The Child Mental Health Treatment Act

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1 The Child Mental Health Treatment Act What is the Child Mental Health Treatment Act? Other names: HB 1116 and SB A treatment resource for families of eligible children 2. An alternative to unwarranted child welfare involvement 3. A family preservation and reunification program 1 2 1

2 Life Without CMHTA How to Access Each Mental Health Center has a CMHTA liaison : can call Mental Health Center or BHO Only responsible person (parent) can request an assessment 3 4 2

3 CMHC Name Address Phone Fax Arapahoe/Douglas MH Network Liz Dowdell, LPC Joni Thompson, LCSW Susan Murphy, MSW, AspenPointe (El Paso, Teller, Park LCSW Counties) Mariel Garcia, LPC Aurora Community MHC Axis Health System (Southwest Colorado) Centennial MHC (North Eastern Colorado Counties) 155 Inverness Drive West, Suite 200 Englewood, CO E. David Duquette, PsyD Ryan Elliott Kristen Hale, LCSW Pam Craig, LPC Community Reach Center (Adams Lisa Madrid County) Jefferson Center for Mental Health (Jeffco) Stacey Davis, LCSW Parkside Dr., Colorado Springs, C Alameda Aurora, CO Sawyer Dr, Suite 100 Durango, CO E Walnut PO Box Elizabeth, CO Huron St. Thornton, CO Vance Dr. Arvada,CO davidduquette@aumhc.org relliott@axishealthsystem.org khale@axishealthsystem.org pamc@centennialmhc.org L.Madrid@communityreachcenter.org Staceys@jcmh.org 5 Mental Health Center of Denver Marc Eshler, LCSW Orlando Padilla, LPC 4353 E. Colfax Ave. Denver Colorado Iris Ave, John Ashby, LCSW Mental Health Partners (Boulder) Boulder, CO Monica Ainsworth, MA Midwestern Colorado MHC (Montrose, Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Ouray, San Miguel counties) Mind Springs Health (North West Colorado) North Range Behavioral Health (Weld County) San Luis Valley CMHC Solvista Health (Custer, Fremont, Chaffee, and Lake County) Shaun Sowle, LCSW, CAC III P O Box 1208 Montrose, CO ¾ Road Ned Becker, LPC, RPT S Grand Junction, CO Deborah Edsall, MA, LPC Victoria Romero, Jennifer Silva Dean Horton Southeast Mental Health Services Terrie Leonard Spanish Peaks MHC (Pueblo, Huerfano, Los Animas) Touchstone Health Partners (Larimer County) Dawn Rivas Kass Schreiber, LCSW, Dan Stone, LPC 1140 M Street Greeley, CO County Road 9 South Alamosa, CO Marc.Eschler@mhcd.org Orlando.Padilla@MHCD.org jashby@mhpcolorado.org mainswor@mhpcolorado.org ssowle@centermh.org nbecker@mindspringshealth.org deborah.edsall@northrange.org , VictoriaR@slvmhc.org, jennifers@slvmhc.org 3225 Independence deanh@wcmhc.org Rd. Canon City, CO Barnes, La TLeonard@semhs.org Junta, CO Abriendo St Pueblo, CO dawnr@spanishpeaks.org S. Shields, Bldg K Ft. Collins, 4364, 970 CO , , kass.schreiber@touchstonehealthpartners org, dan.stone@touchstonehealthpartners.org 6, 3

4 Children with 1. Access to an assessment for residential services only Funded by Capitated The CMHTA cannot directly provide funding for children with 2. If denied, the family can request OBH to complete a clinical review or go through the normal appeal. Children with Private Insurance or no Insurance Access to an assessment for funding of community, residential, and transitional treatment services Funded in part by General Fund, Tobacco dollars, and (for residential) 7 8 4

5 Eligibility for CMHTA Funding 5. Has a Mental Illness 6. Family has Custody Mood Disorder Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders Non CMHTA Diagnosis SFY Depressive Disroders Disruptive, Impulse Control and Conduct Disorders Bipolar and Related Disorders 1. Private insurance or noninsured 4. No funder for treatment 7. Without services the child is at risk of out of home placement Diagnosis Neurodevelopmental Disorders Schizophrenia Spectrum V Code Substance Related and Addictive Disorders Feeding and Eating Disorders Anxiety Disorders 2. Birth to Not eligible Autism Spectrum and IDD Percent of Total 9 Primary Secondary Tertiary 10 5

6 25.00 Non CMHTA SFY Age at Assessment Some of What s Covered with CMHTA Funding Case Management Outpatient Day Treatment Percent of Total CMHTA 5.00 Medication Monitoring Residential Family Therapy Age 12 6

7 Fee Structure with CMHTA Funding Household income: $55,000 per year Fee for Residential 1 child living in the home: $726 per month 2 children living in the home: $501 per month 3 Children living in the home: $425 per month Fee for Community based care 1 child: 12% of total care, max of $363 2 children: 8% of total care, max of $250 3 Children: 7% of total care, max of $ Assessment and Notification Time Frames Situation Emergent Urgent Routine Time* Within 6 hours Within 24 hours Within 3 days *Notification may be extended to 14 days if the parent is in agreement 14 7

8 Non Denial Face to Face Mental Health Evaluation Denied Family is denied services with CMHTA Records Review Assessment Process Decision Initial Appeal Family can appeal to the agency (CMHC/BHO) Phone Consultation Then family can appeal to the state : CDHS and or/alj Non : CHDS

9 MH Agency County Referrals Referring Agency Reason Action Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) County Department of Human Services (DHS) [ (1.5) (b), C.R.S.] 1. Suspected abuse or neglect 1. DHS determines if an assessment is warrented 2. Meets with family and CMHC within 10 days 1. Family issues may be attributed to child s MH status rather than abuse and neglect, 2. CMHTA services may be more appropriate Non 1. Parents still requests an evaluation 2. DHS meets with family and CMHC within 10 days An agency requests state level mediation Interagency Dispute Resolution May be in writing within 5 calendar days Within 10 days, CDHS convenes a committee Each side will present its position written or verbally Non Committee has 5 working days to issue its Decision Decision is final

10 Additional Information Please Contact: Andrew Gabor, MA, LPC Manager, Child Mental Health Treatment Act Office of Behavioral Health 3824 W. Princeton Avenue Denver, CO Phone: Fax: