Adult Chemical Dependency Program Admission Criteria

The following is admission criteria for the medically based inpatient chemical dependency program:

The patient is assessed according to current DSM IV R diagnostic criteria. When the presenting history is inadequate to substantiate such a diagnosis, additional information submitted by the patient, family member or legal guardian could indicate a high level of probability of such a diagnosis.
The patient has symptoms and/or behavioral manifestations of such severity that there is significant interference with social, family, vocational and/or educational functioning.
The patient is found to be unmanageable in outpatient treatment alone and requires the protected observation and coordinated medical and therapeutic resources of inpatient programming.
The patient presents with active suicidal or homicidal ideations.
The patient must reasonably be able to benefit from treatment by having a full scale IQ greater than 70.

In addition to the above, the patient presents with one or more of the following prior to admission:

The patient lacks a social support system to such a degree that treatment is jeopardized.
The failure of outpatient treatment and/or management has been verified.
The patient's condition can be expected to deteriorate with less intensive treatment.
The patient manifests significantly impaired reality testing.
The patient manifests significantly impaired judgment and/or logical thinking which is amenable to treatment.
A medical and/or psychiatric evaluation is planned which requires a hospital setting.
The patient has concomitant medical conditions, which complicates treatment of the chemical dependency diagnosis outside of a hospital.
The patient needs the 24-hour structured therapeutic environment provided in a hospital.

The following is admission criteria for the medically based inpatient chemical dependency program:

The patient is assessed according to current DSM IV R diagnostic criteria. When the presenting history is inadequate to substantiate such a diagnosis, additional information submitted by the patient, family member or legal guardian could indicate a high level of probability of such a diagnosis.
The patient has symptoms and/or behavioral manifestations of such severity that there is significant interference with social, family, vocational and/or educational functioning.
The patient is found to be unmanageable in outpatient treatment alone and requires the protected observation and coordinated medical and therapeutic resources of inpatient programming.
The patient presents with active suicidal or homicidal ideations.
The patient must reasonably be able to benefit from treatment by having a full scale IQ greater than 70.

In addition to the above, the patient presents with one or more of the following prior to admission:

The patient lacks a social support system to such a degree that treatment is jeopardized.
The failure of outpatient treatment and/or management has been verified.
The patient's condition can be expected to deteriorate with less intensive treatment.
The patient manifests significantly impaired reality testing.
The patient manifests significantly impaired judgment and/or logical thinking which is amenable to treatment.
A medical and/or psychiatric evaluation is planned which requires a hospital setting.
The patient has concomitant medical conditions, which complicates treatment of the chemical dependency diagnosis outside of a hospital.
The patient needs the 24-hour structured therapeutic environment provided in a hospital.