Access to SABG Services. 6.6.1 The Contractor shall, within Available Resources, ensure that SABG services are not denied to any eligible Individuals regardless of:
6.6.1.1 The Individual’s drug(s) of choice.
6.6.1.2 The fact that an Individual is taking medically-prescribed medications.
6.6.1.3 The fact that an Individual is using over the counter nicotine cessation medications or actively participating in a nicotine replacement therapy regimen.
6.6.2 The Contractor shall, as required by the SABG Block Grant, ensure Interim Services are provided for Pregnant and Post-partum Women and Individuals Using Intravenous Drugs.
6.6.2.1 Interim Services shall be made available within forty-eight (48) hours of seeking treatment. The Contractor shall document the provision of Interim Services. Interim Services shall include, at a minimum:
6.6.2.1.1 Counseling on the effects of alcohol and drug use on the fetus for pregnant women.
6.6.2.1.2 Referral for prenatal care.
6.6.2.1.3 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) education.
6.6.2.2 TB treatment services if necessary IUID.
6.6.2.3 Admission to treatment services for the intravenous drug user shall be provided within fourteen (14) days after the Individual makes the request, regardless of funding source.
6.6.2.4 If there is no treatment capacity within fourteen (14) days of the initial Individual request, the Contractor shall have up to one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of such request to admit the Individual into treatment. The Contractor shall offer or refer the Individual to Interim Services within forty-eight (48) hours of the initial request for treatment services.
6.6.3 A pregnant woman who is unable to access residential treatment due to lack of capacity and is in need of detoxification, can be referred to a Chemical Using Pregnant (CUP) program for admission, typically within twenty-four hours.
6.6.4 Capacity Management (42 U.S.C. 300-23 and 42 U.S.C. 300X 27)
6.6.4.1 The Contractor must notify HCA, in writing, when its network of SABG providers is at ninety (90) percent capacity.
6.6.4.2 On a quarterly basis, submit Exhibit D, SABG Capacity Management Form on the last day of the month following the close of the quarter.
6.6.4.3 The Capacity Management Form must identify PPW and IUID providers receiving SABG funds, who are at ninety percent (90%) capacity, and what action was taken to address capacity.
6.6.5 Tuberculosis Screening, Testing and Referral (42 U.S.C. 300x-24(a) and 45 CFR 96.127)
6.6.5.1 The...
Access to SABG Services. 6.6.1 The Contractor shall, within Available Resources, ensure that SABG services are not denied to any eligible Individuals regardless of:
6.6.1.1 The Individual’s drug(s) of choice.
6.6.1.2 The fact that an Individual is taking FDA approved medically-prescribed medications.
6.6.1.3 The fact that an Individual is using over-the-counter nicotine cessation medications or actively participating in a nicotine replacement therapy regimen.
6.6.2 The Contractor shall, as required by the SABG Block Grant, ensure Interim Services are provided for Pregnant and Post-partum Women and Individuals Using Intravenous Drugs (IUID).
6.6.2.1 Interim Services shall be made available within forty-eight (48) hours of seeking treatment. The Contractor shall document the provision of Interim Services. Interim Services shall include, at a minimum:
6.6.2.1.1 Counseling on the effects of alcohol and drug use on the fetus for pregnant women.
6.6.2.1.2 Referral for prenatal care.
6.6.2.1.3 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) education.
6.6.2.2 TB treatment services if necessary IUID.
6.6.2.3 Admission to treatment services for the intravenous drug user shall be provided within fourteen (14) calendar days after the Individual makes the request, regardless of funding source.
6.6.2.4 If there is no treatment capacity within fourteen (14) calendar days of the initial Individual request, offer or refer the Individual to Interim Services within forty-eight (48) hours of the initial request for treatment services.
6.6.3 A pregnant Individual who is unable to access residential treatment due to lack of capacity and is in need of withdrawal management, can be referred to a Chemical Using Pregnant (CUP) program for admission, typically within 24 hours.
6.6.4 Capacity Management (42 U.S.C. 300-23 and 42 U.S.C. 300X 27)
6.6.4.1 The Contractor must notify HCA, in writing, when its network of SABG providers is at 90 percent capacity.
6.6.4.2 On a quarterly basis, submit Exhibit D, SABG Capacity Management Form on the last day of the month following the close of the quarter.
6.6.4.3 The Capacity Management Form must identify PPW and IUID providers receiving SABG funds, who are at 90 percent capacity, and what action was taken to address capacity.
6.6.5 Tuberculosis Screening, Testing and Referral (42 U.S.C. 300x-24(a) and 45 C.F.R. § 96.127)
6.6.5.1 The Contractor must directly or through arrangement with other public entities, make tuberculosis services available to each Indiv...
