ARM 37.106.1485. HALFWAY HOUSE COMMUNITY-BASED PARENT AND CHILDREN RESIDENTIAL HOMES (ASAM LEVEL III.3 – MEDIUM INTENSITY)

(1) The community-based parent and children residential homes for individuals with substance use disorders serve parent(s) with dependent child(ren) who are in need of 24-hour supportive housing while undergoing on- or off-site treatment services for substance use disorder and life skills training for independent living. To be licensed to provide community-based parent and children residential homes for individuals with substance use disorders ASAM Level III.3 medium intensity treatment, a provider must meet the following: (a) 24-hour staffing patterns or security patterns to afford sufficient security to assure the safety of residents, with the availability of 24-hour telephone consultation of a licensed clinician with competence in the treatment of substance dependence disorders. Staffing requirements may include but are not limited to: (i) licensed addiction counselor (LAC); (ii) individuals trained in managing co-occurring disorders; (iii) case managers that have a minimum of two years of higher education or four or more years of related work experience and orientation to the facility's policies and procedures; and (iv) rehabilitation aides that have a minimum of a high school diploma or GED and orientation to the facilities policies and procedures. (b) service requirements including but not limited to the following program policies must address: (i) the delivery of ASAM Level III.3 treatment services either on- or off-site; (ii) admission criteria indicating individuals appropriate for these settings; (iii) how the treatment needs of both the parent(s) and child(ren) are identified and addressed; (iv) how life skills training is provided as part of the daily living regimen and includes a curriculum to address independent living skills, vocational skills, and parenting skills; (v) how services are coordinated to meet special needs of this population such as childcare, legal services, medical care, and transportation; (vi) how age appropriate services are made available for children as needed; (vii) assurance of a single gender of parent will be living at the facility; and (viii) assurance for safe visitation.