Section 175-18-002 - DEFINITIONSDefinitions are set out in the Health Care Facility Licensure Act, 175 Nebraska Administrative Code (NAC) 1, and this chapter.
002.01CIVIL PROTECTIVE CUSTODY. Civil protective custody allows the police to take a person into custody to receive medical supervision when alcohol or drug abuse makes them a danger to themselves or others.002.02COUNSELING. A professional relationship in which a mental health practitioner assists the client with understanding, coping with, solving, and preventing problems, including areas of education, vocation, and interpersonal relationships in the social environment.002.03CRISIS MANAGEMENT. Treatment provided to immediately resolve an acute physical, social, or psychological emergency. It may include temporary housing, food, care, treatment, or referral to an emergency medical service or to a facility appropriate to meet the needs of the client. It is frequently the entry point into the continuum of care and provides an initial screening and evaluation.002.04EMERGENCY DETOXIFICATION PROGRAM. A medically supervised treatment program for clients with alcohol or drug intoxication, designed to rid the body of toxic substances and manage withdrawal symptom.002.05INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE PLAN (ISP). A written action plan based on assessment data that identifies the client's needs and the strategy for providing care and treatment to meet those needs.002.06MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES. A provision of services intended to support a client who is a substance abuser to reduce or eliminate the abuse of substances.002.07MENTAL DISEASE, DISORDER, OR DISABILITY. A primary diagnosis of mental illness which is characterized by one or more functional impairments in the following areas: vocational, educational, emotional, social, or activities of daily living.002.08RELATED SERVICES. Activities that assist the client in carrying out their therapeutic activities as outlined in their individualized service plan (ISP).002.09SELF-HELP PROGRAM. A program for clients who are substance users which provides mutual support and encouragement to encourage them to avoid substance use. If a substance use professional is involved in a self-help program, it is only in an advisory or informational rather than a supervisory or administrative capacity.002.10SELF-RUN PROGRAM. A program, which may be residential, operated by persons who are substance abusers for their own benefit. If a substance abuse professional is involved in a self-run program, it is only in an advisory or informational rather than a supervisory or administrative capacity.002.11SOCIAL SETTING EMERGENCY DETOXIFICATION. A program for the treatment of clients who are experiencing acute intoxication and whose condition necessitates observation by a qualified person but does not necessitate medical treatment.002.12SUBSTANCE USE. The use of substances which have significant mood-changing or perception-changing capacities, which are likely to be physiologically or psychologically addictive, and the continued use of which may result in negative social consequences.002.14SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. Services which support personal care, provision of medications, activities of daily living and health maintenance activities.002.15THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY. A professionally directed set of actions designed to lessen the effects of the disease, whether physical or mental, and designed to facilitate a behavior change in a client.002.16TIME OUT. Removal of a client from a setting in which he or she is exhibiting inappropriate behavior until the client exhibits appropriate behavior. The client is generally required to remain in an unlocked room or area where there are no other individuals except for staff monitoring the client.175 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 18, § 002
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