify services and number of counseling hours provided.

 

D. The duration of outpatient treatment should be determined by the individual’s illness and his or her response to treatment.

Review policy and procedure and verify it reflect the requirements as stated in R03-704 D.