Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17b-262-763

Current through November 7, 2024

Section 17b-262-763 - Covered services

PNMI rehabilitative services are services designed to assist individuals with a serious and persistent mental illness to achieve their highest degree of independent functioning and recovery. These services include the following services, depending upon the particular needs of each client and the individual rehabilitation plan:

(1) Intake and assessment, which means assessing and reassessing the client's behavioral health needs in the context of medical, social, educational and other needs through face-to-face contact with the client, the client's family and through consultation with other professionals;

(2) Development of an individual residential rehabilitation plan in accordance with sections 17b-262-760(5) and 17b-262-762 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies;

(3) Socialization skills development, which means client-centered skills development activities that are provided to support the goals and objectives in the PNMI client's individual residential rehabilitation plan and that are directed at reducing mental disabilities of clients in care, restoring them to their best possible functioning level and assisting clients in becoming responsible for their own actions;

(4) Behavior management training and intervention;

(5) Supportive counseling directed at solving daily problems related to community living and interpersonal relationships;

(6) Psycho-educational groups pertaining to the alleviation and management of psychiatric disorders;

(7) Teaching, coaching and assisting with daily living and self-care skills such as the use of transportation, meal planning and preparation, personal grooming, management of financial resources, shopping, use of leisure time, interpersonal communication and problem solving;

(8) Assistance in developing skills necessary to support a full and independent life in the community;

(9) Support with connecting individuals to natural community supports;

(10) Orientation to, and assistance with, accessing self help and advocacy resources;

(11) Development of self-advocacy skills;

(12) Health education;

(13) Teaching of recovery skills in order to prevent relapse;

(14) Other rehabilitative support necessary to develop or maintain social relationships, to provide for independent participation in social, interpersonal or community activities and to achieve full community reintegration; and

(15) Individual, family, and group counseling.

Conn. Agencies Regs. § 17b-262-763

Adopted effective December 1, 2005