Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 2
Subtitle 09 - MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS
Chapter 10.09.90 - Mental Health Case Management: Care Coordination for Children and Youth
Section 10.09.90.02 - Definitions
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.09.90.02
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "1915(i)" means the 1915(i) Intensive
Behavioral Health Services for Children, Youth, and Families program defined in
COMAR 10.09.89.
(2) "Care
coordination" means services which assist participants in gaining access to a
full range of behavioral health services and, as necessary, any medical,
social, financial assistance, counseling, educational, housing, and other
support services.
(3) "Care
coordination organization (CCO)" means an entity with a minimum of 3 years of
experience providing care coordination services that:
(a) Are approved by the Department under this chapter;
and
(b) Meet the requirements of
COMAR 10.09.89 to provide care coordination to participants in the 1915(i)
Intensive Behavioral Health Services for Children, Youth, and Families
program.
(4) "Care
coordinator" means an individual employed through the care coordination
organization who is responsible for providing care management services to
benefit participants and families, including, but not limited to:
(a) Coordination of child and family team
meetings; and
(b) Completion of
the initial and revised plan of care.
(5) "Child and family team (CFT)" means the group of individuals,
including both formal and informal supports and inclusive of the youth and the
youth's family, responsible for the creation and implementation of the plan of
care.
(6) "Co-occurring disorder"
means a diagnosis based on the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
published by the American Psychiatric Association where the participant is
indicated as having both a mental illness and substance use disorder.
(7) "Core service agency" has the meaning
stated in COMAR 10.21.17.
(8)
"Department" has the meaning stated in COMAR
10.09.36.01 and refers to the
Department or its designee.
(9)
"Medical Assistance Program" has the meaning stated in COMAR 10.09.36.01.
(10) "Mental Health Case
Management: Care Coordination for Children and Youth" has the same meaning as
"care coordination" as defined in this regulation.
(11) "Mental health professional" has the
meaning stated in COMAR 10.21.17.02.
(12) "Mental health services" means those services described in
COMAR 10.09.70.
(13) "Minor" means
a child or adolescent younger than 16 years old.
(14) "Natural supports" means any individual
who plays a positive, but nonprofessional, role in someone's plan of
care.
(15) "Participant" means an
individual who meets the qualifications for participation in care coordination
that are specified in Regulation .03 of this chapter.
(16) "Plan of care (POC)" means the
individualized plan for supports and services prepared according to the
requirements outlined in this chapter for a specific participant in care
coordination, including a POC developed for 1915(i) participants pursuant to
COMAR 10.09.89.
(17) "Program" has
the meaning stated in COMAR 10.09.36.01.
(18) "Provider" means the care coordination
provider.
(19) "Recipient" has the
meaning stated in COMAR 10.09.36.01.
(20) "Residential treatment center (RTC)" has
the meaning stated in COMAR 10.07.04.
(21) "Serious emotional disturbance (SED)"
has the meaning stated in COMAR 10.21.17.02.
(22) "Young adult" means an individual who is
18 years old or older but not older than 21 years old.
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