VisionImportance of Mental
Health/AOD being a continuum of services
Prevention~ Early
Intervention~ Treatment~ After Care and relapse prevention
Issues particular to AOD/Dual Dx
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Mental Health EPSDT
only funding treatment for billable services.
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Population needs to
be full-scope MediCAL? what is available for non-MediCAL eligible youth
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Mental Health
diagnosis is the billable DX? Does it require both an AOD and a Mental
Health DX?
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How is this different
from AOD EPSDT billable services. This is billed through mental
health and requires a mental health diagnosis
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Parent permission is
required
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Are sensitive
services without parental permission billable? Not through EPSDT Mental
Health AOD EPSDT at a lower rate is there a way to integrate the two
different EPSDT programs for one to supplement services not provided by
the other? Ie Out Patient Drug-Free services
Defining the Landscape
Populations in need of
services; Foster care youth and youth coming out of Judicial Hall
Gaps
Priorities
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Coordination of
services and linkages
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People with language
and culturally responsive services
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Network for After
Care
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AOD expertise or a
plan of how to deal with AOD issues
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Using Youth Standard
Guidelines
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Participation in the
Teen Provider Network
Requirements for EPSDT
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Site Certified by
Alameda County BHCS
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Site visits
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Billing capacity
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Participation in
County CQRT
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Outcome criteria part
of the contract
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