Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 23 - Division of Medicaid › Part 206 - Mental Health Services › Chapter 1 - Community Mental Health Services › Rule 23-206-1.2 - Definitions

Current through June 25, 2024
The Division of Medicaid defines:
A. Assessment as obtaining from the
				beneficiary, beneficiary's family or others involved in the beneficiary's care,
				the beneficiary's family background/ educational/vocational achievement,
				presenting problem(s), problem history, history of previous treatment, medical
				history, current medication(s), source of referral and other pertinent
				information in order to determine the nature of the beneficiary's or family's
				problem(s), the factors contributing to the problem(s), and the most
				appropriate course of treatment for the beneficiary.
B. Acute Partial Hospitalization as a program
				that provides medical supervision, nursing services, structured therapeutic
				activities and intensive psychotherapy (individual, family and/or group) to
				beneficiaries who are experiencing a period of such acute distress that their
				ability to cope with normal life circumstances is severely impaired. Acute
				Partial Hospitalization is designed to provide an alternative to inpatient
				hospitalization for such beneficiaries or to serve as a bridge from inpatient
				hospital to outpatient hospital or community treatment. Program content may
				vary based on beneficiary need but must include close observation/supervision
				and intensive support with a focus on the reduction/elimination of acute
				symptoms.
C. A Brief
				Emotional/Behavioral Health Assessment as a brief screening used to assess a
				beneficiary's emotional and/or behavioral health and covers a variety of
				standardized assessments aimed to identify the need for more in-depth
				evaluation for a number of mental/behavioral conditions.
D. Clinical Staff member as a staff member
				who holds, at a minimum, a master's degree and professional license or who is a
				DMH Certified Mental Health Therapist (CMHT), DMH Certified Intellectual and
				Developmental Disabilities Therapist (CIDDT) or a DMH Certified Addiction
				Therapist (CAT) when appropriate.
E. Community Support Services as services
				that are specific, measurable, and individualized that focus on the mental
				health needs of the beneficiary while attempting to restore beneficiary's
				ability to succeed in the community.
1.
				Identification of strengths which aid the beneficiary in their recovery and the
				barriers that will challenge the development of skills necessary for
				independent functioning in the community.
2. Individual therapeutic interventions that
				directly increase the restoration of skills needed to accomplish the goals set
				forth in the Individual Service Plan.
3. Monitoring and evaluating the
				effectiveness of interventions that focus on restoring, retraining and
				reorienting, as evidenced by symptom reduction and program toward
				goals.
4. Psychoeducation regarding
				the identification and self-management of the prescribed medication regimen and
				communication with the prescribing provider.
5. Direct interventions in de-escalating
				situations to prevent crisis.
6.
				Relapse prevention.
7. Facilitation
				of the Individual Service Plan or Recovery Support Plan which includes the
				active involvement of the beneficiary and the people identified as important in
				the beneficiary's life.