Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 048 - Health, Department of
Sub-Agency 0077 - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services
Chapter 2 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION
Section 2-13 - Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) Service Standards

(i) Consist of nine (9) to nineteen (19) hours per week of structured programming for adults consisting primarily of counseling, psychoeducation, psychotherapy to address addiction and co-occurring mental health conditions, and six (6) hours per week of structured clinical treatment programming for adolescents, except while the client is being transitioned into a lower level of care;

(ii) Vary in intensity and duration based on ASAM Criteria and the SAMHSA TIP 47;

(iii) Begin services within two (2) weeks of the initial clinical assessment. If the provider is unable to begin services within the two (2) week time frame, the provider shall complete a referral and warm hand-off; and

(iv) Address the client's needs for psychiatric and medical services through consultation and referral.