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Commissioner Michael F. Hogan, PhD
Governor David A. Paterson
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NYS Office of Mental Health
Division of Children and Families
Home and Community-Based Services Guidance Documents

Table of Contents
Complete Listing of Changes and Revisions

100 Home And Community-Based Services Overview
   100.1 Background, Goals, Individualized Care, Target Population, Services, Stakeholders, Funding, (Criteria for Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED)
   100.2 Waiver Expansion, Slot Allocations, ICC Agencies
200 Establishing the HCBS Lead Agency and Subcontracted Services
   200.1 Selecting an Individualized Care Coordination (ICC) Agency: Criteria, Approval Process, Contracts, Medicaid Provider Enrollment
   200.2 Developing a Provider Network: Criteria, Approval Process, Contracts
(Request for Services)
300 Roles, Responsibilities, Qualifications, Training Requirements
   300.1A Role and Responsibilities: ICC Agency (Updated December 2009)
   300.1B ICC Agency Worker Safety Policy and Protocols 
   300.2 Role and Responsibilities: Local Government Units 
   300.3 Roles and Responsibilities: SPOA, DSS, OMH Field Office, OMH Parent Advisors
   300.4 Role, Qualifications, Training Requirements:  Individualized Care Coordinators
(Child Abuse Register information)
   300.5 Roles, Qualifications, Training Requirements: Subcontract Workers
(Definition of Qualified Mental Health Staff Person)
400 The Case Record and Service Delivery Issues
   400.1  HCBS Waiver Service Plans:
Strength Based Service Plans and the Child Assessment of Needs and Strengths (CANS),
Timeline for Completion of Service Plans,
Initial Service Plans and Budget,
Service Plan Reviews: 30 and 90 Days
 
   400.2 Safety Alerts and Plans (SAP)
   400.3 Authorization for Release of Information
   400.4 Progress Notes: ICC , Subcontract Worker and Group Notes (Updated December 2009)
   400.5 HCBS Waiver Discharge Plan and Aftercare Follow-Up Plan
   400.6 Flex Funds (Updated December 2009)
   400.7 Inpatient Stays for Waiver Enrollees
   400.8 Wait Lists
   400.9 Transportation
500 HCBS Waiver Enrollment, Related Medicaid Information, When to Begin Billing, Child Budget, Level of Care, Transfers, Disenrollment 
   500.1 HCBS Waiver Child Eligibility Criteria and Considerations,
Role and Contact Information for Operations Support Unit (OSU)
   500.2 Overview of HCBS Waiver Enrollment Process, Withdrawal from Waiver and Transmittals to OSU
   500.3 HCBS Waiver Enrollment Process – Phase I: Financial and Clinical Screening (Financial Information and Level of Care forms)
Step #1: Referrals (Financial Information Sheet source)
Step #2: Screening
Step #3: Level of Care Determinations
   500.4 HCBS Waiver Enrollment Process – Phase II
Step #4: HCBS Waiver Application/Freedom of Choice
Step #5: The Medicaid Application (Updated December 2009)
Step #6: Health Care Options
   500.5 HCBS Waiver Enrollment Process – Phase III
Step #7: The Initial Service Plan Requirement for Enrollment
Step #8: Instructions for Completing the Child's Service Plan Budget
Step #9: Approval of Initial Service Plan and Budget
Step #10: OSU Notice of Determination and When to Begin Billing
   500.6 Medicaid and Level of Care Recertification
   500.7 Transfers:
New County and New Provider
New County and Same Provider
Same County and New Provider
   500.8 Disenrollment and Notice of Termination from the HCBS Waiver
   500.9 Fair Hearings Appeal Process
600 Billing for the HCBS Waiver
   600.1 Introduction
   600.2  Billing Rules for ICC's; Contact Definitions; Inpatient Stays; ICC Start-Up
   600.3  Billing Rules for the Five Non-ICC Waiver Services: Family Support Services, Skill Building Services, and Respite Services; Intensive In-Home and Crisis Response: Rules for Bundled Rates (Updated January 2010)
   600.3A Waiver Billing Chart Guide (Updated January 2010)
   600.4 Billing for Group Work (Updated January 2010)
700 Program Monitoring and Evaluation
   700.1 Monitoring and Evaluation Overview:
ICC Agency Site Visits; Agency Corrective Actions Plans
(Updated December 2009)
   700.2 ICC Agency to OMH Waiver Data Collection and Reports
(Annual Administrative Review Form)
   700.3 Medicaid Expenditure Reports
800 HCBS Waiver Forms and Reports Reference Guide

Online version started January 2007.