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(2) the individual rendering the services facilitates a group session outside the regular academic class at least twice per week for the purpose of

(A) creating a clear awareness among recipients of the specific in-class behaviors that are the focus of treatment;

(B) reviewing by means of the group process each recipient’s strategies for success;

(C) facilitating the group’s assessment of individual progress; and

(D) preparing each recipient in the group for the classroom. (Eff. 10/1/2011, Register 199) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 AS 47.07.030 7 AAC 135.230. Recipient support services. Repealed. (Eff. 10/1/2011, Register 199; am 6/16/2016, Register 218; repealed 6/30/2021, Register 238) 7 AAC 135.240. Screening and brief intervention services. (a) A community behavioral health services provider, a mental health physician clinic, or an individual identified in 7 AAC 135.910 may only bill the department for screening and brief intervention services if that provider conducts the screening component and, if needed, the brief intervention component in accordance with this section. (b) A provider under (a) of this section shall provide a screening through self-report questionnaires, structured interviews, or similar screening techniques to detect substance use problems and to identify the appropriate level of intervention. If the screening is positive for substance use problems, the provider may provide brief intervention services that involve motivational discussion focused on raising the recipient’s awareness of their substance use, the potential harmful effects of that substance use, and encouraging positive change. Brief intervention services may include