Kathryn Shea, LCSW The Florida Center for Early Childhood, Inc. President/CEO Sarasota, FL Celeste Putnam FSU Center for Prevention & Early Intervention Policy Director of Early Childhood Integration of Care Tallahassee, FL
Dec 14, 2015
Accessing Resources for IMH Services: Clarity about Sources, Eligibility and Documentation
Kathryn Shea, LCSWThe Florida Center for Early Childhood, Inc.President/CEOSarasota, FL
Celeste PutnamFSU Center for Prevention & Early Intervention PolicyDirector of Early Childhood Integration of Care Tallahassee, FL
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Florida Legislature created the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Reform.
Implementation is underway now – May through October
Families will receive a series of notification letters starting 90 days before implementation by Region.
Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Program
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Managed Medical Assistance (MMA) Plans will provide all the state plan services to the vast majority of Medicaid recipients
The MMA health plans will be operated by Health Maintenance Organizations and Provider Service Networks
Managed Medical Assistance Plans
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Health Plans were selected through a competitive process
The number of plans per Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) Region were specified in Legislation
Plans will be integrated- will provide both behavioral health and physical health services
Managed Medical Assistance Plans
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Medipass will end as the health plans roll out and will terminate in October 2014
Behavioral Health Prepaid Mental Health Plans will end as the health plans roll out (Value Options, Megellan)
Managed Medical Assistance Plans
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Medicaid selected several specialty plans for populations with special health care needs
Sunshine State Health Plan will be available for children in the child welfare system (voluntary)
Magellan Complete Care will be available for persons with severe mental illness (voluntary)
Medicaid Specialty Plans
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Children’s Medical Services (CMS) will provide integrated health care services to children through a managed care network.
Children must have special healthcare needs
Enrollment is voluntary
Children’s Medical Services Network
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MMA Plans by Region by Roll Out Schedule
Regions 2, 3, & 4 Regions 5, 6, & 7 Regions 10 & 11
Regions 1, 7, & 9
Implementation Date 5/1/2014 6/1/2014 7/1/2014 8/1/2014
Regions: 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 1 7 9Standard Plans Amerigroup X X X X Better Health X X X Coventry X First Coast Advantage
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Humana X X X X XIntegral X X Molina X X XPreferred X Prestige X X X X X X X XSFCCN X Simply X Sunshine State X X X X X X X X XUnited Healthcare X X X X Staywell X X X X X X X X
Specialty Plans Magellan Complete
Care (Serious Mental Illness)
X X X X X X X X
Sunshine State (Child Welfare)
X X X X X X X X X X X
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Young children and their families are eligible for health care services.
Eligibility ◦ Pregnant women – 191% of poverty◦ Infants under age 1- 206% of poverty ◦ Children ages 1-5 – 140% of poverty◦ Children ages 6-19 – 133% of poverty ◦ Child Welfare out of home and up to age 26
Medicaid Community Behavioral Health Care Services
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Critical Changes in 2001 Handbook:◦ In-Depth Assessment – Early Childhood Best
Practice “2. Be exhibiting symptoms of an emotional or behavioral nature that are atypical for the child’s age and development. For children 0 through 3 years of age, Medicaid encourages use of the Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Development Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC: 0–3) for assistance in determining the infant or child’s ICD-9-CM diagnosis.”
Florida Medicaid – What Sets Us Apart?
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Critical Changes in 2001 Handbook:◦ Individual AND FAMILY Therapy (family added)
Individual and family therapy services include the provision of insight oriented, cognitive behavioral, or supportive therapy to an individual or family.
Individual and family therapy may involve the recipient, the recipient’s family (without the recipient present), or a combination of therapy with the recipient and the recipient’s family.
Allows for providing and billing dyadic therapy
Florida Medicaid
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New Revised Handbooks (3) – 2014
Significant Changes◦No specific “Services for 0-5 Section”
◦No mention of encouraging use of DC: 0-3R
Florida Medicaid
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Significant Changes:◦ No ICD-9CM/ICD-10 codes excluded◦ Two new Provider titles: Bachelor’s Level Infant ◦ Mental Health Practitioner and Infant Mental
Health Aides◦ Does designate that assessments/services for
recipients under the age of 6 years must be provided by the approved professionals “who have training and experience in infant, toddler, and early childhood development and the observation and assessment of young children.”
*Seeking clarification from AHCA in some areas.
Florida Medicaid
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General Medicaid Rules ~ Rule #1 – KNOW THE HANDBOOK!!!!!!!
The ultimate “reimburse-ability” of a service by Medicaid will depend upon the quality and content of the documentation. If an activity is not documented in the record, from a legal point of view, the activity did not take place.
IMH Documentation
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Rule #2: Remember who the “client” is!◦ Unless you are treating the parent for a specific
mental health disorder, the infant/child is the “identified client”. The chart is opened under the child’s name.
◦ All documentation must focus on the child’s diagnosis, course of treatment, and discharge planning.
◦ Treatment goals are focused on the child’s improvement with the parent providing the mechanism/vehicle for child’s improvement.
