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UNOFFICIAL 1737-58 covered. There is no reimbursement of room and board charges. Covered therapeutic supports are only available when the identified individual resides in a licensed group living arrangement or licensed therapeutic foster home. The identified individual must be either a child with serious emotional or behavioral disturbance or an adult with a serious mental illness. Services provided in therapeutic group homes and therapeutic foster homes include supervision, monitoring and developing independence of activities of daily living and behavioral management, medication monitoring, counseling and training, directed at the amelioration of functional and behavioral deficits and based on the individual’s plan of care developed by a team of licensed and qualified mental health professionals. Services shall be provided in a licensed facility and provided by a qualified mental health professional or staff under the supervision of a qualified mental health professional with twenty-four hour on- call coverage by a licensed psychiatrist or psychologist. (6) Intensive outpatient hospital services: These are outpatient hospital services for the purpose of providing stabilization of psychiatric impairments as well as enabling the individual to reside in the community or to return to the community from a more restrictive setting. Services are provided to an individual who is either a child with serious emotional or behavioral disturbance or an adult with a serious mental illness. In addition, the adult or child shall meet at least two of the following criteria: (A) Is at high risk for acute inpatient hospitalization, homelessness or (for children) out-of-home placement because of their behavioral health condition; (B) Exhibits inappropriate behavior that generates repeated encounters with mental health professionals, educational and social agencies, or the police; or