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Addendum to Developmental Disability Services Agreement.
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Recommended Action: Approve the addendum and authorize the Chairman to sign.
Beginning July 1, 2014, the State of Kansas initiated a health home program for individuals on Medicaid who have a serious mental illness (SMI). Health Homes provide comprehensive and intensive coordination of care to improve outcomes for individuals with challenging health issues. Individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) who are participating in the SMI Health Home can maintain their Targeted Case Manager (TCM) but only if the designated Health Home Partner contracts with the TCM agency. The Sedgwick County Developmental Disabilities Organization (SCDDO) has worked with the local TCM agencies to ensure they are ready to provide services under the health home model of care.
COMCARE is offering health home services through their program Health Links. Health Links will need to contract with TCM agencies to ensure individuals with I/DD have access to their TCM and that TCM agencies receive payment for the services. SCDDO currently contracts with all the local TCM agencies and has worked with COMCARE to amend the current agreements to include provision and payment for services by TCM agencies to individuals with I/DD assigned to the Health Links health home (addendum). The agency participating in the Health Links health home through this addendum include : ResCare Kansas, Inc., DBA Life Choices.
Alternatives: The addendum outlines the requirements for provision of services by TCM agencies for individuals with I/DD assigned to the Health Links health home. Without this addendum, COMCARE would have to initiate contracts with all TCM agencies independently. Additionally, TCM agencies would not be paid for services to individuals in the Health Links health home until these contracts were negotiated and approved.
Financial Considerations: Payment to TCM agencies is processed through COMCARE and...
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