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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 22. HEALTH |
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SubTilte 22-A. MENTAL HEALTH |
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Chapter 22-A63. CERTIFICATION STANDARDS FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT AND RECOVERY PROVIDERS |
Section 22-A6349. RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICE: SPIRITUAL SUPPORT SERVICES
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6349 RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICE: SPIRITUAL SUPPORT SERVICES
6349.1 Spiritual Support Services shall provide spiritual support, which incorporates faith and religion in the recovery process based on spiritual practices and principles.
6349.2 The purpose of Spiritual Support Services is to provide strategies on how a client can incorporate spirituality into their recovery process.
6349.3 The following provisions apply to Spiritual Support Services:
(a)Provision of the service requires an in-person encounter with the client in a group setting;
(b)Only RSS clients may attend a Spiritual Support Services group session;
(c)The Spiritual Support Services group may not prohibit clients from participation based on spiritual or religious beliefs;
(d)A maximum of thirty (30) clients may participate in a Spiritual Support Services group.
6349.4 Spiritual Support Services include ongoing support services through persons with lived experiences and similar spiritual beliefs.
6349.5 Spiritual Support Services group sessions must be documented using an encounter note.
6349.6 Staff that performs this service should have a background of study in the spiritual support being provided.
6349.7 The following staff may perform this service:
(a)A Recovery Coach;
(b)An individual with at least a GED or high school diploma, four (4) years of relevant, qualifying full-time-equivalent experience in human service delivery who demonstrates skills in developing positive and productive community relationship and the ability to negotiate complex service systems to obtain needed services and resources for individuals; or
(c)A Qualified Practitioner.
6349.8Providers of spiritual support services are prohibited from proselytizing with District funds or other government funds. Further, any providers of such support services may not coerce participants explicitly or implicitly into participating in any religious activity or service made available to participants, and any such religious activities must be separate in time and location from government-funded spiritual support services.