Section 7 AAC 135.360 - Payment for qualified addiction professional or peer support specialist crisis services(a) The department will pay a community behavioral health services provider for 1115 waiver peer-based crisis services provided by a qualified addiction professional (QAP) or peer support specialist (PSS) to a recipient if that QAP or PSS (1) provides an initial assessment of the recipient's overall functioning in relation to the short-term crisis;(2) develops a short-term crisis stabilization plan; and(3) documents the assessment, a short-term crisis stabilization plan, follow-up disposition, and the services that are provided.(b) The department will pay a community behavioral health services provider for 1115 waiver mobile outreach and crisis response services provided by a qualified addiction professional (QAP) or peer support specialist (PSS) to a recipient if that QAP or PSS (1) provides an initial assessment of the recipient's overall functioning in relation to the short-term crisis;(2) develops a short-term crisis stabilization plan; and(3) documents the assessment, a short-term crisis stabilization plan, follow-up disposition, and the services that are provided.(c) The department will pay a community behavioral health services provider for 1115 waiver crisis observation and stabilization services provided by a qualified addiction professional (QAP) or peer support specialist (PSS) to a recipient if that QAP or PSS (1) provides an initial assessment of the recipient's overall functioning in relation to the short-term crisis;(2) develops a short-term crisis stabilization plan; and(3) documents the assessment, a short-term crisis stabilization plan, follow-up disposition, and the services that are provided.(d) The department will pay a community behavioral health services provider for 1115 waiver crisis residential and stabilization services provided by a qualified addiction professional (QAP) or peer support specialist (PSS) to a recipient if that QAP or PSS (1) provides an individualized crisis assessment using an evidence-based risk assessment tool;(2) develops an individualized crisis treatment plan: and(3) daily documents the recipient's progress toward resolution of the crisis.(e) In this section, a peer support specialist must meet the requirements of 7 AAC 138.400.Eff. 2/2/2024, Register 249, April 2024Authority:AS 47.05.010
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