Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 306 - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM
Subchapter C - TEXAS CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS
Section 306.107 - Certification Eligibility
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 306.107
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
An applicant must meet the criteria in this section for certification.
(1) Staffing requirements.
(A) Staffing plans must reflect
findings of the community needs assessment.
(B) Staff members must have, and be currently
active with, all necessary state-required licenses and accreditations to
deliver required services.
(C)
Staff members must be trained to serve the needs of the clinic's patient
population as identified through the community needs assessment and in
compliance with Section 223(a)(2)(A) of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act
of 2014.
(D) Staff must be trained
in a person-centered and family-centered approach.
(2) Availability and accessibility of services. The applicant cannot deny or limit services based on a person's inability to pay.
(3) Care coordination.
(A) The applicant must
coordinate care across settings and providers to ensure seamless transitions
for the person across the full spectrum of health services including acute,
chronic, and behavioral health.
(B)
The T-CCBHC must have a health information technology system that includes an
electronic health record and must have a plan in place focusing on ways to
improve care coordination using health information technology.
(4) Scope of services.
(A) The applicant must provide or, with HHSC
approval, arrange for the provision of the following services:
(i) crisis mental health services, including
24-hour mobile crisis services, crisis intervention services, and safety
monitoring;
(ii) screening,
assessment, and diagnosis, including risk assessment;
(iii) person-centered treatment planning or
similar processes, including risk assessment and crisis planning;
(iv) outpatient mental health and substance
use services;
(v) outpatient clinic
primary care screening and monitoring of key health indicators and health
risk;
(vi) mental health targeted
case management as defined in Texas Administrative Code, Title 1, Part 15,
§353.1403 (relating to Definitions);
(vii) psychiatric rehabilitation
services;
(viii) peer specialist
services and family partner supports; and
(ix) intensive, community-based mental health
care for members of the armed forces and veterans.
(B) Crisis mental health services must be
provided regardless of a person's place of residence, homelessness, or lack of
a permanent address.
(5) Quality and other reporting.
(A) A T-CCBHC
must report encounter data, clinical outcomes data, quality data, and other
data HHSC requests.
(B) A T-CCBHC
must have health information technology systems that allow reporting on data
and quality measures.
(6) Organizational authority.
(A) The applicant must be a non-profit or
governmental entity; or an entity operated under the authority of the Indian
Health Service, an Indian tribe or tribal organization pursuant to a contract,
grant, cooperative agreement, or compact with the Indian Health Service
pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act (25 U.S.C.
450
et seq.), or an urban
Indian organization pursuant to a grant or contract with the Indian Health
Service under title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25
U.S.C. 1601
et
seq.).
(B) The applicant
must be operational as an entity listed under subparagraph (A) of this
paragraph for a minimum of two years in Texas before applying for T-CCBHC
certification.
(C) The applicant's
T-CCBHC must have a governing board. The governing board must:
(i) be comprised of at least 51 percent
families, consumers, and people in recovery from behavioral health conditions;
or
(ii) establish an advisory
committee that meets the requirements of clause (i) of this subparagraph and
provides meaningful input to the governing board about the T-CCBHC's polices,
processes, and services.
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