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CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS - State of California

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TITLE 9. DIVISION 1 — DEPARTMENT <strong>OF</strong> MENTAL HEALTH § 1810.210<br />

The approval shall provide for the terms and conditions under which<br />

the exception is granted, and shall be effected by an amendment to the<br />

contract between the mental health plan and the department under this<br />

chapter.<br />

(d) The department may approve the use <strong>of</strong> alternate concepts,<br />

methods, procedures, techniques, equipment, personnel<br />

qualifications or the conducting <strong>of</strong> pilot projects, provided such<br />

exceptions are carried out consistent with the mental health plan’s<br />

obligations to ensure access, quality <strong>of</strong> care, and cost effectiveness<br />

under federal and state laws and regulations, and the terms <strong>of</strong> the<br />

contract between the department and the mental health plan. A written<br />

request and substantiating evidence supporting the request shall be<br />

submitted by the mental health plan to the department. If the request<br />

is consistent with this subsection, the request may be approved by the<br />

department. The approval shall provide for the terms and conditions<br />

under which the exception is granted, and may be effected by an<br />

amendment to the contract between the mental health plan and the<br />

department under this chapter.<br />

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 14680, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code. Reference: Sections 5775, 5776, 5777, 5778, 5779 and 14684,<br />

Welfare and Institutions Code.<br />

Article 2.<br />

Definitions, Abbreviations and Program<br />

Terms<br />

§ 1810.201. Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital Services.<br />

“Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital Services” means those<br />

services provided by a hospital to beneficiaries for whom the<br />

facilities, services and equipment described in Section 1810.350 are<br />

medically necessary for diagnosis or treatment <strong>of</strong> a mental disorder in<br />

accordance with Section 1820.205.<br />

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 14680, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code. Reference: Sections 5777, 14132 and 14684, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code.<br />

§ 1810.202. Administrative Day Service.<br />

“Administrative Day Services” means psychiatric inpatient<br />

hospital services provided to a beneficiary who has been admitted to<br />

the hospital for acute psychiatric inpatient hospital services, and the<br />

beneficiary’s stay at the hospital must be continued beyond the<br />

beneficiary’s need for acute psychiatric inpatient hospital services<br />

due to a temporary lack <strong>of</strong> residential placement options at<br />

appropriate, non–acute treatment facilities.<br />

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 14680, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code. Reference: Sections 5777, 14132 and 14684, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code.<br />

§ 1810.203. Adult Residential Treatment Service.<br />

“Adult Residential Treatment Service” means rehabilitative<br />

services, provided in a non–institutional, residential setting, which<br />

provide a therapeutic community including a range <strong>of</strong> activities and<br />

services for beneficiaries who would be at risk <strong>of</strong> hospitalization or<br />

other institutional placement if they were not in the residential<br />

treatment program. The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days<br />

a week. Service activities may include assessment, plan development,<br />

therapy, rehabilitation and collateral.<br />

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 14680, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code. Reference: Sections 5777, 14021.4 and 14684, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code.<br />

§ 1810.204. Assessment.<br />

“Assessment” means a service activity which may include a<br />

clinical analysis <strong>of</strong> the history and current status <strong>of</strong> a beneficiary’s<br />

mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder; relevant cultural issues and<br />

history; diagnosis; and the use <strong>of</strong> testing procedures.<br />

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 14680, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code. Reference: Sections 5777, 14021.4 and 14684, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code.<br />

§ 1810.205. Beneficiary.<br />

“Beneficiary” means any person certified as eligible under the<br />

Medi–Cal Program according to Title 22, Section 51001.<br />

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 14680, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code. Reference: Sections 5777, 14000, 14005 and 14684, Welfare<br />

and Institutions Code.<br />

§ 1810.205.1. Border Community.<br />

“Border Community” means a community located outside the<br />

<strong>State</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>California</strong> which is not considered to be out <strong>of</strong> state for the<br />

purpose <strong>of</strong> excluding coverage by the MHPs because <strong>of</strong> its proximity<br />

to <strong>California</strong> and historical usage <strong>of</strong> providers in the community by<br />

Medi–Cal beneficiaries. Specific border communities are Ashland,<br />

Brookings, Cave Junction, Grants Pass, Jacksonville, Klamath Falls,<br />

Lakeview, Medford and Merrill, Oregon; Carson City, Henderson,<br />

Incline Village, Las Vegas, Minden, Reno, Sparks, and Zephyr Cove,<br />

Nevada; and Bullhead, Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Parker, and<br />

Yuma, Arizona.<br />

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 14680, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code. Reference: Sections 5777 and 14684, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code.<br />

§ 1810.206. Collateral.<br />

“Collateral” means a service activity to a significant support<br />

person in a beneficiary’s life with the intent <strong>of</strong> improving or<br />

maintaining the mental health status <strong>of</strong> the beneficiary. The<br />

beneficiary may or may not be present for this service activity.<br />

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 14680, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code. Reference: Sections 5777, 14021.4 and 14684, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code.<br />

§ 1810.207. Contract Hospital.<br />

“Contract Hospital” means a hospital which has a contract with a<br />

specific Mental Health Plan to provide psychiatric inpatient hospital<br />

services to beneficiaries.<br />

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 14680, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code. Reference: Sections 5777, 5778 and 14684, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code.<br />

§ 1810.208. Crisis Residential Treatment Service.<br />

“Crisis Residential Treatment Service” means therapeutic or<br />

rehabilitative services provided in a non–institutional residential<br />

setting which provides a structured program for beneficiaries as an<br />

alternative to hospitalization for beneficiaries experiencing an acute<br />

psychiatric episode or crisis who do not present medical<br />

complications requiring nursing care. The service supports<br />

beneficiaries in their efforts to restore, maintain, and apply<br />

interpersonal and independent living skills, and to access community<br />

support systems. The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days<br />

a week. Service activities may include assessment, plan development,<br />

therapy, rehabilitation, collateral, and crisis intervention.<br />

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 14680, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code. Reference: Sections 5777, 14021.4 and 14684, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code.<br />

§ 1810.209. Crisis Intervention.<br />

“Crisis Intervention” means a service, lasting less than 24 hours,<br />

to or on behalf <strong>of</strong> a beneficiary for a condition which requires more<br />

timely response than a regularly scheduled visit. Service activities<br />

may include but are not limited to assessment, collateral and therapy.<br />

Crisis intervention is distinguished from crisis stabilization by being<br />

delivered by providers who are not eligible to deliver crisis<br />

stabilization or who are eligible, but deliver the service at a site other<br />

than a provider site that has been certified by the department or a<br />

Mental Health Plan to provide crisis stabilization.<br />

NOTE: Authority cited: Section 14680, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code. Reference: Sections 5777, 14021.4 and 14684, Welfare and Institutions<br />

Code.<br />

§ 1810.210. Crisis Stabilization.<br />

“Crisis Stabilization” means a service lasting less than 24 hours, to

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