Psychiatric Day Treatment Program Services

(A) A psychiatric day treatment program is a planned combination of diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitative services provided to mentally or emotionally disturbed persons who need more active or inclusive treatment than is typically available through a weekly visit for outpatient mental health services, but who do not need full-time hospitalization or institutionalization. Such a program uses multiple, intensive, and focused activities in a supportive environment to enable these individuals to acquire more realistic and appropriate behavior patterns, attitudes, and skills for eventual independent functioning in the community. (B) The MassHealth agency pays for services provided as part of an organized psychiatric day treatment program by hospital outpatient departments that are enrolled with MassHealth as psychiatric day treatment programs. These services must be provided in compliance with the MassHealth regulations governing psychiatric day treatment program services in 130 CMR 417.000: Psychiatric Day Treatment Program. (See Subchapter 5 of the Outpatient Hospital Manual for instructions about obtaining the Psychiatric Day Treatment Program Manual, which contains the necessary regulations.) (C) Acute hospital-based psychiatric day treatment programs are paid according to the outpatient payment methodology established by the signed MassHealth provider agreement. (D) Nonacute hospital-based psychiatric day treatment programs are paid according to the regulations governing psychiatric day treatment services in 130 CMR 417.000: Psychiatric Day Treatment Program.