This regulation establishes Level of Care-R (Recovery Support Services) standards for DC DBH-certified RSS providers delivering non-clinical recovery support to individuals with substance use issues who are in treatment, have completed treatment, or have a self-identified SUD not requiring active treatment. Providers must conduct a Recovery Support Evaluation, offer core and specialty RSS services, and reassess clients every 180 days. Each recovery program must have a designated recovery program manager and a Department-approved curriculum. Clients assessed as needing active treatment must also be referred to an SUD provider.
View official sourceLEVEL OF CARE-R: RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES RSS covers the provision of non-clinical services for clients in treatment or in need of supportive services to maintain their recovery. RSS providers shall provide the following core RSS: Recovery Support Evaluation; and RSS. RSS providers may provide the following specialty services, in accordance with their certification: Environmental Stability. RSS are for clients who have an identified need for RSS and: Are actively participating in the Department treatment system; Have completed treatment; or Have a self-identified substance use issue that is not assessed as needing active treatment. If a client is assessed as needing treatment and is not currently enrolled in treatment, he or she must be referred to an SUD provider for treatment in addition to receiving RSS. The duration of Level-R RSS varies but lasts as long as needed, with a reassessment every one hundred and eighty (180) calendar days. RSS are determined by a Recovery Support Evaluation, performed in accordance with § 6349 of this chapter. Unless clinically inappropriate or a client does not consent, all providers shall adhere to the minimum service requirements for this LOC. Each recovery program must have a recovery program manager who is responsible for overseeing all services provided within the recovery program. Each recovery program must have a comprehensive curriculum for its RSS that has been approved by the Department. 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 § 6338