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 819.3 - Standards applicable to all residential service providers

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) The program
				governing authority must approve written policies, procedures and methods
				governing the provision of services to residents in compliance with Office
				regulations and guidance which shall include a description of each service
				provided, including procedures for making appropriate referrals to and from
				other services, when necessary. These policies, procedures, and methods, shall
				address, at a minimum, the following:
(1)
				procedures and specific criteria for admission, retention, transfers,
				referrals, and discharge;
(2) level
				of care determinations utilizing the OASAS level of care determination
				protocol, comprehensive evaluations, treatment/recovery plans, and placement
				services;
(3) staffing including,
				but not limited to, training and the use of students, peers, and volunteers,
				and appropriate criminal history reviews as otherwise required by this
				Title;
(4) the provision of medical
				services, including screening and referral procedures for associated physical
				conditions;
(5) the provision of
				psychiatric services, including the use of OASAS approved, validated screening
				instruments for co-occurring mental health conditions, and referral procedures
				for associated mental health conditions;
(6) a schedule of fees for services
				rendered;
(7) infection control
				procedures;
(8) cooperative
				agreements with other substance use disorder treatment providers and other
				providers of services that the resident may need;
(9) compliance with other requirements of
				applicable local, state, and federal laws and regulations, OASAS guidance
				documents and standards of care regarding:
(i)
				education, counseling, prevention, and treatment of transmissible infections,
				including tuberculosis, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, HIV,
				and other infectious diseases, in accordance with guidance from the Office.
				Regarding HIV, such education, counseling, prevention and treatment shall
				include condom use, testing, and pre- and postexposure prophylaxis and
				treatment;
(ii) the use of
				toxicology tests, in accordance with guidance issued by the Office;
(iii) medication and the use of medication
				for addiction treatment;
(iv) if
				acupuncture is provided as an adjunct to the services provided by the program,
				it must be provided in accordance with Part 830 of this
				Title.
(10) procedures
				for the ordering, procuring, and disposing of medication, as well as the
				selfadministration of medication;
(11) quality improvement and utilization
				review;
(12) clinical supervision
				and related procedures;
(13)
				procedures for emergencies;
(14)
				incident reporting and review in accordance with Part 836 of this
				Title;
(15) record keeping
				procedures which ensure that documentation is accurate, timely, prepared by
				appropriate staff, and in conformance with the federal confidentiality
				regulations contained in 42 Code of Federal Regulations Part 2;
(16) procedures by which required educational
				services are provided for school age children who are in residence as either an
				individual who is receiving treatment or as part of a family unit;
(17) procurement, storage, and preparation of
				food;
(18) record retention;
				and
(19) safety plan
				development.