AGENDA DISCUSSION ACTIONS TAKEN/ TIME WHO’S ITEMS/ISSUE OUTCOME FRAME RESPONSIBLE Report on Jim Cooney reported that NJAMHAA N/A N/A N/A NJAMHAA’s received clarification that agencies can October 31, 2014 bill for Targeted Case Management meeting with (TCM) if they have TCM provider DMHAS and numbers and they have Intensive Case Medicaid Management Services, Programs for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness and/or ICMS, PATH or Early Intervention Support Services (EISS) programs. According to Jim, case management, but not TCM, can be billed in Community Support Services (CSS) programs; case management has a lower rate than TCM, which results in higher costs and lower revenues, he explained. Jim reported that the is considering N/A N/A N/A keeping EISS programs under contracts since it is unclear what a unit of service would be. DMHAS said they will investigate if the It was recommended Following Shauna Moses care coordination billing code can be used that NJAMHAA see this meeting in EISS and Intensive Outpatient if this billing code Treatment and Support Services can also be used in programs. Involuntary Commitment programs. Shauna Moses will ask Roxanne Kennedy and Steve Tunney, who are researching the issue and will report at the next Adult Practice Group meeting in January. DMHAS and Medicaid staff were The group agreed to November 19, Agenda: Shauna receptive to NJAMHAA’s idea of recommend to the 2014 [The Moses; developing an Intensive Outpatient level Board that a Board Presentation: of mental health care and requested workgroup be approved it Harry Postel recommendations for what this level of established to develop and care would consist of and how it would these differ from regular outpatient and partial participants care programs. have been recruited.] Idea for a Shauna reported that the Addictions This advocacy in workgroup to Practice Group did not agree to this a letter to Lynn
AGENDA ITEMS/ISSUE DISCUSSION ACTIONS TAKEN/ OUTCOME TIME FRAME WHO’S RESPONSIBLE Report on NJAMHAA’s October 31, 2014 meeting with DMHAS and Medicaid Jim Cooney reported that NJAMHAA received clarification that agencies can bill for Targeted Case Management (TCM) if they have TCM provider numbers and they have Intensive Case Management Services, Programs for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness and/or ICMS, PATH or Early Intervention Support Services (EISS) programs. According to Jim, case management, but not TCM, can be billed in Community Support Services (CSS) programs; case management has a lower rate than TCM, which results in higher costs and lower revenues, he explained. Jim reported that the is considering keeping EISS programs under contracts since it is unclear what a unit of service would be. DMHAS said they will investigate if the care coordination billing code can be used in EISS and Intensive Outpatient Treatment and Support Services programs. DMHAS and Medicaid staff were receptive to NJAMHAA’s idea of developing an Intensive Outpatient level of mental health care and requested recommendations for what this level of care would consist of and how it would differ from regular outpatient and partial care programs. N/A N/A It was recommended that NJAMHAA see if this billing code can also be used in Involuntary Commitment programs. Shauna Moses will ask Roxanne Kennedy and Steve Tunney, who are researching the issue and will report at the next Adult Practice Group meeting in January. The group agreed to recommend to the Board that a workgroup be established to develop these N/A N/A Following this meeting November 19, 2014 [The Board approved it and participants have been recruited.] N/A N/A Shauna Moses Agenda: Shauna Moses; Presentation: Harry Postel Idea for a workgroup to Shauna reported that the Addictions Practice Group did not agree to this This advocacy in a letter to Lynn
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