55 Pa. Code § 5210.6 - Goal and objectives
The goal of partial hospitalization is to increase the level of patient functioning. The service may be provided to clients with chronic or acute mental disorders who require active treatment. Its objectives include the following:
(1) The
diversion of patients from acute psychiatric inpatient units or to shorten the
length of stay.
(2) Crisis
stabilization and treatment of chronically ill patients currently in treatment
who require more intensive service for some period of time than is provided in
outpatient or aftercare programs.
(3) The return to the community of
intermediate or long-term patients.
Notes
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