Such residences provide services on an intermediate basis for
clients characterized as chronic substance abusers who are transitioning to the
community or to other treatment modalities, and who, typically, lack a stable
living situation and require variable levels of therapeutic services.
Facilities that only provide housing for persons, such as half-way houses or
temporary shelters, are not subject to licensure as residential transitional
treatment programs, unless the residence offers treatment services or is a
supportive service owned and/or controlled by a licensed program. In addition
to the general rules set forth, programs offering residential transitional
treatment programs shall meet the requirements of this subsection (.21).
(a) Client intake, assessment, and admission;
individual treatment planning; and discharge and aftercare shall be done in
accordance with rules .13, .14 and .17. Additional admissions requirements,
including laboratory tests, may be required by facility policy and/or
determination of the medical/clinical director. The program has the discretion
to use physical and psycho-social assessment information from another licensed
program, licensed hospital, or a state or federal agency, if the client is
transitioning directly from another program.
(b) The program shall provide at least five
or more hours per week of therapeutic services designed to enable the client to
function without substance abuse. Such services shall be rendered by persons
who have been determined qualified by training, education, experience, and who
are licensed/certified if required by state practice acts to render such
services.
(c) There shall be
sufficient types and numbers of staff members on duty in the residence to
provide for safe supervision of clients whenever clients are present.
(d) Provisions shall be made for mandatory
education of children in care in accordance with O.C.G.A. Sections
20-2-690et seq.
or its successor statute.
(e) A
program shall have a written agreement with a physician for the provision of
medical care.
Notes
Ga. Comp. R.
& Regs. R.
111-8-19-.21
O.C.G.A. ยงยง
26-5-5,
26-5-6.
Original Rule entitled
"Residential Transitional Treatment Programs" adopted. F.
Sep. 9, 2013; eff.
Sept. 29,
2013
