SECTION 450:17-5-185. Outpatient therapy services

(a)   The facility will directly provide outpatient mental health and substance use disorder services that are evidence-based or best practices, consistent with the needs of the individual consumers as identified in their individual service plan. In the event specialized services outside the expertise of the facility are required for purposes of outpatient treatment, the facility will make them available through referral or other formal arrangement with other providers or, where necessary and appropriate, through the use of telemedicine services.

(b)   Evidence-based or best practices could include, but not be limited to the following:

(1)   Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT);

(2)   Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT);

(3)   Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (CAMS);

(4)   Chronic Care Disease Management; and

(5)   Motivational Interviewing.

(c)   Outpatient therapy services shall include:

(1)   Individual therapy;

(2)   Group therapy;

(3)   Family therapy;

(4)   Psychological/psychometric evaluations or testing; and

(5)   Psychiatric assessments.

(d)   Compliance with this Section shall be determined by facility policies and clinical records.

[Source: Added at 33 Ok Reg 964, eff 9-1-16]