22-A3602

22-A3602 CHOICE CARE COORDINATION

This regulation defines 'Choice Care Coordination' as a care coordination service provided by a Child Choice Provider to children and youth in the legal custody of DC's Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA). It specifies the components of care coordination, including interdisciplinary team participation, telephonic outreach, service follow-up, appointment assistance, transportation arrangements, and culturally competent service delivery. Staff providing these services must be credentialed and supervised by a qualified practitioner or be a qualified practitioner themselves.

3602 CHOICE CARE COORDINATION 

3602.1 Choice Care Coordination is care coordination provided by a Child Choice Provider to a child or youth in the legal care and custody of CFSA. 

3602.2 Choice Care Coordination is the implementation of the comprehensive care plan through appropriate linkages, referrals, coordination, consultation and follow-up to needed services and support. Care Coordination consists of the following services:
 
Attending interdisciplinary team meetings for ongoing assessment and diagnostic services;

Providing telephonic consults and outreach;

Following up on service delivery by providers, both internal and external to the treatment program, and ensuring communication and coordination of services;

Contacting consumers who have unexcused absences from program appointments or from other critical off-site service appointments to re engage them and promote recovery efforts;

Making appointments and providing telephonic reminders of appointments; 

Assisting with arrangements such as transportation; 

Providing individual and family training to consumers to develop necessary coping skills to achieve and maintain recovery and support stability in placements within the community; and

Engaging in measures that ensure that services are delivered in a manner that is culturally and linguistically competent.

3602.3 Choice Care Coordination may be provided by credentialed staff supervised by a qualified practitioner in accordance with the Department of Behavioral Health policy on supervision, or by a qualified practitioner. 

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 6430 (July 23, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 16080 (December 30, 2016).

District of Columbia Municipal Regulations

 Mental Health
22-A DCMR § 3602