Sec. 17a-22h. Behavioral Health Partnership. Development and implementation. - Connecticut Statutes

      Sec. 17a-22h. Behavioral Health Partnership. Development and implementation. (a) The Commissioners of Social Services and Children and Families shall develop and implement an integrated behavioral health service system for HUSKY Part A and HUSKY Part B members, children enrolled in the voluntary services program operated by the Department of Children and Families and may, at the discretion of the Commissioners of Children and Families and Social Services, include other children, adolescents and families served by the Department of Children and Families, which shall be known as the Behavioral Health Partnership. The Behavioral Health Partnership shall seek to increase access to quality behavioral health services through: (1) Expansion of individualized, family-centered, community-based services; (2) maximization of federal revenue to fund behavioral health services; (3) reduction in the unnecessary use of institutional and residential services for children; (4) capture and investment of enhanced federal revenue and savings derived from reduced residential services and increased community-based services; (5) improved administrative oversight and efficiencies; and (6) monitoring of individual outcomes, provider performance, taking into consideration the acuity of the patients served by each provider, and overall program performance.

      (b) The Behavioral Health Partnership shall operate in accordance with the financial requirements specified in this subsection. Prior to the conversion of any grant-funded services to a rate-based, fee-for-service payment system, the Department of Social Services and the Department of Children and Families shall submit documentation verifying that the proposed rates seek to cover the reasonable cost of providing services to the Behavioral Health Partnership Oversight Council, established pursuant to section 17a-22j.

      (P.A. 05-280, S. 92.)

      History: P.A. 05-280 effective July 1, 2005.