Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) Contracted residential ITS are available
to provide crisis stabilization interventions to children in Oklahoma Human
Services (OKDHS) or tribal custody, 8 to 18 years of age, who are experiencing
a behavioral health or psychiatric crisis. ITS are available to avoid admission
to psychiatric care and enable the child's return to community-based
residential care.
(b) Children
served by ITS are diagnosed with a serious emotional disturbance, per Oklahoma
Administrative Code (OAC)
340:75-11-230 and:
(1) are at imminent risk of admission to
acute psychiatric care or a psychiatric residential treatment center;
or
(2) have developmental
disabilities or are certified for services through Developmental Disabilities
Services (DDS).
(c)
Contracted residential ITS are intensive, short-term, individualized,
behavioral health treatment services for children, and include:
(1) an initial period, a maximum of
seven-calendar days, of crisis stabilization in a crisis residential bed
provided by a licensed child-placing agency or a licensed residential child
care facility;
(2) crisis
stabilization, behavioral health services, available 24-hours a day,
seven-calendar days a week, per OAC 317:30-5 Part 105;
(3) 24-hours a day, seven-calendar days per
week access by phone to a contractor's employee so referrals are made and
services are provided in emergency situations;
(4) development of a Safety Plan by the
child's placement provider for implementation, upon ITS discharge;
(5) consultation with a psychiatrist or
doctoral-level licensed, behavioral health professional 24-hours a day,
seven-calendar days per week; and
(6) 24-hour on-call and on-site crisis
intervention and behavior management services with the child, as needed.
Emergency or crisis intervention services include face-to-face encounters with
the child to resolve acute emotional dysfunction by providing intervention
resolution and stabilizing functions through triage screening, planning, and
documentation.
(d) The
provider:
(1) receives referrals from the
child welfare (CW) facility liaison, CW specialists, and Child Welfare Services
(CWS) Specialized Placements and Partnerships (SPPU) programs staff;
(2) considers each child's age, gender, and
presenting behaviors in determining which children are admitted and share
bedrooms to ensure the safety of all children;
(3) completes a written incident report
describing any extreme behavioral incident or major rule violation, including
the provider's response, submits the copy to the child's assigned CW specialist
and CWS SPPU program staff or tribal worker, if in tribal custody, and files
the original in the child's case record;
(4) meets the staffing guidelines defined in
the contract;
(5) complies with
children's rights, per OAC
340:75-11-237;
(6) complies with all general requirements,
per OAC 340:75-11-240;
(7) complies with OAC 317:30-5 Part 105 for
residential behavior management services in group settings;
(8) submits monthly and annual reports to CWS
SPPU program staff or tribal worker to provide an overview of the contractor's
activities.
(A) The monthly report includes:
(i) each child's significant behavior
events;
(ii) each child's unapproved
absence from the program and duration of the time away;
(iii) total bed days utilized;
(iv) total bed days not utilized;
(v) total number of children served during
the month;
(vi) number of children
served:
(I) who are also certified for DDS
services;
(II) by county of
jurisdiction;
(III) by
age;
(IV) by gender;
(V) by ethnicity;
(VI) who were admitted to psychiatric
care;
(VII) in placement for
three-calendar days or less, and the average length of stay; and
(VIII) in placement for more than
three-calendar days, and the average length of stay; and
(vii) vacancies in contract mandated staffing
requirements and other significant program events.
(B) The annual report, due within 60-calendar
days after the end of the contract year, includes required information in OAC
340:75-11-265(d)(8)(A)
for the total contract year;
(9) is paid by OKDHS at a fixed daily rate.
The fixed daily rate is a blend of Title IV-E and Title XIX federal funds, per
eligibility of each child served, and state funds; and
(10) submits Form 04CB002E, CWS Claim for
Purchase of Residential Care, monthly for payment to the CWS Contracting and
Acquisitioning Unit.
Added at 18 Ok Reg
680, eff 1-10-01 (emergency); Added at 18 Ok Reg 2128, eff 6-11-01; Amended at
22 Ok Reg 1270, eff 5-26-05; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1092, eff 3-26-10
(emergency); Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1865, eff
7-1-10