Medicaid Services. In the meantime, DMHAS and Medicaid (continued) DISCUSSION ACTIONS TIME WHO’S AGENDA OUTCOME FRAME RESPONSIBLE ITEMS/ISSUE MH IOP Level of are pursuing options for allowing Shauna will Following Shauna Moses Care (continued) outpatient service providers to bill for follow up on the this meeting more than one service for one client on for this. one day. It was suggested that Following Shauna Moses NJAMHAA this meeting to DMHAS that as part of they track the impact follow-up of partial noted above programs closing (e.g., increases in emergency room backups and EISS and other programs), which could reinforce advocacy for MH IOP. It was noted that the Following Shauna Moses lack of discussion of this meeting different rates for as part of Intensive Outpatient follow-up Treatment and Support noted above Services could also help reinforce the advocacy for MH IOP and the ability to bill for case management services. Bed Vacancies Harry Postel explained that providers are Harry shared a draft Following Harry Postel and 60-Day fiscally impacted when hospital survey tool to provide this meeting Referral Periods discharges are delayed and the clients’ DMHAS with data on in Residential and beds and housing units need to be kept the fiscal impact of Supportive vacant for them. He reported that vacant beds and Housing (SH) DMHAS informed NJAMHAA that for unused services and Programs SH, rents will be paid for up to 60 days staff time. As and may be extended in some cases. He suggested, he will noted that the Supportive Housing revise it to be more Connection cannot terminate leases usable and meaningful without direction from DMHAS. for SH providers. NJAMHAA’s Members explained that the information It was agreed that Following NJAMHAA staff Survey for Data is difficult to provide/impact is difficult to NJAMHAA this meeting to re-send survey on the calculate due to the lack of definitions extend the due date for with new due date Impact of and other detailed information from the survey responses by the New Rates State. two weeks. Debra reinforced that the data will be Early April Members to aggregated and kept confidential. respond
Medicaid Services. In the meantime, DMHAS and Medicaid (continued) AGENDA ITEMS/ISSUE DISCUSSION ACTIONS OUTCOME TIME FRAME WHO’S RESPONSIBLE MH IOP Level of Care (continued) are pursuing options for allowing outpatient service providers to bill for more than one service for one client on one day. Shauna will follow up on the for this. It was suggested that NJAMHAA to DMHAS that they track the impact of partial programs closing (e.g., increases in emergency room backups and EISS and other programs), which could reinforce advocacy for MH IOP. It was noted that the lack of discussion of different rates for Intensive Outpatient Treatment and Support Services could also help reinforce the advocacy for MH IOP and the ability to bill for case management services. Following this meeting Following this meeting as part of follow-up noted above Following this meeting as part of follow-up noted above Shauna Moses Shauna Moses Shauna Moses Bed Vacancies and 60-Day Referral Periods in Residential and Supportive Housing (SH) Programs Harry Postel explained that providers are fiscally impacted when hospital discharges are delayed and the clients’ beds and housing units need to be kept vacant for them. He reported that DMHAS informed NJAMHAA that for SH, rents will be paid for up to 60 days and may be extended in some cases. He noted that the Supportive Housing Connection cannot terminate leases without direction from DMHAS. Harry shared a draft survey tool to provide DMHAS with data on the fiscal impact of vacant beds and unused services and staff time. As suggested, he will revise it to be more usable and meaningful for SH providers. Following this meeting Harry Postel NJAMHAA’s Survey for Data on the Impact of the New Rates Members explained that the information is difficult to provide/impact is difficult to calculate due to the lack of definitions and other detailed information from the State. Debra reinforced that the data will be aggregated and kept confidential. It was agreed that NJAMHAA extend the due date for survey responses by two weeks. Following this meeting Early April NJAMHAA staff to re-send survey with new due date Members to respond
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