A-8.__"Emergency services for adults" means those immediate crisis-oriented services provided to an adult with an acute problem of disturbed thought, behavior, mood or social relationships.__Services are oriented toward the amelioration and stabilization of these acute emotional disturbances to ensure the safety of an individual or society and include all components of assessment, evaluation, screening, intervention and disposition commonly considered appropriate to the provision of emergency mental health care.__To qualify as "emergency services for adults," the emergency services must be provided by a mental health worker provided pursuant to an approved individual treatment service plan who receives regular, periodic clinical supervision by a qualified mental health professional and backup services must be available within one hour from the time of contact.__"Emergency services for adults" includes direct telephone contacts with the adult for up to 14 days if at least one face-to-face contact is made with the adult related to the emergency.

A-9.__"Emergency services for children" means those immediate crisis-oriented services provided to a child with an acute problem of disturbed thought, behavior, mood or social relationships.__Services are oriented toward the amelioration and stabilization of these acute emotional disturbances to ensure the safety of an individual or society and include all components of assessment, screening, intervention and disposition commonly considered appropriate to the provision of emergency mental health care.__ "Emergency services for children" includes direct telephone contacts with both the child and the child's legally responsible party for up to 14 days if at least one face-to- face contact is made with the child within 7 days of the first contact related to the presenting emergency.

A-10.__"Evidence-based treatment" means any one of the following: