New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
He - Department of Health and Human Services
Subtitle He-A - Former Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention
Chapter He-A 500 - IMPAIRED DRIVER PROGRAMS
Part He-A 510 - IMPAIRED DRIVER SERVICES PROVIDERS
Section He-A 510.13 - General IDSP Requirements

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules He-A 510.13

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) IDSPs shall review the care requirements outlined in the client's service plan, including the review of all available documents such as the client's driving and arrest record.

(b) IDSPs shall maintain a client record, to include a treatment or recovery plan as applicable, progress notes, consent forms, and details of service provision.

(c) Treatment plans and recovery plans shall be developed in consultation with the client and updated as necessary.

(d) Treatment plans shall be developed in a way that acknowledges the client's:

(1) Cultural sensitivities;

(2) Education level;

(3) Reading ability;

(4) Language comprehension; and

(5) Cognitive ability.

(e) Treatment plans shall include, at a minimum, the following:

(1) Problems to be addressed during treatment, including possible barriers to treatment;

(2) Client strengths that can be used in resolving problems identified in (1) above;

(3) Measurable long-term goals that might be accomplished throughout the course of treatment;

(4) Measurable short-term goals, which might be accomplished over a period of days or weeks, leading to the completion of the long-term goals, including:
a. Timeframes for the anticipated dates of achievement or completion of each goal, or for reviewing progress towards goals;

b. Specification and description of the indicators used to assess the client's progress; and

c. Documentation of the client's participation in the treatment planning process or the reason why the client did not participate;

(5) Measurable personal goals that might be achieved if treatment plan goals are realized;

(6) Measurable recovery plan goals, if applicable;

(7) Dated signature of the clinician; and

(8) Dated signature of the client, or an indication of the client's refusal to sign and agree to the treatment plan.

(f) IDSPs shall work with clients to meet objectives outlined in their service plan and shall provide the client with ongoing assessment of client progress and needs.

(g) IDSPs shall communicate with the client's IDCMP care manager as follows:

(1) IDSPs shall provide the IDCMP with the client's treatment plan;

(2) IDSPs shall suggest revisions to the client's service plan based on their ongoing clinical work with the client, as needed;

(3) IDSPs shall contact IDCMP care managers immediately should there be an issue of non-compliance with the service plan; and

(4) IDSPs shall provide updates about the client's progress in treatment on a monthly basis and when requested by the IDCMP care manager, to include dates of contact, length of contact, and a narrative that clearly describes the client's progress.

(h) For each client, IDSPs shall maintain supporting documentation for all services rendered, including the date and time of service, the duration of the service, and a progress note on each service rendered.

(i) The information in (h) above shall be entered into the WITS no later than 3 days following the delivery of the service.

(j) All providers shall obtain written client consent prior to any service provision.

(k) At the completion of all treatment requirements contained in the service plan, IDSPs shall provide a treatment plan completion report, which includes a diagnostic summary to the IDCMP of their work with the client, including all dates of contact and length of contacts, and which clearly describes the client's progress and the provider's rationale as to why the client should be considered to have completed their service plan requirements.

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