Partial hospitalization psychiatric services.

75-02-02-10.3. Partial hospitalization psychiatric services. 1. For purposes of this section: a. "Level A" means an intense level of partial hospitalization psychiatric services which provide treatment for an individual by at least three licensed health care professionals under the supervision of a licensed physician for at least four hours and no more than eleven hours per day for at least three days per week. b. "Level B" means an intermediate level of partial hospitalization psychiatric services which provide treatment for an individual by at least three licensed health care professionals under the supervision of a licensed physician for three hours per day for at least two days per week. c. "Partial hospitalization psychiatric services" means level A or level B services provided to an individual with an impairment resulting from a psychiatric, emotional, or behavior disorder which are provided by a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals and are designed to stabilize the health of the individual with the intent to avert inpatient hospitalization or to reduce the length of a hospital stay. 2. Payment may only be made for partial hospitalization psychiatric services that are hospital based. History: Effective April 1, 2018; amended effective April 1, 2020; January 1, 2022. General Authority: NDCC 50-24.1-04 Law Implemented: NDCC 50-24.1-04; 42 CFR Part 431.54