SECTION 450:18-13-21. Outpatient services

(a)   Outpatient services shall be organized non-residential services with scheduled treatment sessions that accommodate employed and parenting consumers' schedules and offer treatment services during the day, evening, or weekends. Services shall be designed to provide a variety of professional diagnostic and primary substance-related and/or addictive disorder treatment services for consumers their families, and significant others, whose emotional and physical statuses allows them to function in their usual environments.

(b)   The program shall maintain written programmatic descriptions and operational methods that address the following:

(1)   Environment:

(A)   The facility shall be publicly accessible and accommodate office space, individual and group space, secure record storage, protect consumer confidentiality, and provide a safe, welcoming, culturally, and age appropriate environment.

(B)   Hours of operation shall be during regularly scheduled times in which services are accessible to consumers and the general public, including those employed between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

(C)   For facilities that do not provide twenty-four (24) hour services, the facilities' hours of operation shall be conspicuously displayed on the outside of the building. For facilities in multi-office buildings, the hours shall be posted either on the building directory or the facility's office door.

(2)   Support system:

(A)   The facility shall maintain written policies and procedures for handling medical emergencies and an emergency medical number shall be posted for use by staff; and

(B)   The facility shall have available specialized professional consultation or professional supervision.

(3)   Staff:

(A)   The facility shall maintain documentation that service providers are knowledgeable regarding biopsychsocial dimensions of substance-related and addictive disorders, evidenced based practices, cultural, age, and gender specific issues, and co-occurring disorder issues.

(B)   Staff shall be, at least, eighteen (18) years of age.

(C)   The facility shall document in personnel records all education, training, and experience stated above prior to service providers providing direct care services.

(4)   Treatment services:

(A)   Substance-related and addictive disorder treatment services shall be provided to assess and address the individual needs of each consumer. These services shall include, but not be limited to, therapy, rehabilitation services, educational group, case management services, and crisis intervention;

(B)   Frequency of services shall be determined by mutual agreement between the service provider and the consumer; and

(C)   When appropriate, and with the consumer's consent, the treatment program coordinates with other treatment providers that the consumer is currently utilizing.

(c)   Compliance with 450:18-13-21 may be determined by a review of the following:

(1)   Policies and procedures;

(2)   Licenses;

(3)   Treatment protocols;

(4)   Personnel records, documentation of professional licensure, certification or licensure as an alcohol and drug counselor, documentation of professional work experience, ongoing in-service trainings;

(5)   Treatment records;

(6)   Interviews with staff and consumers; and

(7)   Other supporting facility records.

[Source: Amended and renumbered from 450:18-3-21 at 23 Ok Reg 1953, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2580, eff 7-12-07; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2532, eff 7-11-08; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2237, eff 7-11-10; Amended at 31 Ok Reg 2004, eff 10-1-14]