Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 317 - Oklahoma Health Care Authority
Chapter 30 - Medical Providers-Fee for Service
Subchapter 5 - Individual Providers and Specialties
Part 21 - OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AGENCY SERVICES
Section 317:30-5-241.8 - Multi-systemic therapy (MST)

Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 317:30-5-241.8

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

MST intensive outpatient program services are limited to children within an Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) MST treatment program which provides an intensive, family and community-based treatment targeting specific BH disorders in children with SED who exhibit chronic, aggressive, antisocial, and/or substance abusing behaviors, and are at risk for out of home placement. Caseloads are kept low due to the intensity of the services provided.

(1) Qualified professionals. All MST services are provided by LBHPs or licensure candidates. Licensure candidate signatures must be co-signed by a fully-licensed LBHP in good standing. Additional team support services may be provided by a behavioral health case manager II (CM II) and/or peer recovery support specialist (PRSS) per OAC 317:30-5-240.3.

(2) Documentation requirements. Providers must comply with documentation requirements in OAC 317:30-5-248.

(3) Limitations. Services are subject to the following:

(A) Partial billing is not allowed. When only one (1) service is provided in a day, providers should not bill for services performed for less than eight (8) minutes.

(B) MST cannot be billed in conjunction with the following:
(i) Children's psychosocial rehabilitation;

(ii) Partial hospitalization/intensive outpatient treatment;

(iii) Targeted case management;

(iv) Individual, family, and group therapy;

(v) Mobile crisis intervention;

(vi) Peer-to-peer services.

(C) Duration of MST services is between three (3) to six (6) months. Weekly interventions may range from three (3) to twenty (20) hours per week. Weekly hours may be lessened as case nears closure.

(4) Reimbursement. MST services are reimbursed pursuant to the methodology described in the Oklahoma Medicaid State Plan.

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