Section 2060.405  Levels of Care – Early Intervention

Early Intervention is authorized by a treatment license as follows:

a)         Early intervention services may be sub-clinical and pre-diagnostic and/or designed to screen, identify, and address risk factors that may be related to problems associated with SUDs and to assist individuals in recognizing harmful consequences.  These services facilitate emotional and social stability and involve referrals for treatment, as needed.  The assessment and all clinical services shall be delivered by professional staff who meet the requirements specified in Section 2060.320(a).  Other Early Intervention services are not required to be delivered by professional staff as defined in Section 2060.320(a).

b)         Early intervention includes a planned and structured regime of services based upon identified risk factors.  The length of service may be pre-determined by an external referral source (e.g., courts, impaired driver intervention, student assistance programs) and/or based upon the individual's ability to comprehend the information provided and to use that information to make behavioral changes to avoid continued problems.

c)         Services may begin upon completion of an ASAM assessment that does not result in an SUD diagnosis and/or an immediate need for treatment.  The ASAM assessment must identify at least one risk factor that could result in the development of an SUD.

d)         All services must relate to the risk factors identified in the ASAM assessment and shall follow all other service requirements as specified in this Part.

e)         All services shall be identified in an Early Intervention service plan that is developed with the client.  The plan must identify interventions that address the identified risk factors and include strategies to assist the client in reduction or elimination of the at-risk behavior.

f)         The Early Intervention service plan shall be developed during the first service following the ASAM assessment and admission and reviewed for continuing service after every 10 hours of services or every 60 calendar days, whichever occurs sooner.