33 V.S.A. § 1901n: High-intensity residential treatment for substance use disorder and co-occurring mental conditions

(a) The Agency of Human Services shall provide coverage for medically necessary high-intensity, medically monitored residential treatment episodes to Medicaid beneficiaries with substance use disorder and a co-occurring mental health condition when medically necessary high-intensity, medically monitored residential treatment episodes are prescribed by a health care professional employed by a residential treatment program who is practicing within the scope of the health professional’s license and the residential treatment program is participating in Vermont’s Medicaid program.

(b) Coverage provided under this section shall be for the entire length of stay prescribed by a health care professional employed by a residential treatment program, who shall take into account current best practices for each level of care within the substance use continuum of care.