Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 48 - PUBLIC HEALTH-GENERAL
Part I - General Administration
Subpart 3 - Licensing and Certification
Chapter 56 - Behavioral Health Service Providers
Subchapter M - Additional Requirements for Substance Use/Addiction Treatment Programs
Section I-5695 - Addiction Outpatient Treatment Services (ASAM Level 1)

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-5695

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. The BHS provider shall:

1. only admit clients clinically appropriate for ASAM level 1 into this program;

2. provide fewer than nine contact hours per week for adults and fewer than six hours per week for children/adolescents; and

3. review and update the treatment plan in collaboration with the client as needed or at a minimum of every 90 days.

B. Staffing. The provider shall ensure that:

1. there are physician services available as needed for the management of psychiatric and medical needs of the clients;
a. physician services may be provided directly by the BHS provider or may be provided or arranged via written contract, agreement, policy, or other document. The BHS provider shall maintain documentation of such arrangement;

2. there is a clinical supervisor available on site for supervision as needed, and available on call at all times;

3. there is at least one LMHP or UP on-site when clinical services are being provided;

4. each LMHP/UPs caseload does not exceed 1:50 active clients; and

5. there are nursing services available as needed to meet the nursing needs of the clients.
a. Nursing services may be provided directly by the BHS provider or may be provided or arranged via written contract, agreement, policy, or other document. The BHS provider shall maintain documentation of such arrangement.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and R.S. 40:2151-2161.

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