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(9) “case management” means assistance to the recipient and the recipient’s family in accessing and coordinating high-quality needed services, including

(A) medical, psychiatric, and mental health services;

(B) substance use disorder treatment;

(C) educational, vocational, and social supports; and

(D) community-based services, related assessments, and post-discharge follow-up activities;

(10) “child experiencing a severe emotional disturbance” means an individual described in 7 AAC 70.930

(11) “community behavioral health services provider” means a provider listed in 7 AAC 70.010(a)(1) that has obtained a department approval under 7 AAC 70.030 to provide identified behavioral health services and meets the requirements set out in 7 AAC 70.100 or 7 AAC 70.130;

(12) repealed 6/30/2021;

(13) “co-occurring disorders” means a diagnosable substance use disorder and a diagnosable mental health disorder that the recipient experiences at the same time;

(14) “counseling” means an exchange of information, opinions, and ideas between the recipient and the recipient’s provider about the recipient’s life choices and behaviors for the purposes of assisting the recipient to make positive changes in the recipient’s behavior;

(15) “crisis or relapse prevention planning” means service activities designed to support the recovery of the individual in order to reduce and prevent recurrence of harmful use of alcohol or other drugs;

(16) “department” means the Department of Health;

(17) repealed 4/24/2020;

(18) repealed 4/24/2020;

(19) “discharge or transfer planning” means the planning necessary for a recipient to make a smooth transition away from active involvement with treatment services or from one level of care to another level of care;

(20) “dual diagnosis capable program” means a program

(A) that addresses co-occurring disorders in its policies and procedures, assessment, treatment planning, program content, and discharge planning;

(B) in which the program staff is able to address the interaction between substance use and mental health disorders; and