New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 14 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HYGIENE
Chapter XXI - OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES
Part 857 - Problem Gambling Treatment And Recovery Services
Section 857.7 - General Program Standards
Universal Citation: 14 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 857.7
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Policies and Procedures. In addition to the policies and procedures required by a program's certification, programs offering gambling treatment (as secondary to SUD or as gambling-only) must develop policies and procedures specific to the level of gambling treatment provided including, but not limited to:
(1) Standards of conduct for staff related to
providing clinical treatment, self-help support or any other professional
service in another independent program, community and/or private practice
setting;
(2) provisions to admit
without a full diagnosis for a gambling disorder;
(3) Services must include financial
counseling and planning (on site or by referral);
(b) Staffing.
(1) Programs providing gambling treatment
must have a clinical supervisor and designated counseling staff deemed
qualified to provide gambling treatment services. If at any time a program does
not meet the staffing requirements the program must immediately report this to
their Field Office manager.
(2)
Staffing requirements include:
(i) Clinical
Supervisor. The Clinical Supervisor must be a Qualified Problem Gambling
Professionals (QPGP) as defined in section
857.4 of
this Part and be currently acting in a clinical supervisory role. If the
Clinical Supervisor is not a QPGP at the time of the application, they must
document they are pursuing the requirements and submit proof of completion
within one year of application approval. During this time, the direct
counseling staff providing gambling treatment must be receiving supervision as
approved by OASAS.
(ii) Counselors.
Counselors providing direct gambling treatment must be a QPGP.
(iii) Training. All clinical staff should be
provided with, and document, training related to gambling disorder and problem
gambling.
(iv) Continuing
education. Qualified Health Professionals (QHP) as defined in Part 800 of this
Chapter, and Pastoral Counselors, must submit documentation of ten (10) hours
of advanced clinical problem gambling training every three years.
(c) Admission, initial services, transfers and readmissions.
(1) The
program must document that the individual is determined to have met the
criteria for problem gambling (meets 1-4 criteria of Gambling Disorder) or
Gambling Disorder based on the criteria in the most recent version of the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) or the International Classification of
Diseases (ICD).
(2) The program
must have used a gambling screening tool that has been approved by the
Office.
(3) The decision to admit
an individual must be made by the clinical supervisor defined in subdivision
(b) of this section, and must be documented by such supervisor's dated
signature (physical or electronic signature) and include the basis for
admitting the patient.
(d) Case Records and Confidentiality.
(1) The following must be included in records
for patients admitted for gambling treatment: A completed gambling screening
tool approved by OASAS;
(2) If
admitted for gambling as a secondary diagnosis, patient records can be kept
together subject to all federal and state confidentiality laws and regulations.
If admitted for gambling-only treatment services, patient records must be kept
separate from records for patients receiving substance use disorder
treatment.
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