1 Tex. Admin. Code § 354.2707 - Crisis Intervention Services
(a)
Crisis intervention services are intensive, community-based, one-to-one
services provided to an individual who requires services to control acute
symptoms that place the individual at immediate risk of hospitalization,
incarceration, or placement in a more restrictive treatment setting. The
intervention:
(1) is in response to a
crisis;
(2) seeks to reduce or
manage symptoms of serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbance;
and
(3) seeks to prevent admission
of the individual to a more restrictive environment.
(b) Crisis intervention services include:
(1) an assessment of dangerousness of the
individual to self or others;
(2)
the coordination of emergency care services;
(3) behavior skills training to assist the
individual in reducing distress and managing symptoms;
(4) problem-solving;
(5) reality orientation to help the
individual identify and manage his or her symptoms of serious mental illness or
serious emotional disturbance; and
(6) providing instruction, structure, and
emotional support to the individual in adapting to and coping with immediate
stressors.
(c) Crisis
intervention services must be provided one-to-one and in accordance with the
requirements of the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual (TMPPM),
including all updates and revisions and all handbooks, standards, and
guidelines as determined by HHSC or a managed care organization (MCO) with
which they contract.
(d) Crisis
intervention services as described in this section may be delivered as a
telemedicine medical service or a telehealth service, including via an
audio-only platform, in accordance with the requirements and limitations of
Subchapter A, Division 33 of this chapter (relating to Advanced
Telecommunications Services).
(e)
Crisis intervention services must be provided by a QMHP-CS, at a
minimum.
(f) Crisis intervention
services may be provided without a recovery/treatment plan, as described in
§
354.2609 of this subchapter
(relating to Recovery/Treatment Planning, Recovery/Treatment Plan Review, and
Discharge Summary).
(g) Crisis
intervention services may not be provided to an individual who is currently
admitted to a CSU.
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