Article 2. Medically Monitored Intensive Inpatient Services Level of Care 3.7
12VAC35-105-1470. Medically managed intensive inpatient Level of care 4.0 co-occurring enhanced programs.
A. Medically managed intensive inpatient co-occurring enhanced programs shall be staffed by appropriately credentialed mental health professionals who assess and treat the individual's co-occurring mental disorders. All clinical staff shall be qualified by training and experience and appropriately licensed, certified, or registered by the appropriate health regulatory board to serve individuals admitted to the service.
B. Medically managed intensive inpatient co-occurring enhanced programs shall offer individualized treatment activities designed to stabilize the individual's active psychiatric symptoms, including medication evaluation and management.
Statutory Authority
§§ 37.2-302 and 37.2-400 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 39, Issue 11, eff. February 17, 2023.
12VAC35-105-1480. Medically monitored intensive inpatient services Level of care 3.7 staff criteria.
A medically monitored intensive inpatient treatment program shall meet the following staff requirements. The program shall:
1. Have a licensed physician to oversee the treatment process and ensure quality of care. A physician, a licensed nurse practitioner, or a licensed physician assistant shall be available 24 hours a day in person or by telephone. A physician, a licensed nurse practitioner, or a licensed physician assistant shall assess the individual in person within 24 hours of admission;
2. Offer 24-hour nursing care and conduct a nursing assessment on admission. The level of nursing care must be appropriate to the severity of needs of individuals admitted to the service;
3. Have interdisciplinary staff, which may include physicians, nurses, addiction counselors, and behavioral health specialists who are able to assess and treat the individual and obtain and interpret information regarding the individual's psychiatric and substance use or addictive disorders;
4. Offer daily onsite counseling and clinical services. Clinical staff shall be knowledgeable about the biological and psychosocial dimensions of addiction and other behavioral health disorders with specialized training in behavior management techniques and evidence-based practices;
5. Have staff able to provide a planned regimen of 24-hour professionally directed evaluation, care, and treatment services;
6. Make MAT available for all individuals with opioid use disorder or alcohol use disorder. MAT may be provided by facility staff or coordinated through alternative resources; and
7. Ensure all clinical staff are qualified by training and experience and appropriately licensed, certified, or registered by the appropriate health regulatory board to serve individuals admitted to the service.
Statutory Authority
§§ 37.2-302 and 37.2-400 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 39, Issue 11, eff. February 17, 2023.
12VAC35-105-1490. Medically monitored intensive inpatient services Level of care 3.7 program criteria.
A medically monitored intensive inpatient treatment program shall meet the following programmatic requirements. The program shall:
1. Be made available to all individuals within the inpatient setting;
2. Provide a combination of individual and group therapy as deemed appropriate by a credentialed addiction treatment professional and included in an assessment and treatment plan. Such therapy shall be adapted to the individual's level of comprehension;
3. Make available medical and nursing services onsite to provide ongoing assessment and care of addiction needs;
4. Provide direct affiliations with other easily accessible levels of care or close coordination through referral to more or less intensive levels of care and other services;
5. Provide family and caregiver treatment services as deemed appropriate by a credentialed addiction treatment professional and included in an assessment and treatment plan;
6. Provide educational and informational programming adapted to individual needs. The educational and informational programming shall include materials designed to enhance the individual's understanding of addiction and may include peer recovery support services as appropriate;
7. Utilize random drug screening to monitor drug use and reinforce treatment gains;
8. Regularly monitor the individual's adherence in taking any prescribed medications; and
9. Comply with 12VAC35-105-1055 through 12VAC35-105-1130.
Statutory Authority
§§ 37.2-302 and 37.2-400 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 39, Issue 11, eff. February 17, 2023.
12VAC35-105-1500. Medically monitored intensive inpatient Level of care 3.7 admission criteria.
Before a medically monitored intensive inpatient program may admit an individual, the individual shall meet the criteria for admission as defined by the provider's policies. The provider's policy regarding admission shall at a minimum require the individual to:
1. Meet diagnostic criteria for a moderate or severe substance use or addictive disorder; and
2. Meet the admission criteria of Level 3.7 of ASAM, including the specific criteria for adult and adolescent populations.
Statutory Authority
§§ 37.2-302 and 37.2-400 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 39, Issue 11, eff. February 17, 2023.
12VAC35-105-1510. Medically monitored intensive inpatient Level of care 3.7 discharge criteria.
A. Before a medically monitored intensive inpatient program may discharge or transfer an individual, the individual shall meet the criteria for discharge or transfer as defined by the provider's policies, which shall include provisions for the discharge or transfer of individuals who have:
1. Achieved the goals of the treatment services and no longer require ASAM 3.7 level of care;
2. Been unable to achieve the goals of the individual's treatment but could achieve the individual's goals with a different type of treatment; or
3. Achieved the individual's original treatment goals but have developed new treatment challenges that can only be adequately addressed in a different type of treatment.
B. Discharge planning shall occur for individuals and include realistic plans for the continuity of MAT services as indicated.
Statutory Authority
§§ 37.2-302 and 37.2-400 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 39, Issue 11, eff. February 17, 2023.
12VAC35-105-1520. Medically monitored intensive inpatient Level of care 3.7 co-occurring enhanced programs.
A. Medically monitored intensive inpatient co-occurring enhanced programs shall offer psychiatric services, medication evaluation, and laboratory services as indicated by the needs of individuals admitted to the service. A psychiatrist shall assess the individual by telephone within four hours of admission and in person with 24 hours following admission. A credentialed addiction treatment professional shall conduct a behavioral health-focused assessment at the time of admission. A registered nurse shall monitor the individual's progress and administer or monitor the individual's self-administration of psychotropic medications.
B. Medically monitored intensive inpatient co-occurring enhanced programs shall be staffed by addiction psychiatrists and appropriately credentialed behavioral health professionals who are able to assess and treat co-occurring psychiatric disorders and who have specialized training in behavior management techniques and evidence based practices. All clinical staff shall be qualified by training and experience and appropriately licensed, certified, or registered by the appropriate health regulatory board to serve individuals admitted to the service.
C. Medically monitored intensive inpatient co-occurring enhanced programs shall offer planned clinical activities designed to promote stabilization of the individual's behavioral health needs and psychiatric symptoms and to promote such stabilization, including medication education and management and motivational and engagement strategies.
Statutory Authority
§§ 37.2-302 and 37.2-400 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 39, Issue 11, eff. February 17, 2023.