Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM
Title 175 - HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES LICENSURE
Chapter 18 - SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS
Section 175-18-002 - DEFINITIONS
Current through September 17, 2024
Definitions are set out in the Health Care Facility Licensure Act, 175 Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) 1, and this chapter.
002.01 CIVIL PROTECTIVE CUSTODY. Civil protective custody allows the police to take a person into custody to receive medical supervision when alcohol or drug abuse makes them a danger to themselves or others.
002.02 COUNSELING. A professional relationship in which a mental health practitioner assists the client with understanding, coping with, solving, and preventing problems, including areas of education, vocation, and interpersonal relationships in the social environment.
002.03 CRISIS MANAGEMENT. Treatment provided to immediately resolve an acute physical, social, or psychological emergency. It may include temporary housing, food, care, treatment, or referral to an emergency medical service or to a facility appropriate to meet the needs of the client. It is frequently the entry point into the continuum of care and provides an initial screening and evaluation.
002.04 EMERGENCY DETOXIFICATION PROGRAM. A medically supervised treatment program for clients with alcohol or drug intoxication, designed to rid the body of toxic substances and manage withdrawal symptom.
002.05 INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE PLAN (ISP). A written action plan based on assessment data that identifies the client's needs and the strategy for providing care and treatment to meet those needs.
002.06 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES. A provision of services intended to support a client who is a substance abuser to reduce or eliminate the abuse of substances.
002.07 MENTAL DISEASE, DISORDER, OR DISABILITY. A primary diagnosis of mental illness which is characterized by one or more functional impairments in the following areas: vocational, educational, emotional, social, or activities of daily living.
002.08 RELATED SERVICES. Activities that assist the client in carrying out their therapeutic activities as outlined in their individualized service plan (ISP).
002.09 SELF-HELP PROGRAM. A program for clients who are substance users which provides mutual support and encouragement to encourage them to avoid substance use. If a substance use professional is involved in a self-help program, it is only in an advisory or informational rather than a supervisory or administrative capacity.
002.10 SELF-RUN PROGRAM. A program, which may be residential, operated by persons who are substance abusers for their own benefit. If a substance abuse professional is involved in a self-run program, it is only in an advisory or informational rather than a supervisory or administrative capacity.
002.11 SOCIAL SETTING EMERGENCY DETOXIFICATION. A program for the treatment of clients who are experiencing acute intoxication and whose condition necessitates observation by a qualified person but does not necessitate medical treatment.
002.12 SUBSTANCE USE. The use of substances which have significant mood-changing or perception-changing capacities, which are likely to be physiologically or psychologically addictive, and the continued use of which may result in negative social consequences.
002.14 SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. Services which support personal care, provision of medications, activities of daily living and health maintenance activities.
002.15 THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY. A professionally directed set of actions designed to lessen the effects of the disease, whether physical or mental, and designed to facilitate a behavior change in a client.
002.16 TIME OUT. Removal of a client from a setting in which he or she is exhibiting inappropriate behavior until the client exhibits appropriate behavior. The client is generally required to remain in an unlocked room or area where there are no other individuals except for staff monitoring the client.
