New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
Chapter XXI - OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES
Part 819 - Chemical Dependence Residential Services
Section 819.11 - Additional requirements for supportive living services

Universal Citation: 14 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 819.11

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024

(a) Admission criteria. In addition to the admission criteria applicable to residential services generally, an individual admitted to a supportive living service must meet the following criteria:

(1) the individual requires support of a residence that provides a substance-free environment;

(2) the individual requires the peer support of fellow residents to maintain abstinence;

(3) the individual does not require twenty-four hour a day on-site supervision by clinical staff; and

(4) the individual exhibits the skills and strengths necessary to maintain recovery and readapt to independent living in the community while receiving the minimal clinical and peer support provided by this residential environment.

(b) Clinical services. There shall be scheduled clinical interaction at least one time per week designed to support residents in their efforts to readapt to independent living in the community while maintaining their recovery and wellness.

(c) Treatment/recovery plan review. Each treatment/recovery plan, once established, must be reviewed at least every six months thereafter, at which time the progress toward accomplishing the goals and objectives is reviewed. Any resident who is having challenges meeting agreed upon goals described in the treatment/recovery plan shall be engaged in a case conference where members of the multidisciplinary team will collaborate with the resident to create revisions to the treatment/recovery plan.

(d) Staffing. Supportive living services shall be staffed as follows:

(1) there shall be at least one full-time equivalent clinical staff member for each fifteen residents; and

(2) there shall be sufficient clinical staff members to ensure at least one visit to each supportive living service once per week, in order to assure the proper maintenance of the living site and that residents are maintaining an environment and schedule appropriate to and supportive of each resident's independent living; and

(3) there shall be sufficient clinical staff members to ensure that each resident is contacted personally at least once a week by staff to assure safety, adherence to the established service plan and support for daily independent living, through guidance, training, and assistance, as necessary.

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