471 NAC 35-006. DAY REHABILITATION

006. DAY REHABILITATION. The following day rehabilitation service requirements apply. 006.01 DAY REHABILITATION. The day rehabilitation program is designed to: (A)Enhance and maintain the ’s beneficiary's ability to function in community settings; and (B)Decrease the frequency and duration of hospitalization. Beneficiaries served in this program receive rehabilitation and support services to develop and maintain the skills needed to successfully live in the community. Day rehabilitation is a facility-based program. The program must provide: (i) Prevocational services including services designed to rehabilitate and develop the general skills and behaviors needed to prepare the beneficiary to be employed or engage in other related substantial gainful activity. The program does not provide training for a specific job or assistance in obtaining permanent competitive employment positions for beneficiaries; (ii) Community living skills and daily living skills development; (iii) Beneficiary skills development for self-administration of medication, as well as recognition of signs of relapse and control of symptoms; (iv)Planned socialization and skills training and recreation activities focused on identified rehabilitative needs; (v)Skill building in the usage of public transportation or assistance in accessing suitable local transportation to and from the day rehabilitation program; (vi)A scheduled program of services to beneficiaries for a minimum of five hours per day, five days per week. Specific services for each beneficiary will be individualized, based on beneficiary needs; and (vii)Directly provide or otherwise demonstrate that each beneficiary has on-call access to a mental health provider 24 hours per day . 006.02 SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. The program provides the following supportive services for all active beneficiaries: referrals, problem identification and solution, and coordination of the day rehabilitative program with other services.