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7 AAC 135.360. Payment for qualified addiction professional or peer support specialist crisis services. (a) The department will pay a community behavioral health services provider for 1115 waiver peer-based crisis services provided by a qualified addiction professional (QAP) or peer support specialist (PSS) to a recipient if that QAP or PSS

(1) provides an initial assessment of the recipient’s overall functioning in relation to the short-term crisis;

(2) develops a short-term crisis stabilization plan; and

(3) documents the assessment, a short-term crisis stabilization plan, follow-up disposition, and the services that are provided. (b) The department will pay a community behavioral health services provider for 1115 waiver mobile outreach and crisis response services provided by a qualified addiction professional (QAP) or peer support specialist (PSS) to a recipient if that QAP or PSS

(1) provides an initial assessment of the recipient’s overall functioning in relation to the short-term crisis;

(2) develops a short-term crisis stabilization plan; and

(3) documents the assessment, a short-term crisis stabilization plan, follow-up disposition, and the services that are provided. (c) The department will pay a community behavioral health services provider for 1115 waiver crisis observation and stabilization services provided by a qualified addiction professional (QAP) or peer support specialist (PSS) to a recipient if that QAP or PSS

(1) provides an initial assessment of the recipient’s overall functioning in relation to the short-term crisis;

(2) develops a short-term crisis stabilization plan; and

(3) documents the assessment, a short-term crisis stabilization plan, follow-up disposition, and the services that are provided. (d) The department will pay a community behavioral health services provider for 1115 waiver crisis residential and stabilization services provided by a qualified addiction professional (QAP) or peer support specialist (PSS) to a recipient if that QAP or PSS

(1) provides an individualized crisis assessment using an evidence-based risk assessment tool;

(2) develops an individualized crisis treatment plan; and