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FTS
Granted Authority to Direct Bill DMAS for Intensive In-Home
Services
Starting October
1st, Family Trauma Services (FTS) will provide Medicaid Intensive
In-Home Services throughout the northern Virginia region. As many
of you know, for over 7 years FTS has been providing quality
home-based services for at-risk youth and their families,
including those under Medicare and Medicaid. With this new
program, FTS can offer these services directly to client families,
referring caseworkers, school staff, and private and public
residential programs and hospitals. This easy referral process
means Medicaid certified youth are able to receive services
quickly, and referring workers can immediately ensure that their
clients are receiving coordinated, multi-therapeutic mental health
treatment with 24-hour coverage.
The
new Intensive In-Home Services process is much less time consuming
for referring workers, with less administrative protocols and
paperwork. CSB or FAPT authorization and their related review
processes will not be required. Family Trauma Services is
responsible for all documentation, direct billing, and compliance
with state regulations and licensing standards. All that is
required is an intake phone call for client assessment and
treatment to begin.
Who
is Eligible?
According
to the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation,
and Substance Abuse Services, Intensive In-home Services are for
children and adolescents with a diagnosable DSM IV disorder.
Time-limited interventions are typically provided in the home of
a child or adolescent who is at risk of being moved to an out of
home placement or services can be provided to a child or
adolescent who is being transitioned home from an out-of-home
placement .
FTS
clinical staff will assess the client, determining if they meet
the following criteria: have a diagnosable disorder under the
DSM IV; meet the criteria for SED or are at-risk for SED; are
more likely to benefit from services provided in their home
rather than an office; are ages 2 to 18; will not be in
additional services, other than Day Treatment and medication
management; and have at least one parent who is willing and able
to participate in services with the youth.
What
Services are Provided?
In-Home
Intensive Services are provided to youth and their families for
at least 5 hours per week, up to 26 weeks. The “wrap around”
interventions include: individual and family counseling, crisis
intervention, life, parenting, and communication skills,
psychoeducational opportunities, case management and
collaboration with other service providers, and 24 hour
emergency response. These home-based services are provided by
masters- and bachelors-level staff with specialized training and
experience in In-Home services to youth and families. As always,
FTS staff are fully qualified and are dedicated to supporting
at-risk youth and families in our community.
Would
You Like to Know More?
Call
Wayne Parks, Director, at (301)
567-6195 for more
information.
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