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(B) panic disorders;

(C) phobias. (c) Family psychotherapy, with or without recipient involvement, may be provided by means of a telehealth modality. (Eff. 10/1/2011, Register 199; am 9/1/2023, Register 247) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.030 AS 47.07.069 7 AAC 135.160. Short-term crisis intervention services. (a) The department will pay a community behavioral health services provider or mental health physician clinic for short-term crisis intervention services, provided by a mental health professional clinician to a recipient, if that mental health professional clinician provides an initial assessment of the

(1) nature of the short-term crisis;

(2) recipient’s mental, emotional, and behavioral status; and

(3) recipient’s overall functioning in relation to the short-term crisis. (b) The mental health professional clinician may order and deliver, as a crisis intervention service, a medically necessary and clinically appropriate behavioral health clinic service, rehabilitation service, or intervention service in accordance with 7 AAC 135.010 that

(1) is included in the crisis plan to

(A) reduce the symptoms of the acute mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder;

(B) prevent harm to the recipient or others;

(C) prevent further relapse or deterioration of the recipient’s condition; or

(D) stabilize the recipient within the family system, if one exists; and

(2) does not exceed 22 hours of the total short-term crisis intervention services provided to a recipient. (c) Short-term crisis intervention includes the following treatment and supports: