222.233 Alcohol and other drug treatment entities and behavioral health service
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organizations -- Administrative regulations regarding standards and
reimbursement. The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to:
(a)Until January 1, 2026, require that licensed alcohol and other drug treatment
entities and behavioral health service organizations only employ a temporary
alcohol and drug peer support specialist or alcohol and drug peer support
specialist who is registered under KRS Chapter 309 or a temporary alcohol
and drug peer support specialist or alcohol and drug peer support specialist
who meets the requirements of applicable administrative regulations in effect
on July 15, 2024, or any applicable administrative regulations promulgated
thereafter.
(b)Beginning January 1, 2026, require that licensed alcohol and other drug
treatment entities and behavioral health service organizations only employ a
temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialist or alcohol and drug peer
support specialist who is registered under KRS Chapter 309;
(2)Permit a registered temporary alcohol and drug peer support specialist to provide
the same services and be reimbursed at the same rates as a registered alcohol and
drug peer support specialist;
(3)Remove any limits on the maximum number of hours of direct client care that may
be provided by a registered alcohol and drug peer support specialist;
(4)Require that a temporary certified alcohol and drug counselor under the clinical
supervision of a certified alcohol and drug counselor, a licensed alcohol and drug
counselor, or a licensed clinical alcohol or drug counselor be a reimbursable service
provider in alcohol and other drug treatment entities and behavioral health service
organizations;
(5)Permit a licensed alcohol and drug counselor to provide the same services and be
reimbursed at the same rates as a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor in
licensed alcohol and other drug treatment entities and behavioral health service
organizations;
(6)Permit the qualifications for a case manager for an individual with mental or
substance use disorder to be a bachelor’s degree or higher in any field of study and
set forth training and supervision requirements to substitute for required work
experience;
(7)Require that a community support associate approved by the Department for
Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities to be a reimbursable
service provider in licensed alcohol and other drug treatment entities and behavioral
health service organizations; and
(8)Permit peer support specialists to provide services to groups of the same size as
other licensed clinical professionals in a licensed alcohol and other drug treatment
entities and behavioral health service organizations.