Behavioral Health Services and Foster Parent Consent Foster parents can consent to assessment, evaluation, and treatment for routine medical and dental treatment and procedures, including behavioral health services. Examples of behavioral health services foster parents can consent to include: assessment and service support services planning case management counseling and therapy personal care services rehabilitation services family support medical services peer support psychiatric evaluation respite psychotropic medication sign language or oral laboratory services interpretive services crisis intervention services transportation behavioral health day programs Reminder: Foster parents must notify the foster DCS Specialist and their licensing child’s agency within 24 hours of any non-emergency injury, illness, change of medication, or medication error that requires the foster child to be seen by a doctor of medicine, physician assistant, or registered nurse practitioner. Behavioral Health Services and DCS Consent DCS must consent to inpatient assessment, inpatient psychiatric care services, residential treatment services, therapeutic group homes, and Home Care Training to Home Care Client (HCTC). Summary Behavioral health issues are the most common health problems reported for children in care. If these issues are not addressed, problems may arise in placements. Foster children receive their behavioral health coverage through a Regional Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA), CMDP, Rehabilitative (CRS), and Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD). HB 2442, Children’s known as law, ensures a behavioral health assessment is completed for every child in Jacob’s foster care within a required timeframe. If foster parents experience difficulty assessing needed behavioral health services or have any concerns regarding the quality of those services, they should contact the foster RHBA or CRS first. If they are unable to satisfactorily resolve child’s their concern through the RBHA or CRS, they can contact the AHCCCS customer service line for support at (602) 364-4558 or (800) 867-5808. Remember, foster parents have a voice!
Behavioral Health Services and Foster Parent Consent Foster parents can consent to assessment, evaluation, and treatment for routine medical and dental treatment and procedures, including behavioral health services. Examples of behavioral health services foster parents can consent to include: assessment and service planning counseling and therapy rehabilitation services medical services psychiatric evaluation psychotropic medication laboratory services crisis intervention services behavioral health day programs support services case management personal care services family support peer support respite sign language or oral interpretive services transportation Reminder: Foster parents must notify the foster child’s DCS Specialist and their licensing agency within 24 hours of any non-emergency injury, illness, change of medication, or medication error that requires the foster child to be seen by a doctor of medicine, physician assistant, or registered nurse practitioner. Behavioral Health Services and DCS Consent DCS must consent to inpatient assessment, inpatient psychiatric care services, residential treatment services, therapeutic group homes, and Home Care Training to Home Care Client (HCTC). Summary Behavioral health issues are the most common health problems reported for children in care. If these issues are not addressed, problems may arise in placements. Foster children receive their behavioral health coverage through a Regional Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA), CMDP, Children’s Rehabilitative (CRS), and Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD). HB 2442, known as Jacob’s law, ensures a behavioral health assessment is completed for every child in foster care within a required timeframe. If foster parents experience difficulty assessing needed behavioral health services or have any concerns regarding the quality of those services, they should contact the foster child’s RHBA or CRS first. If they are unable to satisfactorily resolve their concern through the RBHA or CRS, they can contact the AHCCCS customer service line for support at (602) 364-4558 or (800) 867-5808. Remember, foster parents have a voice!
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