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Intensive Outpatient services (ASAM Level 2.1) - Structured program of essential
addiction education skilled treatment services for adults, children and adolescents delivering a
minimum of 3 service hours per service day to achieve 9 to 19 hours of services per week for
adults and 6 to 19 hours of services per week for children and adolescents.
This service can also be provided on the weekend and those hours are part of the weekly hours
as long as they do not exceed the maximum hours.
Its also provided to participants who do not require the intensive level of care of inpatient,
residential, or partial hospitalization services, but they do require more intensive services than
outpatient services.
Life Impact Rehabilitation Services will also demonstrate the following service components in the participant’s ISP as medically necessary, through the provision of services or referral for:
Life Impact Rehabilitation Services will also demonstrate the following service components in the participant’s ISP as medically necessary, through the provision of services or referral for:
1. Psychiatric and other individualized treatment planning.
2. Individual, family and/or group psychotherapy.
3. Medication management and psycho educational activities.
4. Requests for a psychiatric or a medical consultation shall be available within 24 hours of
the requested consult by telephone and preferably within 72 hours of the requested
consult in person or via telemedicine. Referrals to external resources are allowed in this
setting.
5. Psychopharmacological consultation.
6. Addiction medication management provided on-site or through referral.
7. 24-hour emergency services available.
8. Occupational and recreational therapies, motivational interviewing, enhancement, and
engagement strategies to inspire a participant’s motivation to change behaviors.
9. Medical, psychological, psychiatric, laboratory, and toxicology services, which are
available through consultation or referral, as indicated in the member’s ISP. For
participants who have not been screened for infectious diseases within previous 12
months, screening provided on-site or referral for screening of infectious diseases such as
HIV, Hepatitis B and C, and tuberculosis at treatment initiation.
10. Withdrawal management services will be provided as necessary by qualified staff either
on site or through referral. Life Impact Rehabilitation Services will refer to the ASAM Criteria text for
Intoxication/Withdrawal Management guidelines.
Service Goals:
Service Goals:
At a minimum, this level of care will provide a support system including
medical, psychological, psychiatric, laboratory and toxicology services within 24 hours by
telephone or within 72 hours in person. Emergency services are available at all times, and
the program should have direct affiliation with more or less intensive care levels and
supportive housing. Life Impact Rehabilitation Services intensive outpatient services are designed to help participants
achieve changes in alcohol and/or drug use and addictive behaviors and often address issues that
have the potential to undermine the participant’s ability to cope with life tasks without the
addictive use of alcohol, other drugs, or both.
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