471 NAC 20-018. active treatment

018. active treatment. Active treatment is provided under an individualized treatment plan developed by the professional staff as required for each level of care. The plan must be based on a comprehensive evaluation of the beneficiary’s restorative needs and potentialities for a primary psychiatric diagnosis. An isolated service not furnished under a planned program of therapy or diagnosis is not active treatment even when the service is therapeutic or diagnostic in nature. 018.01 SERVICES REQUIRED TO IMPROVE CONDITION OR DIAGNOSE. The services must be reasonably expected to improve the beneficiary's condition or to determine a psychiatric diagnosis. The treatment must, at a minimum, be designed to reduce or control the beneficiary's psychiatric symptoms to facilitate the beneficiary's movement to a less restrictive environment within a reasonable period of time. 018.02 ACTIVE TREATMENT. The administration of a drug or drugs does not by itself necessarily constitute active treatment . 018.03 ACTIVE TREATMENT REQUIREMENT. The active treatment services must be supervised, directed, and evaluated by a supervising practitioner. The services of other qualified professionals must be prescribed by a supervising practitioner to meet the specific needs of the beneficiary. The supervising practitioner must evaluate the therapeutic program and determine if treatment goals are being met and if changes in direction or emphasis are needed on a regular basis , as defined for the level of care being provided. The evaluation must be based on periodic consultations and conferences with all current treatment staff, reviews of the beneficiary’s clinical record, and regularly scheduled beneficiary interviews as required for the level of care being provided.