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AS 47.30.470 AS 47.30.530 AS 47.37.140

AS 47.30.475 AS 47.30.540 7 AAC 70.990. Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise,

(1) “active treatment” means that the individual who renders the services actively engages the recipient and provides pre-planned specific interventions, supports, or other actions that assist the recipient in achieving the goals written in the behavioral health treatment plan;

(2) “adult experiencing a serious mental illness” means an individual described in 7 AAC 70.920;

(3) “behavioral health clinical associate” means an individual

(A) who may have less than a master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or a related field with specialization or experience in providing rehabilitation services to recipients with severe behavioral health conditions;

(B) whose responsibilities may include provision of psychosocial evaluation, education related to a recipient’s behavioral health condition, encouraging and coaching, counseling, and teaching of needed life skills; and

(C) who works within the scope of the individual’s training, experience, and education;

(4) “behavioral health clinic services” means the services provided to a recipient under 7 AAC 135.010(b);

(5) “behavioral health rehabilitation services” means the services provided to a recipient under 7 AAC 135.010(c);

(6) “behavioral health services” means the outpatient evaluation or treatment of an individual’s mental health or substance use;

(7) “behavioral health services provider” means

(A) a community behavioral health services provider;

(B) a substance use disorder treatment provider that, as described in 7 AAC 70.010(a)(2), is not receiving money from the department;

(8) “breathalyzer” means a device for estimating blood alcohol content from a breath sample;