Section Cor 406.05 - Behavioral Health Assessment(b) Behavioral health coding shall range from "1" to "5" based on the following: (1) A rating of BH-5 for severe impairment due to psychiatric illness requiring management in a secure psychiatric facility, where residents in this category would meet the criteria used in the voluntary or involuntary transfer of residents from correctional institutions or jails to a psychiatric facility for treatment pursuant to RSA 623:1;(2) A rating of BH-4 for severe impairment due to psychiatric illness requiring special monitoring and treatment, but no transfer to a secure psychiatric facility. Residents in this category shall include those diagnosed by a physician or psychiatric provider as behaviorally ill and requiring on-going treatment including prescribed medication or counseling and whose unpredictable behavior indicates the need for special evaluation and management regarding resident or program placement;(3) A rating of BH-3 for moderate to mild impairment due to psychiatric illness or psychological problems. Residents in this category shall include those in need of on-going mental health clinical, psychiatric, or psychological services which might include prescribed medication, psychotherapy, or counseling on a regular basis such as weekly, monthly or bimonthly, or some other prescribed regimented schedule. Residents in this category shall include those who would usually be assigned to regular individual and program placements. This group shall also include those who might be seen as manifesting crisis of a behavioral nature such as acting out or self-injury requiring special individual maintenance from time to time;(4) A rating of BH-2 for mental health alert due to history of psychiatric illness currently in remission and not requiring special individual or program assignment. This group shall include those residents who might have a need for individual or staff initiated clinical intervention for unspecified, non-critical emotional or psychological problems; and(5) A rating of BH-1 for no mental health needs. This group includes residents appropriate for regular individual and program placements. A resident with a history of psychiatric illness whose condition remains in remission may, at the discretion of mental health staff, if it is medically appropriate, be assigned this rating code.N.H. Admin. Code § Cor 406.05
Derived from Volume XXXIX Number 24, Filed June 13, 2019, Proposed by #12777, Effective 5/11/2019, Expires 5/11/2029.