§ 12-15-5-20 — "Intensive outpatient treatment program"

(a) As used in this section, "intensive
outpatient treatment program" means an organized treatment program
that uses behavioral health professionals and clinicians in a group
setting to provide multiple treatment service components for
rehabilitation of alcohol and other substance use or dependency. The
term includes services determined by the office and approved in the
Medicaid state plan.
(b) If the office requires a supervisor for addiction based intensive
outpatient treatment under this article, the following supervisors who
either have at least two (2) years of experience in addiction treatment
or hold an addiction credential, as determined by the division, are
eligible supervisors:
(1) Licensed clinical social workers.
(2) Licensed mental health counselors.
(3) Licensed marriage and family therapists.
(4) Licensed clinical addiction counselors.
(c) The office may not require a direct service provider in an
intensive outpatient treatment program to be a licensed addiction
counselor or a licensed clinical addiction counselor. However, the
direct service provider must, under the supervision of a clinician
described in subsection (b), either:
(1) hold an addiction credential, as determined by the division; or
(2) have training and experience in addiction treatment, as
determined by the division.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.127-2020, SEC.1.