IMH Documentation
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General Medicaid Rules~
◦All entries must be typed or handwritten using only black ink
◦Entries must be individualized to each child◦All entries must be legible and kept in
chronological order◦All entries must be dated and legibly signed
by the therapist who rendered the service using full name, credentials, and professional title
IMH Documentation
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General Medicaid Rules~
◦Person(s) referenced in the documentation should be identified at least once on each Progress Note Page (i.e. Harry [cousin of client])
◦Errors in notes – If an entry is erroneous or incorrect, clearly draw one line through the error; write “error” to the side in parentheses; enter the correction; add signature, title, and the date; if an explanation seems appropriate, do not hesitate to clarify why the correction is needed.
IMH Documentation
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General Medicaid Rules~
◦Entries should be made in the record at the time the service is rendered
◦Document that the services provided correspond to the billing in the type of service, amount of service (length of time the activity took), the service date and entry date.
◦Assure the activities are documented with detail sufficient to support the “amount of service” billed to Medicaid.
IMH Documentation
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General Medicaid Rules~
◦Activities claimed for reimbursement must be meaningful and appropriate for the needs of each individual. A continued need for therapy services must be substantiated. (Medically necessary)
◦Completion/updates of Assessments, Treatment Plans, reviews, reports, correspondence, etc. should be referenced in the Progress Notes. Documentation should clearly identify where the information can be located (what section of record)
IMH Documentation
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General Medicaid Rules~
◦Therapy services should be documented in progress notes beginning with the date a new referral is received and initial assessment conducted. Include who made the referral, the reason(s) for the referral, etc.
◦Be certain all appropriate releases of information, authorization for assessment and services is obtained and updated as required.
IMH Documentation
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General Medicaid Rules~◦ Each progress note entry must describe:
Who the service was with (mother/infant) The kind or type of contact (family therapy) Where the contact took place (home/office) Intervention or specific service rendered (CPP) Purpose of contact (Treatment Goal #1) Outcome of contact (Progress made as seen
by…..) Continued need for services (services continue
to be medically necessary because…) Any follow up needed (referrals, contact with
treating physician, etc.)
IMH Documentation
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Medicaid Made Easy ~ Simplify all you can
◦ Create check lists for each file of what/when due
◦ Create forms that makes it easier for the workers, but gives Medicaid the information it needs
◦ Conduct internal trainings frequently (quarterly minimum). The more the workers hear the same information, the more it sinks in. Take advantage of all Medicaid trainings, Webinars, etc. Contact Medicaid for in-house training if needed.
IMH Documentation
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Medicaid Made Easy ~ Simplify all you can
◦ Conduct peer reviews of charts to ensure quality and accountability
◦ Document all internal trainings, use sign-in sheets, document all peer reviews, charts reviewed, outcomes, etc.
◦ Make sure all department reviews/audits are incorporated into overall agency Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) Plan
IMH Documentation
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Tips for minimizing audit risk
◦Must continually document in assessment, treatment planning, treatment plan reviews, progress notes the medical necessity for services
Medical Necessity for IMH
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From Medicaid:
There is adequate evidence to indicate that the child is at risk for a more intensive, restrictive and costly mental health placement; and
◦There is adequate evidence to indicate the child’s condition cannot be improved with less intensive services or interventions
Medical Necessity for IMH
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◦Adequate evidence should include:
Narrative describing the risk factors/behaviors for child/parent/relationship (not just a check list!)
History of infant/child functional impairment in sensory/ behavior/social emotional development (poor attachment, at risk for expulsion, etc.)
Tools that support impaired functioning (ASQ-SE, TABS, CBCL, PSI, Maternal Depression screening, DECA, etc.)
Medical Necessity for IMH
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Adequate evidence should include (cont’d):
Failed interventions (parenting classes, PBS, ECMH consultation, etc.)
Risk to child without immediate treatment interventions (more intensive, costly services, etc.)
Child and parents willingness/ability to benefit from services
Medical Necessity for IMH
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It’s not about quantity of writing….
It’s about quality of writing and incorporating all aspects of service provision
IMH Documentation
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The ONLY code Medicaid cares about is the ICD Code; not DSM or DC:0-3R!!!
The DSM 5 DOES NOT automatically crosswalk to the same ICD-9-CM codes, nor will they to the ICD-10 codes.
IDC-10 implementation now postponed another year!
Florida crosswalk created in 2001 to “crosswalk” the DC:0-3R codes to ICD-9-CM codes. Updated in 2010. Can be found on www.thefloridacenter.org – “Resources” page. Continue to use Crosswalk to bill to ICD-9-CM Codes
Billing IMH Services
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Department of Children and Families (DCF) Substance Abuse and Mental Health ◦ General Revenue◦ Block Grant◦ Special category 100-800 funds
DCF Child Welfare ◦ Title IV E Waiver◦ Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Title V Children’s Medical Services
IMH Funding Possibilities
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Child Care and Development Block Grant
IDEA Part C Early Steps
Home Visiting Programs – Healthy Start and MIECHV
Federally Qualified Health Care Centers
Other Funding Sources
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Contact Information KATHRYN SHEA, LCSW PRESIDENT & CEO The Florida Center for Early
Childhood Email:
www.thefloridacenter.org (941) 371-8820 ext. 1043 CELESTE PUTNAM FSU Center for Prevention
and Early Intervention Policy