This regulation establishes operating standards for Level of Care 2.5 Day Treatment, a substance use disorder partial hospitalization program requiring providers to deliver a minimum of 20 hours per week of SUD treatment services per client based on ASAM Level 2.5 criteria. Eligible clients have unstable medical or psychiatric co-occurring conditions or require daily management addressable on an outpatient basis. Providers must deliver a defined mix of core services including diagnostic assessment, SUD counseling/therapy, care coordination, drug screening, crisis intervention, and recovery support services as specified in the Plan of Care.
View official sourceLEVEL OF CARE 2.5: DAY TREATMENT Level 2.5 Day Treatment providers shall have the capacity to provide a minimum of twenty (20) hours of a mixture of SUD treatment services per week, per client, in accordance with this section and medical necessity based on ASAM criteria. Day Treatment is the appropriate LOC for clients who are assessed as meeting the ASAM criteria for Level 2.5 and: Have unstable medical or psychiatric co-occurring conditions; or Have issues that require daily management or monitoring but can be addressed on an outpatient basis. Unless clinically inappropriate or a client does not consent, all providers shall adhere to the service requirements for this LOC. Level 2.5 Day Treatment includes the following mix of core services as indicated on the Plan of Care and in accordance with this chapter: Diagnostic Assessment and Plan of Care in accordance with § 6339; SUD Counseling/Therapy in accordance with § 6342; CCC in accordance with § 6340; Drug Screening in accordance with § 6343; Crisis Intervention in accordance with § 6341; and RSS in accordance with § 6344. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 12056 (September 4, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 67 DCR 011585 (October 9, 2020). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Mental Health 22-A DCMR § 6333