Common use of Requirements for Day Treatment Intensive and Day Rehabilitation Clause in Contracts

Requirements for Day Treatment Intensive and Day Rehabilitation. 1. Authorization and Service Requirements The Contractor shall require providers to request an initial mental health plan (MHP) payment authorization, as defined in Title 9, CCR, Section 1810.229, from the Contractor for day treatment intensive and for day rehabilitation. Provider as used in this section includes Contractor staff. The Contractor shall require providers to request MHP payment authorization from the Contractor in advance of service delivery when day treatment intensive or day rehabilitation will be provided for more than five days per week. The Contractor shall require providers to request MHP payment authorization from the Contractor for continuation of day treatment intensive at lease every three months and day rehabilitation at least every six months. The Contractor’s MHP payment authorization function shall meet the criteria of Exhibit A, Attachment 2, Section B, except that the Contractor shall not delegate the MHP payment authorization function to providers. In the event that the Contractor is the day treatment intensive or day rehabilitation provider, the Contractor shall assure that the MHP payment authorization function does not include Contractor staff involved in providing day treatment intensive or day rehabilitation. The Contractor shall require providers to request initial MHP payment authorization from the Contractor for counseling, psychotherapy or other similar therapeutic interventions that meet the definition of mental health services as defined in Title 9, CCR, Section 1810.227, excluding services to treat emergency and urgent conditions as defined in Title 9, CCR, Sections 1810.216 and 1810.253 and excluding therapeutic behavioral services as described in DMH Letter No. 99- 03, that will be provided on the same day that day treatment intensive or day rehabilitation is being provided to the beneficiary. The Contractor shall require the providers of these services to request MHP payment authorization from the Contractor for continuation of these on the same cycle required for continuation of the concurrent day treatment intensive or day rehabilitation for the beneficiary. The Contractor shall not delegate the MHP payment authorization function to the provider of day treatment intensive or day rehabilitation or the provider of the additional services.

Requirements for Day Treatment Intensive and Day Rehabilitation. 1. Authorization and Service Requirements The Contractor shall require providers to request an initial mental health plan (MHP) payment authorization, as defined in Title 9, CCR, Section 1810.229, from the Contractor for day treatment intensive and for day rehabilitation. Provider as used in this int his section includes Contractor staff. The Contractor shall require providers to request MHP payment authorization from the Contractor in advance of service delivery when day treatment intensive or day rehabilitation will be provided for more than five days per week. The Contractor shall require providers to request MHP payment authorization from the Contractor for continuation of day treatment intensive at lease every three months and day rehabilitation at least every six months. The Contractor’s MHP payment authorization function shall meet the criteria of Exhibit A, Attachment 2, Section B, except that the Contractor shall not delegate the MHP payment authorization function to providers. In the event that the Contractor is the day treatment intensive or day rehabilitation provider, the Contractor shall assure that the MHP payment authorization function does not include Contractor staff involved in providing day treatment intensive or day rehabilitation. The Contractor shall require providers to request initial MHP payment authorization from the Contractor for counseling, psychotherapy or other similar therapeutic interventions that meet the definition of mental health services as defined in Title 9, CCR, Section 1810.227, excluding services to treat emergency and urgent conditions as defined in Title 9, CCR, Sections 1810.216 and 1810.253 and excluding therapeutic behavioral services as described in DMH Letter No. 99- 03, that will be provided on the same day that day treatment intensive or day rehabilitation is being provided to the beneficiary. The Contractor shall require the providers of these services to request MHP payment authorization from the Contractor for continuation of these on the same cycle required for continuation of the concurrent day treatment intensive or day rehabilitation for the beneficiary. The Contractor shall not delegate the MHP payment authorization function to the provider of day treatment intensive or day rehabilitation or the provider of the additional services.