Overview
Mental Health Standards
All community mental health providers in the State of Wyoming are required to be nationally accredited through either CARF or JCAHO. National accreditation is prima facie evidence of compliance with the Mental Health Standards.
Substance Use Treatment Standards
The Substance Abuse Treatment standards were promulgated by the Wyoming Department of Health pursuant to W.S. § 9-2-2701 and the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act at W.S. § 16-3-101, et seq. These rules and regulations set standards for community substance abuse prevention, early intervention, recovery support services and treatment services providing a full continuum of quality, research-based, best practice substance abuse services to Wyoming citizens. Court Ordered Supervised Treatment (Drug Courts) are included in the standards.
Providers with Community Substance Use Treatment (those funded by the Division) designation must also hold national accreditation through CARF, JCAHO, or a similar national accreditation agency as approved by the Division.
To apply to become a Wyoming Substance Abuse Treatment Provider visit this website:
https://health.wyo.gov/behavioralhealth/mhsa/certification/
Official and proposed Rules and Regulations are available through the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office within the Health Department (048) sections:
https://rules.wyo.gov/
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services Rules
Incorporations by Reference
The Wyoming Department of Health (Department), Behavioral Health Division, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Section incorporates the following codes, standards, rules, and regulations into the Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Administrative Rules by reference. Please see Chapter 1, General Provisions for a complete list of information incorporated by reference.
Referenced in Chapter 2 of these Rules, is Office of Administrative Hearings, General Agency, Board or Commission Rules, Ch. 2 (2017), which the Department refers to as the “OAH Contested Case Rules“
Referenced in Chapter 2 of these Rules, American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), The ASAM Criteria: Treatment for Addictive, Substance-Related, and Co-Occurring Conditions (David Mee-Lee ed., 3d ed. 2013), which the Department refers to as the “ASAM Criteria” and may be found at https://www.asam.org/publications-resources/textbooks for purchase or is also available for inspection by contacting the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Certification Program Manager at wdh-certification@wyo.gov.
Referenced in Chapter 2 of these Rules, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) Series 21-A: Competencies for Substance Abuse Treatment Clinical Supervisors (2013), which the Department refers to as the “SAMHSA TAP 21-A”
Referenced in Chapter 2 of these Rules, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 44: Substance Abuse Treatment for Adults in the Criminal Justice System (2013), which the Department refers to as “SAMSHA TIP 44”
Referenced in Chapter 2 of these Rules, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 47: Clinical Issues in Intensive Outpatient Treatment (2013), which the Department refers to as “SAMSHA TIP 47”