N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. tit. 14 § 860.4

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 51, December 18, 2024

Section 860.4 - Definitions

(a) "Assertive Linkages" means a strategy designed to ensure a resident reaches the next type of care and/or becomes connected to a recovery support resource. Linkages involve direct actions for warm handoffs. Examples may include: an in-person introduction directly to the next type of care/resource and/or transportation with staff or volunteers to referral location.

(b) "Harm Reduction" is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing the negative consequences associated with substance use.

(c) "Lived Experience" means individuals who self-identify as having personally experienced substance use disorder or indirectly experience substance use disorder through family members.

(d) "Medication for Addiction Treatment" or "MAT" means treatment of a substance use disorder, i.e., substance use disorder and concomitant conditions with medications requiring a prescription or order from an authorized prescribing professional.

(e) "Naloxone" means medication that is used to reverse an opioid overdose.

(f) "Recovery" means a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live self-directed lives, and strive to reach their full potential.

(g) "Recovery Plan" means a written plan to support an individual in their recovery journey, which may include steps to maintain and sustain recovery, as well as steps to take in the event of a recurrence of use. Recovery planning is strength-based and focuses on individual capacities, preferences, and goals. It supports the individual's choices and is recovery-oriented. Plans may be developed solely by the individual or in collaboration with residence leadership.

(h) "Recovery Residences" means a unique and essential non-clinical service in the OASAS continuum of care for recovery from substance use disorder. Recovery Residences provide a home-like environment. They incorporate the social model of recovery, social determinants of health, and recovery capital in order to honor the multiple pathways to recovery. Recovery residences provide safe, quality housing by utilizing a common set of standards and code of ethics in their operations, while also linking individuals to a Recovery Oriented System of Care.

(i) "Residence" means the physical location or premises in which ongoing recovery residence services are offered for individuals recovering from substance use disorder.

(j) "Residence Manager" means a person within the leadership structure who has knowledge and experience in recovery and recovery housing. They have the responsibility for managing and coordinating the Recovery Residence, in compliance with agency policies and procedures.

(k) "Residents" are individuals who reside in a certified recovery residence while working to improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, take positive steps in their recovery journey, and strive to reach their full potential.

(l) "Staff for the purposes of this Part" means residence managers, full or part time employees, interns, peers, and/or volunteers.

N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 14 § 860.4

Adopted New York State Register September 25, 2024/Volume XLVI, Issue 39, eff. 9/25/2024