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ARMHS Restructuring

ARMHS Advisory Workgroup

November 1, 2013

Julie Pearson / Melinda Shamp

DHS Adult Mental Health Division

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Agenda

Introductions Review 2013 Legislation Advisory Workgroup History & Recommendations Update on current work, timeline and data Next steps

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2013 Legislation

“In addition to rate increases otherwise provided, the commissioner may restructure coverage policy and rates to improve access to adult rehabilitative mental health services and related mental health support services …”

Laws of 2013, Chapter 108, Article 4, Sec. 28.

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2013 Legislation, Continued

“… the projected state share of increased costs due to this paragraph is transferred from adult mental health grants …”

Beginning with CY2015, $6 million per year state match will generate over $10 million per year in new federal funding.

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“Payments made to managed care plans and county-based purchasing plans … shall reflect the rate changes described in this paragraph.”

A combination of rate increases and changes in covered services is projected to result in a 30% increase in payment per ARMHS recipient

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Is effective January 1, 2015

Will be in addition to another provision that increases MA rates for ARMHS and most other MA-covered mental health services by 5%, effective September 1, 2014.

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DHS is reconvening and updating the workgroup that recommended the legislation

Meetings planned for Nov 1 and Dec 6

Group includes a broad range of stakeholders

Will build on Feb 2013 recommendations

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ARMHS Workgroup - Feb 2013

Coverage for currently non-billable but required activities:

• Clinical direction and oversight, incl support for EBPs

• Functional assessments, incl LOCUS and interpretive summaries

• Treatment plan development

• Service coordination

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Cost to cover currently non-billable but required activities:

• Initial time-study data indicates this may result in 20% average increase in reimbursement per recipient

• Need add’l time study data

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Improved reimbursement for staff travel:

• Implications for services other than ARMHS

• CMS concerns

• Other ways to address no-shows

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Telecommunications:• ITV is already reimbursable for most MH services, including

ARMHS

• Phone contacts are currently reimbursable only for ARMHS Community Intervention

• Propose to allow all (?) ARMHS services to be provided via phone, text, e-mail, or electronic messaging when clinically appropriate

• Coding / rates issue for text and e-mail

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Client transportation:• Transportation to MA-covered service is already reimbursable

• Transportation to non-MA covered services is a more difficult issue

• Olmstead decree

• Under discussion at DHS as a service that would not be conditional on receipt of any specific medical service

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Integrated Model Competitive Employment:• Must be done in partnership with Voc Rehab

• Improved reimbursement for clinical direction and service coordination will support IPS model

• Improved rates for all ARMHS services could support IPS model

• 1915(i) would allow broader coverage than rehab option, but still subject to CMS rules on supported employment and other constraints (see below)

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ARMHS Workgroup - Feb 2013 Exploration of 1915(i) option:

• DHS checked with other states and expert consultants

• 1915(i) would allow broader range of services, but:

• Income eligibility would be limited to150% of FBG; Minnesota would have to exclude thousands who are on MA-EPD or spenddown

• Service planning would have to be moved from ARMHS providers to independent agencies

• State match would still be an issue

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EBP – Family Support:• Improved reimbursement for clinical direction and service

coordination will help

• Improved rates for all ARMHS services could be structured to facilitate ARMHS engagement in Family Psycho-education and other EBPs such as IPS, IMR and IDDT

• 1915(i) would allow broader coverage than rehab option, but see negatives

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ARMHS Workgroup - Feb 2013 Outreach / Wellness / Med Ed Expansion:

• Probably not MA-reimbursable in ARMHS

• Lower in Workgroup priorities, probably not affordable within the budgeted 30% increase

• May be covered through:• Behavioral Health Homes

• Community Health Workers

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Parenting / Family Services:• Added as a no-cost ARMHS expansion in 2013 legislation

• An additional skill in the list of skill areas that can be included in ARMHS

• Currently billable as Basic Living and Social Skills

• DHS is considering options for provider training

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How to encourage and facilitate ARMHS engagement in evidence-based practices, such as IPS, IMR, family psychoeducation?

IDDT ? Certification process to qualify for tiered rates? How to define and assess fidelity to evidence-

based practices, and how to attain fidelity?

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Timeline

Jan 2014: state plan amendments to CMS

April 2014: prelim CMS agreement

Summer – Fall 2014: Modify reimbursement systems, provider training and communication

January 2015: full implementation19

Future Growth in ARMHS Recipients

• 11% growth due to expanded MA eligibility

• 5% in FY2016 and another 5% in FY2017 due to improved access resulting from rate and coverage changes

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Add’l Questions and Comments:

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