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RENEWAL AGREEMENTS WITH BEHAVIORAL LINK, DCCCA, INC, AND URBAN LEAGUE OF KANSAS.
Presented by: Tom Pletcher, Clinical Director, COMCARE.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the agreements and authorize the Chairman to sign.
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Background: Behavioral Link, DCCCA, Inc., and Urban League of Kansas provide a variety of services for youth with a serious emotional disturbance (SED) who are referred to them by COMCARE. These partners provide important services that include psychosocial rehabilitation, attendant care, short-term respite, and professional resource family care for youth with a SED. Services may only be provided with authorization from COMCARE through the youth’s treatment plan and must target one of the treatment goals as outlined in the plan.
Each contract is a renewal agreement, and outlines the service definitions, program goals, and expectations as required by Medicaid regulations to qualify as reimbursable services. Performance outcomes were updated this year, and language was added regarding debarment on the Excluded Parties List System (Appendix A, Section 24). Payment to all of these contractors is funded through Medicaid revenue and is only made after a review of service transactions and documentation ensures compliance with all regulations. These sevices are beng provided under an at-risk agreement with Kansas Health Solutions this contract year. Contract caps were altered this year for two of the three contractors, including Urban League, which was lowered by $175,000.00, and DCCCA, which was increased by $50,000.00.
Alternatives: The services these contractors provide help reduce the risk that youth with SED will need psychiatric hospitalizations or placement into an even more restrictive setting due to their mental illness or behavior. Without these agreements, youth with SED may have delayed and/or decreased access to the services needed to keep them living successfully in the community.
Financial Considerations:
Cost: Behavioral ...
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