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UNOFFICIAL 1700.1-2 1740.1; section 17-1741-2 of chapter 17-1741; section 17-1744-2 of chapter 17-1744; section 17-1745-2 of chapter 17-1745. [Eff 08/01/94; am 07/20/95; am 11/13/95; am 01/29/96; am 03/30/96; am 11/25/96; am 09/14/98; am 07/06/99; am 06/19/00; am 10/26/01; am 12/03/01; am 02/16/02; am 05/10/03; am 09/01/03; am 11/20/03; am 03/11/04; am 02/07/05; am 04/08/05; am 05/05/05; am 12/26/05; am 12/29/05; am 05/24/07; am 09/17/07; am 02/18/08; am 01/31/09; am 09/10/09; am 10/19/09; am 04/01/10; am 04/30/10; am 08/19/11; am 06/25/12; am 04/12/13; R 09/30/13]

§17-1700.1-1 Purpose. The purpose of this chapter is to provide the definitions for words and terminologies used throughout subtitle 12 of title 17. [Eff 09/30/13] (Auth: HRS §346-14; 42 C.F.R. §431.10) (Imp: HRS §346.14; 42 C.F.R. §431.10)

§17-1700.1-2 Definitions. For the purpose of this subtitle unless the context otherwise indicates: “Abuse” means provider practices that are inconsistent with sound fiscal, business, or medical practices, and result in an unnecessary cost to the Medicaid program, or in reimbursement for services that are not medically necessary or that fail to meet professionally recognized standards for health care. It also includes beneficiary practices that result in unnecessary cost to the Medicaid program. “Active treatment” means a continuous program for each client as identified in an individualized plan of care: (1) For individuals with mental illness (MI) the plan shall be developed under and supervised by a physician. The prescribed components of the individualized active treatment program shall be provided by a physician or other qualified mental health professionals for the treatment of individuals who are experiencing an acute episode of severe MI which necessitates twenty-four hour