This regulation establishes Medicaid reimbursement rules for Behavioral Health Stabilization services in the District of Columbia, effective January 1, 2022. Covered services address unplanned behavioral health crises not requiring hospitalization and include the Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP), Adult Mobile Crisis and Outreach, Youth Mobile Crisis, and Psychiatric Crisis Stabilization. Eligibility, service delivery standards, and provider certification requirements are governed by Chapter 80 of Title 22-A DCMR. Operators must ensure their programs are certified per those standards to receive Medicaid reimbursement.
View official source10600 BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STABILIZATION 10600.1 Behavioral Health Stabilization services address an unplanned behavioral health crisis event that does not require hospitalization. 10600.2 Effective January 1, 2022, Medicaid reimbursable Behavioral Health Stabilization services shall include interventions in the following programs: (a) Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (“CPEP”); (b) Adult Mobile Crisis and Outreach; (c) Youth Mobile Crisis; and (d) Psychiatric Crisis Stabilization. 10600.3 Medicaid beneficiaries who meet the requirements set forth in Chapter 80 of Title 22-A DCMR shall be eligible to receive Behavioral Health Stabilization services. 10600.4 Behavioral Health Stabilization services shall be delivered in accordance with the requirements set forth in Chapter 80 of Title 22-A DCMR. 10600.5 Behavioral Health Stabilization service providers shall be certified in accordance with the requirements set forth in Chapter 80 of Title 22-A DCMR. SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 69 DCR 015550 (December 30, 2022). District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Public Welfare 29 DCMR § 10600