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(A) be provided by a multidisciplinary team supervised by a physician, a physician assistant, or an advanced practice registered nurse;

(B) result in prompt evaluation and stabilization of the individual’s condition; and

(C) ensure that the individual is safe from self-harm, including suicidal behavior. (b) Peer-based crisis services, mobile outreach and crisis response, and 23-hour crisis observation and stabilization services must be documented in a progress note in accordance with 7 AAC 105.230 and include an evidence-based risk assessment and follow-up disposition. (c) The crisis residential and stabilization services provided to an eligible individual under this chapter presenting with acute mental or emotional disorders requiring psychiatric stabilization and care may be provided in a licensed general acute care hospital, a licensed psychiatric hospital, a United States Indian Health Service facility, a licensed critical access hospital, a community behavioral health services provider approved by the department under 7 AAC 136.020, or a licensed crisis stabilization center. The crisis residential and stabilization services must be

(1) provided

(A) as a short-term residential program with 16 or fewer beds;

(B) as a medically monitored stabilization service designed to restore the individual to a level of functioning that does not require inpatient hospitalization; and

(C) to assess the need for medication services and other post-discharge treatment and support services; and

(2) supported by documentation that includes

(A) an individualized crisis assessment based on an evidence-based risk assessment tool;

(B) an individualized crisis treatment plan; and

(C) daily documentation in the clinical record of the recipient’s progress toward resolution of crisis. (d) A peer support specialist in this section is subject to the qualifications listed in 7 AAC 138.400. (e) In this section, “secure environment” means a level of security that will reasonably ensure that if a recipient leaves without permission, the recipient’s act of leaving will be immediately noticed. (f) In this section, “short-term” means not more than seven days, and may be extended through a service authorization. (g) In this section, “follow-up disposition” includes the diagnosis and treatment given,