Recovery Support

Service

Definition

Alcohol and drug testing

To detect biochemical changes associated with excessive alcohol consumption and/or illicit drug use.  Testing methods may include, but are not limited to, urine, blood, saliva, and breath alcohol testing.

Childcare

To provide licensed childcare while a client is participating in clinical treatment/recovery support services.

Education support

Educational & training related materials & fees needed to attend job training or other educational programs (e.g. White Bison, Big Book, recovery and sobriety workbooks, etc).

Education Services:

Tuition for GED, college or technical training when identified as an element in client’s recovery support plan

Exercise activity:

Fees for clients to participate in exercise activities to support the clinical treatment and recovery process. Membership in a fitness program is one example.

Family Services:

(Single Family)

Fees to engage one client and family in the recovery process (e.g. marriage education, parenting, and child development services); face-to-face.

Family Services:

(Multiple Families)

Fees to engage multiple clients and families in the recovery process (e.g. marriage education, parenting, and child development services); face-to-face.

Food:

Cost of providing food for clients to maintain adequate nutrition while participating in substance abuse treatment and/or recovery support.

Health & social assistance:

To help client’s access appropriate health care and other public assistance programs. (e.g. Medicaid, Medicare, IHS, WIC, etc.); face-to-face.

HIV/AIDs Recovery Support:

Client with HIV/AIDs is provided with recovery support related to specific needs. Provider is trained in HIV/AIDs counseling.H

Housing Support:

Fees for sober and drug free housing “safe” housing, & transitional housing.

Nutritional counseling

Fees to assess the nutritional status of patients in recovery, followed by treatment ranging from diet modification to specialized nutrition support; face to face.

Peer

An individual who shares the experience of addiction and recovery, either directly or as a family member or significant other.

Peer to Peer Recovery Support Services

Recovery support services designed and delivered by peers to assist others in or seeking recovery, and/or their family members and significant others, to initiate and/or sustain recovery from alcohol and drug use disorders and closely related consequences.

Service

Definition

Peer coaching or mentoring (Single client)

Coaching or mentoring activities with peers during the substance abuse treatment and/or recovery support process; face-to-face.

Peer coaching or mentoring (Multiple clients)

Coaching or mentoring activities with peers during the substance abuse treatment and/or recovery support process; face-to-face.

Personal necessities:

Personal hygiene products, services, or supplies (e.g. haircuts, underwear and other necessary clothing items, laundry fees, linens)

Recovery support assessment

To evaluate and document a client’s individual recovery support service needs and determine if recovery support services may benefit the client’s clinical treatment and/or recovery process.

Recovery Support Services

Supportive services designed to assist people in or seeking recovery and their family members and significant others initiate and/or sustain recovery by providing supports in four major areas: emotional, informational, instrumental, and affiliational support. Recovery support services are based, philosophically, on the notion that recovery is a larger construct than sobriety or abstinence and embraces a reengagement with the community based on resilience, health, and hope. Therefore, recovery support services are designed to focus less on the pathology of substance use disorders and more on maximizing opportunities to create a lifetime of recovery and wellness for self, family, and community.

Recovery coaching

Fees to help clients identify and overcome personal and environmental problems that may prevent successful recovery; face-to-face.

Recovery Community

Persons having a history of alcohol and drug problems who are in or seeking recovery or recovered, including those currently in treatment, as well as family members, significant others, and other supporters and allies.

Recovery Support Case Management

Case Management fees; to help clients access the network of recovery support services to community resources to facilitate recovery.

Sobriety support

Fees to help clients identify and overcome personal and environmental problems that may lead to relapse; face-to-face.

Spiritual/cultural support (Single client)

Helping an individual develop spiritually to enhance or support the substance abuse treatment and/or recovery process; face-to-face.

Spiritual/cultural support (Multiple clients)

Helping an individual develop spiritually to enhance or support the substance abuse treatment and/or recovery process in a group setting; face-to-face.

Traditional/cultural activities

Costs to participate in traditional activities (e.g. wood, willows, beads, basket weaving materials, prayer materials, cloth, skins for making drums, etc.).

Transportation (Private)

Transportation to & from treatment or recovery support services using a private vehicle driven by a provider. Driver’s license and insurance required.

Service

Definition

Transportation (Public)

Transportation to & from treatment or recovery support services using a form of public transportation (includes clients, providers, and family members) may include bus, train, or air as well as automobile.

Transportation (Gasoline only)

For transportation to & from treatment or recovery support services in a private vehicle driven client or client-designated drivers.

Emergency/Temporary Housing:

Costs for temporary housing in order to access treatment or Recovery Support Services, such as a motel, tent, sleeping bag, or costs associated with putting up a tipi.

ATR Intake with GPRA:

Costs associated with initial client motivational, educational, recovery support intervention by ATR Case Manager.  GPRA Intake Interview is included in this session.

ATR Discharge with GPRA:

Costs associated with discharging client motivational, educational, recovery support intervention by ATR Case Manager.  GPRA Discharge Interview is included in this session.

ATR Follow-up with GPRA:

Costs associated with Six Month interim client motivational, educational, recovery support intervention by ATR Case Manager.  GPRA Six Month Follow up Interview is included in this session.

ATR Case management:

Costs associated with interim client motivational, educational, recovery support intervention by ATR Case Manager.

Community Reintegration:

Costs of services provided to clients who are in need of assistance related to returning to social setting such as family, clan, and/or tribe.  May be provided to clients in residential or outpatient setting.

Life skills Training:

Costs of Life Skills Assessment, counseling, and training from a certified Life Skills Training Provider.

Daily Living Skills:

Costs of assistance with activities of daily living.

Group facilitation:

Costs of providing assistance to a recovery-oriented self-help group such as White Bison.  Not to be used for Alcoholics Anonymous, which does not accept outside contributions.

Historical Trauma:

Costs of providing Historical Trauma and Unresolved Grief workshops, a group activity.   Provider has to show training/experience.

Non-clinical relapse prevention:

Costs for relapse prevention provided by non-licensed or peer counselor.

Non-clinical aftercare:

Costs for continuity of care services provided by non-licensed or peer counselors for clients transitioning from clinical treatment.

Matrix Social Support Group:

Costs for attending Matrix Model Social Support Group.

Sweat Lodge:

Costs for providing a sweat lodge, led by an authorized practitioner.

Talking Circle:

Costs for providing a Native American Talking Circle.

Clean & Sober Recreation:

Costs for participating in sober recreation such as fishing, bowling, etc.

Clean & sober social events:

Costs for attending sober events such as sobriety pow wows or dances.

Service

Definition

Personal necessities:

Personal hygiene products, services, or supplies (e.g. haircuts, underwear and other necessary clothing items, laundry fees, linens)

Recovery support case management:

Case Management fees; to help clients access the network of recovery support services to community resources to facilitate recovery.

Reinforcement Rewards:

Provider of treatment or RSS provides contingency management rewards for clients.

Community

Employment:

Clients are provided with supported work environment as part of their treatment and/or recovery support.  Clients are paid for their work.

Sobriety support:

Fees to help clients identify and overcome personal and environmental problems that may lead to relapse; face-to-face.

Spiritual/cultural support:

Helping an individual develop spiritually to enhance or support the substance abuse treatment and/or recovery process; face-to-face.

Spiritual/cultural support: (Multiple clients)

Helping an individual develop spiritually to enhance or support the substance abuse treatment and/or recovery process in a group setting.

Cultural/traditional mentoring:

Costs associated with client learning a cultural/traditional activity or skill, such as hide tanning, bow-making, drum-making, beading, etc.